Townhall·2 hours ago·Friday, November 13, 2026, 6:30 AM

Mississippi's New Democrat Senator Had Three Words for Cindy Hyde-Smith. It Was Pretty Classy

It was an election stunner: Mississippi has a black senator, Scott Colom, for the first time since Reconstruction. You have to go back to Blanche K. Bruce, a Republican, who left office in 1881. It’s historic, and one we maybe should’ve seen coming if not for regional bias. It also brings up something we might have to consider, which we’ll get to in a second.

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