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These ads were paid for by GOP operatives against the Tea Party
==Electoral history==
==Electoral history==
McDaniel won on the primary election day but, due to a third candidate, did not quite attain 50% of the vote. In the subsequent run-off, many [[Democrat]] voters reportedly participated in the Republican primary for the benefit of Cochran, and on that basis he narrowly defeated McDaniel.
[[Image:Thad-mailer.jpg|right|thumb|160px|This ad was paid for by republicans<ref>[http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/073/14961619073/14961619073.pdf ALL CITIZENS FOR MISSISSIPPI], FEC filing; "Mississippi Conservatives" is listed multiple times.</ref><ref>[http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/589/14978300589/14978300589.pdf ALL CITIZENS FOR MISSISSIPPI]</ref>]]
In 2014, McDaniel won on the primary election day but, due to a third candidate, did not quite attain 50% of the vote. In the subsequent run-off, many [[Democrat]] voters reportedly participated in the Republican primary for the benefit of Cochran, and on that basis he narrowly defeated McDaniel.
At a press conference announcing his legal challenge to the primary results, McDaniel said that the GOP is "a party that does not need to play the race card to win"<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris McDaniel Opens Legal Challenge in Mississippi GOP Primary Race|url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/08/chris-mcdaniel-opens-legal-challenge-in-mississippi-gop-primary-race/|date=August 4, 2014}}</ref> [[John Fund]], a frequent contributor to [[The Wall Street Journal]] asked if this<ref>{{cite web |last=Fund|first=John|title=The Flier That Got Thad Cochran Elected?|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/381187/flier-got-thad-cochran-elected-john-fund|date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> was the flier that got [[Thad Cochran]] elected. The ad read "The Tea Party intends to prevent blacks from voting on Tuesday".<ref>[https://spectator.org/59766_who-paid-race-baiting-flier-mississippi/ Who Paid for Race-Baiting Flier in Mississippi?]</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/381368/remember-mississippi-john-fund Remember Mississippi!], [[National Review]]</ref>
At a press conference announcing his legal challenge to the primary results, McDaniel said that the GOP is "a party that does not need to play the race card to win."<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris McDaniel Opens Legal Challenge in Mississippi GOP Primary Race|url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/08/chris-mcdaniel-opens-legal-challenge-in-mississippi-gop-primary-race/|date=August 4, 2014}}</ref> Several ads, such as the one seen here, used phrases such as "The Tea Party intends to prevent you from voting". [[John Fund]], a frequent contributor to [[The Wall Street Journal]] asked if this similar<ref>{{cite web |last=Fund|first=John|title=The Flier That Got Thad Cochran Elected?|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/381187/flier-got-thad-cochran-elected-john-fund|date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> ad was the flier that got [[Thad Cochran]] elected. The ad read "The Tea Party intends to prevent blacks from voting on Tuesday".<ref>[https://spectator.org/59766_who-paid-race-baiting-flier-mississippi/ Who Paid for Race-Baiting Flier in Mississippi?]</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/381368/remember-mississippi-john-fund Remember Mississippi!], [[National Review]]</ref>
He currently represents District 42, covering Forrest and Jones counties.<ref name=miss />
He currently represents District 42, covering Forrest and Jones counties.<ref name=miss />
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Mississippi]]