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Mississippi Political Elites Can't Believe Voters Turning Against 'King Of Pork' Cochran: NY Times

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Posted by Fred 2014-06-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "It's the strangest thing I've ever seen," Professor Marty Wiseman tells the Times. "It defies logic or reason for somebody to not only run on cutting off the supply of federal money to Mississippi, but to actually be winning the race."

Someone in academia surprised, disappointed ?

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-19 05:07|| 2014-06-19 05:07|| Front Page Top

#2 He's worried about his share of the loot extorted from taxpayers

Posted by bright pebbles 2014-06-19 06:20|| 2014-06-19 06:20|| Front Page Top

#3 And as the kiss of death, Bloomberg just dropped a wad of money on him.
Business as usual ain't making it this year.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-06-19 07:39|| 2014-06-19 07:39|| Front Page Top

#4 And as the kiss of death.

"The North was viewed by many southerners as money-grubbing and corrupt, a place of rampant industrialization, big banks, mass immigration of and foreigners, and disregard for the traditions of America, and in favor of blind "progress."

Michael Korda Clouds of Glord, p. 287

Some things, they never change.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-19 07:51|| 2014-06-19 07:51|| Front Page Top

#5 First you grow the stones to stop asking for it. Then you demand that it stop going to other states as well.

Oh yeah, and find a different way to please your constituents. Can't just buy them off anymore.

Posted by Iblis 2014-06-19 09:47|| 2014-06-19 09:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Nobody worry, Cochran was just endorsed by....Brett Favre! And he knows a thing or two about staying around to long!

Posted by Charles 2014-06-19 12:09|| 2014-06-19 12:09|| Front Page Top

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