UPDATE: Here's a link to NPR's Monday report on the race. Very fun to hear those NE accents, but scary if you're a party Republican.
More evidence that the Childers-Davis race could be a big one, perhaps setting the stage for Mississippi (and states with similar demographics) to carry lots of weight in the November elex... from the Houston Chronicle's blogs:
The contest to watch tonight is not the West Virginia presidential primary. Pay little or no attention to those results. The race to watch, and one that could be a barometer of things to come in November, is the special congressional election in the 1st District in Mississippi where Republican Greg Davis and Democrat Travis Childers face off in what could be another nail in the coffin of the Republican Party’s stranglehold on the South.Chron.commons | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
A word on West Virginia. It is a state tailor-made for Hillary Clinton. The population is 97% white with the lowest percentage of college graduates of any state in the country. If Hillary can’t win big there, she can’t win anywhere. She will certainly boast about her victory, but taken as part of the big picture it is virtually meaningless.
In Mississippi however, a victory for the Democrats in a district where George Bush won 62% of the vote in 2004, and has been held by a Republican since 1994, would be the third win in three tries this year for Democrats taking long-held Republican seats. It would be another sign that 2008 is going to be the Democratic equivalent of 1994 when it comes to congressional elections.
If your mouth is watering from the prospects of this Congressional race, check the Mississippi First Congressional District Blog (gee mom, there really is one!)
