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The establishment should have learned [its] lesson in [[Alabama]]. By spending millions of dollars against conservative [[Mo Brooks]], they ended up losing the seat (with  [[Roy Moore]]) 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 [its] lesson in [[Alabama]]. By spending millions of dollars against conservative [[Mo Brooks]], they ended up losing the seat (with  [[Roy Moore]]) 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 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.

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]] has campaigned in Mississippi on behalf of Hyde-Smith. Polls show Hyde-Smith headed to a December runoff contest with either McDaniel or the popular Democratic nominee, Mike Espy, an African-American [[liberal]] Democratic former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] who served briefly as [[United States Secretary of Agriculture]] under former U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]].

 

At the same time as the special election, [[RINO]] Senator [[Roger Wicker]] will seek reelection to a full term. McDaniel had first announced that he was challenging Wicker but then switched to campaign for the seat vacated by Cochran.

In addition to Hyde-Smith and McDaniel, a third major senatorial candidate is Mike Espy, an African-American [[liberal]] Democratic former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] who served briefly as [[United States Secretary of Agriculture]] under President [[Bill Clinton]].

In addition to Hyde-Smith and McDaniel, a third major senatorial candidate is Mike Espy, an African-American [[liberal]] Democratic former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] who served briefly as [[United States Secretary of Agriculture]] under President [[Bill Clinton]].