"Before his speech, his supporters danced and embraced. One of them declared, 'Thank the Lord, we did it.'... During the campaign, Mr. Colom... did not often dwell on the historic implications of his candidacy, but [he] took time on Wednesday to talk about the legacy he would now continue in Washington. Mississippi was the first state to send a Black person to Congress, Hiram Revels, who joined the Senate in 1870. He was followed by Blanche Bruce in 1875, who was born in slavery in 1841. Mr. Bruce was replaced by a white former Confederate soldier who disavowed the ideals of racial equality and ushered in segregationist policies...."
From "Scott Colom, a Democrat, Wins Mississippi Senate Seat in Historic Upset/Mr. Colom, a prosecutor, will be the first Black senator elected from Mississippi since the post-Civil War Reconstruction period" (NYT).
It should be noted that Colom graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
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It only took 8 days to find the votes this time.
Keep believing that crap.
Colm got elected for two reasons. First, 1/3 of Mississippi is black and they voted as a bloc for Colm. African American women voted for him by an insane 99-1 ratio. With AA men it was 90-10.
Second, Hyde-smith was a terrible candidate who ran a terrible campaign. And wasn't much of a Senator. She wasn't a Trump supporter but laid low and didn't say much in public. A Democrat till 2010, she was appointed by the Governor to the Senate in 2018. She's been invisible ever since.
Not sure why she was appointed. But it certainly wasn't her speech making skills. She supposedly spoke for only a couple minutes when Trump held a rally for her. And then there's the "Eat another Protein" gaffe.
"It should be noted that Colom graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School."
America, beware! It's all part of Althouse's cunning plan.
Blanche Bruce was a Republican. So was Hiram Revels. Bruce was replaced by James George, a Democrat, after the Democrats took control of the state legislature. In those days senators were chosen by state legislatures.
It only took 8 days to find the votes this time.
Can you even fucking read. It didn't take "8 days," it took the Dems one hundred and fifty (150) years!
Stay gold, Ponyboy.
"First" since the previous guy who was not himself the "first" - does it ever end?
Elections be getting rigged in Mississippi and in Kansas and in Iowa and in South Carolina and in all the red states. 🤦
Cope more, crybaby. You lost. Take your "L" and figure out how to start winning again. You will not pout and cry your way out of your electoral crisis.
Mr. Bruce was replaced by a white former Confederate soldier who disavowed the ideals of racial equality ...."
LOL. Thanks for explaining that NYTs. The white Mississippians had just fought a 4 year war and almost 1/4 of all the white men 18-45 had been killed. The survivors had no intention of being ruled by Republicans or blacks.
Why the NYT's wants to do this trip down memory lane is beyond me.
Heh. The Lord had nothing to do with it.
As someone noted above, this time election results have been released presto, except those that needed adjusting at the last minute.
@ DD,
Mississippi Dems weren't looking for the votes to send blacks to Washington for 150 years. Quite the contrary.
Southern Democrats were segregationists. They actively and sometimes brutally repressed Black voting and Black candidates after reconstruction and this continued up through the civil rights era of the 60's.
He's the first black person elected since the last black person elected? My, that IS historic!
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