McDaniel showing in Mississippi "an agonizing blow to entrenched GOP leaders in Jackson and Washington D.C.," Politico

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"McDaniel’s upset showing is an agonizing blow to entrenched GOP leaders in Jackson and Washington D.C." 6/4/14, "Thad Cochran-Chris McDaniel barrels toward runoff," Politico, Alexander Burns




 

"McDaniel on Tuesday won the key battleground of DeSoto County handily, 65 percent to 35 percent, and pulled an upset in Jackson County, in Cochran's Coast stronghold, winning there 49.5 percent to Cochran's 47.6 percent....
Turnout ended up better than early indications and estimates, at about 300,000 for the GOP primary, around the same number as the heated 2012 presidential primary."...


















With 99.2% precincts reporting the difference is 2373 votes. State absentee votes may still be outstanding.

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6/3/14, "Cochran, McDaniel: Runoff likely," Clarion-Ledger, by Geoff Pender and Deborah Barfield Berry and Dustin Barnes


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