Changes

[[Image:Mcdaniel.jpg|right|thumb|110px|Chris McDaniel]]

[[Image:Mcdaniel.jpg|right|thumb|110px|Chris McDaniel]]

'''Christopher Brian McDaniel''', known as '''Chris McDaniel''' (born June 28, 1972), is a second-term member of the [[Mississippi]] state senate, who ran for the [[Republican Partgy|Republican]] nomination for the [[United States Senate]] in 2014 against an entrenched incumbent, [[Thad Cochran]].  This was the highest profile challenge to an incumbent senator in the nation that year.

'''Christopher Brian McDaniel''', known as '''Chris McDaniel''' (born June 28, 1972), is a second-term member of the [[Mississippi]] state senate, who ran for the [[Republican Party|Republican]] nomination for the [[United States Senate]] in 2014 against an entrenched incumbent, [[Thad Cochran]].  This was the highest profile challenge to an incumbent senator in the nation that year. He is again seeking the Cochran seat in a special election in 2018.

==Early life==

==Early life==

==2018 campaign==

==2018 campaign==

McDaniel is a candidate in the special election scheduled for November 6, 2018, to fill the two-plus years remaining in Cochran's term. After Cochran announced that he will leave his seat after more than thirty-nine years as of April 1, Republican [[Governor]] [[Phil Bryant]] by-passed McDaniel and appointed a former [[Democratic Party|Democrat, Cindy Hyde-Smith, the state agricultural and commerce commissioner, to hold the seat until the special election. In a statement, McDaniel said that he was:

McDaniel is a candidate in the special election scheduled for November 6, 2018, to fill the two-plus years remaining in Cochran's term. After Cochran announced that he will leave his seat for health reasons after more than thirty-nine years in the office, as of April 1, Republican [[Governor]] [[Phil Bryant]] by-passed McDaniel and appointed a former [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Cindy Hyde-Smith, the state agricultural and commerce commissioner, to hold the seat until the special election. In a statement, McDaniel said that he was:

<blockquote>

<blockquote>

The establishment should have learned their lesson in [[Alabama]]. By spending millions of dollars against conservative [[Mo Brooks]], they ended up losing the seat to a Democrat ([[Doug Jones]]). Now, they are going to appoint one in Mississippi. Instead of unifying around my candidacy, and beating the Democrats, the establishment is once again going to waste millions of dollars of donors’ money over what should have been a safe Republican seat in Mississippi.<ref name=bryantappointment>{{cite web|url=https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/chris-mcdaniel-slams-mississippi-establishment-appointing-former-democrat-u-s-senate/|title=Chris McDaniel slams Misssissippi establishment for appointing former Democrat to U.S. Senate|publisher=Conservativereview.com|date=March 21, 2018|author=Chris Pandolfo|accessdate=March 22, 2018}}</ref></blockquote>  

The establishment should have learned their lesson in [[Alabama]]. By spending millions of dollars against conservative [[Mo Brooks]], they ended up losing the seat to a Democrat ([[Doug Jones]]). Now, they are going to appoint one in Mississippi. Instead of unifying around my candidacy, and beating the Democrats, the establishment is once again going to waste millions of dollars of donors’ money over what should have been a safe Republican seat in Mississippi.<ref name=bryantappointment>{{cite web|url=https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/chris-mcdaniel-slams-mississippi-establishment-appointing-former-democrat-u-s-senate/|title=Chris McDaniel slams Misssissippi establishment for appointing former Democrat to U.S. Senate|publisher=Conservativereview.com|date=March 21, 2018|author=Chris Pandolfo|accessdate=March 22, 2018}}</ref></blockquote>  

Some strategists question whether Hyde-Smith's former ties to the Democrats could make her a weak choice in a race against McDaniel. The special election will be essentially non-partisa; each party will not be selecting nominees to contest the race. [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] is said to have no plans to endorse for campaign for Hyde-Smith. According to [[Politico]], polling conducted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee shows Hyde-Smith trailing both McDaniel and a prospective Democratic candidate.<ref name=bryantappointment/>

Some strategists question whether Hyde-Smith's former ties to the Democrats could hurt her chances in a race against McDaniel. The special election will be essentially non-partisan; each party will not be selecting nominees to contest the race. [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] is said to have no plans to endorse for campaign for Hyde-Smith. According to [[Politico]], polling conducted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee shows Hyde-Smith trailing both McDaniel and a prospective Democratic candidate.<ref name=bryantappointment/> At the same time as the special election, [[RINO]] Senator [[Roger Wicker]] will be seeking reelection to a full term. McDaniel had announced he was challenging Wicker but then switched to campaign for the open seat.

==Personal life==

==Personal life==