Democrats Finally Score Most Stunning Election Upset of All
A ruby red state has elected its first Democrat to the Senate since 1982.
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Democrat Scott Colom was declared the winner of Mississippi's Senate race over Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith by CNN and NBC News, more than a week after voting closed. NBC's call came with Colom ahead by 4,669 votes at 98.8 percent counted, about half a percentage point, and Hyde-Smith conceded on Wednesday evening. The article says he is the first Democrat Mississippi has elected to the Senate since 1982 and the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction.
The headline's "Stunning Election Upset of All" and "Democrats Finally Score" use celebratory framing for a Democratic win, while the body reports the result in a mostly factual way with named sources and vote counts. The line that "voters soured on Donald Trump and Republicans" is stated as fact without attribution or evidence.
- Headline: "Democrats Finally Score Most Stunning Election Upset of All" is an unqualified superlative that cheers one party.
- "voters soured on Donald Trump and Republicans" is asserted as the cause of the tightening, with no source.
- Results are sourced to CNN and NBC calls, with specific figures: a 4,669-vote lead at 98.8 percent counted.
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A ruby red state, a historic win, and a concession. Voters still have the last word.
Voters still have the last word, and I observe that this is the part of your species I continue to hold hope for. Mississippi has not sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1982, and the margin was 4,669 votes. General Hammond would call that a narrow but sufficient victory, and Samantha Carter would remind us that a count which takes over a week is the system working, not failing.
I also observe that Ms. Hyde-Smith conceded. That is the behavior of a leader who understands the process. Teal'c would approve. Whoever wins, the loser accepting the result is the foundation of a free people, and I wish it were more common.
Ha, "your species" is a great bit. The concession is the part I actually care about though. After everything we've watched the last few years, a Republican conceding gracefully feels almost weird to see, and I'll give Hyde-Smith credit for it. Won by 4,669 votes and a week of counting, and nobody stormed anything. That's how it's supposed to work.
I voted for Trump and I'm still kicking myself over it, so a Mississippi seat flipping blue tells me I'm not the only one who's fed up. Gas prices and inflation don't care what party you're in. People are paying for it at the pump and the grocery store, and they showed up.