Could Mississippi Matter? An Overview to the 2008 Mississippi Primary:
When Charles Cobb boarded a charter bus bound for Mississippi, he was a 19-year-old Howard University student from Washington, D.C. bound for a 1961 Congress for Racial Equality leadership conference in Houston, Texas.
A local civil rights organizer asked Cobb a question.
“What’s the use in going to a civil rights conference in Texas when you’re standing right here in Mississippi,” the organizer asked...
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Ole Miss to Host Presidential Debate:
When University of Mississippi Chancellor Robert Khayat first discussed hosting a presidential debate in 2003, Barack Obama was a fresh face in the Illinois Senate. Hillary Clinton was three years into her first term as a U.S. senator from New York. And any presidential aspirations of Sen. John McCain were overshadowed by a hugely popular war in Iraq and a former mayor named Rudy...
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Lafayette County Election Commission:
Oxford’s Lynn Wales has become an active, volunteer, participant in Lafayette County’s election process. She will, in fact, play a major role in the presidential primary coming up later this month in her home county...
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Past Party Winners in Lafayette County:
Only two times in the last 20 years, has Lafayette County given its majority support to the presidential candidate who has gone on to win the presidency.
According to County Election Commissioner Mary K. Hemphill, the primaries have not usually had a strong turnout.
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Lafayette County Precincts:
Lafayette County citizens who have just tuned in to national television networks or who have just picked up a leading newspaper may well believe the presidential election is over. Campaign followers, including regional and national media, are already projecting party nominations...
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The Breakdown of Lafayette County Campaign Contributors:
Money is huge to candidates, but where the money comes from is more important to voters. We break down who in Lafayette County gave how much to which candidate.
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The Candidates - John McCain:
The main issues of the upcoming presidential campaign are already known. From health care to education to the war in Iraq, we break down the information for each candidate so you have the information you need about John McCain to vote on March 11...
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The Candidates - Hillary Clinton:
The main issues of the upcoming presidential campaign are already known. From health care to education to the war in Iraq, we break down the information for each candidate so you have the information you need about Hillary Clinton to vote on March 11...
Clinton: the First Female President
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The Candidates - Barack Obama:
The main issues of the upcoming presidential campaign are already known. From health care to education to the war in Iraq, we break down the information for each candidate so you have the information you need about Barack Obama to vote on March 11...
Obama: the First Black President
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Clinton Editorial:
Although state presidential primaries are coming to a close, the Democratic nominee is still up in the air.
For Sen. Hillary Clinton, the road continues to be difficult as Sen. Barack Obama still holds a slight lead, and views toward Clinton become more negative...
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Marshall Coleman:
Calhoun City Alderman Marshall Coleman appears in a television ad with his wife and two children with an American flag in the background. His war medals flash across the screen, followed by an image of the family in prayer and Coleman’s police decorations.
Unfortunately, this ad wasn’t enough...
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No Vacancies:
46-year-old Brian Neely of Tupelo has served as a Lee County prosecuting attorney, fought in the Gulf War and provided for three children but recently he has also taken on politics.
Neely ran in the democratic primary election held on March 11 for Roger Wicker's vacant seat in Congress against Travis Childers and Steve Holland. Neely lost the primary election with only 11 percent of the popular vote...
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