Have to include this critical segment of the story, from analyst Marty Wiseman:
The last Democratic candidate for governor won 42 percent, he said. "That level of vote is always there for Democrats."
To win, the Democratic challenger will have to run as a populist and criticize Bryant's opposition to President Barack Obama's health care legislation, which promises to insure 600,000 more Mississippians, he said.
"We haven't got a preponderance of Republicans in Mississippi," he said. "We just have a lot of independents who cuss and fuss."
