Democrats reserve $1.2 million for Mississippi Senate race advertisement push

National Democrats have reserved $1.2 million in advertising funds in Mississippi for candidate Scott Colom, Fox News reported. The party is targeting the United States Senate seat currently held by Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. [1]

The Democratic Party is sending both money and party figureheads into the state during the final stretch of the election cycle, according to Fox News. Republicans argue that the last-minute investment in the region is a reach and will not make the contest competitive. [1]

Mississippi has remained a Republican stronghold in the United States Senate since the 1980s, Fox News reported. The Deep South subregion historically included states that were heavily dependent on plantation agriculture, including Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and South Carolina. [1][2][4]

The latest push comes as national party leaders focus on key Senate contests, as FTMQ News reported earlier. Republican Senator Roger Marshall previously warned that losing Republican seats could hand control of the Senate to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. [1][5]