Wrong answer, run McDaniel as a write in candidate.
Via Watchdog
Barring a challenge by Chris McDaniel, tea party members in Mississippi will likely sit out the general election rather than vote for incumbent U.S. senator Thad Cochran.
McDaniel spokesman Noel Fritsch said the campaign is still considering its options on a challenge and is examining ballots in counties to determine whether any irregularities took place. True The Vote, a free and fair elections advocacy group, has called on state GOP chairman Joe Nosef to release absentee balloting information before certifying the election results.
Cochran won the GOP runoff Tuesday by 6,700 votes, according to unofficial totals. McDaniel, a two-term state senator, forced a runoff in the primary with a narrow win on June 3 that didn’t cross the 50-percent threshold. Despite winning the rematch with 5,346 additional votes, Cochran’s unofficial total accounted for only 50.8 percent of the vote as unofficial turnout increased 12.8 percent over the June 3 primary.
Former Democratic congressman Travis Childers awaits in the general election in November.
The rancor in the divisive race was stoked by Cochran’s open courting of Democratic voters to cross over and vote in the runoff.
An ad played on radio stations geared toward African-Americans and robocalls to Democratic households both accused McDaniel of wanting to take away food stamps and federal aid to historically black universities in the state. The robocall was first revealed by the Washington Examiner on Wednesday. The radio ad was found by freelance journalist Charles C. Johnson.
“I will not vote for Thad Cochran,” said tea party member Joy Dixon Payne. “To do so would be the equivalent of approval for the horrendous actions of the campaign in the final three weeks. No pass and no forgiveness for painting me as a racist.”