Republicans Get Bad News Out of Mississippi
The race for Mississippi's next governor has emerged as one of the higher-stakes elections this fall, and Republicans, who want to see Governor Tate Reeves re-elected to a second term, just received some not-so-welcome news that Democrat Brandon Presley's odds are improving.
A new internal poll from Presley's campaign claims the race is now tied, showing a steady increase for the Mississippi Public Service commissioner and a decline for Reeves. Every other poll released thus far has shown the governor leading, except for a February poll from Tulchin Research that showed Presley with the advantage.
A memo of the survey obtained by the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal shows that Presley's name recognition has shot up to 59 percent from the 25 percent of voters who said they recognized his name when he first started his campaign in January. Name recognition has been widely viewed as a hurdle for Presley, who is running against a veteran state politician, and who has been warned by his opponent that he wouldn't have a chance without building up his exposure.
The latest poll, which suggests that Presley has been able to do exactly that, intensifies Republican concerns that the race in the long-standing conservative state is becoming competitive. Presley, a second cousin of music icon Elvis Presley described as a moderate who holds conservative views on gun control and abortion, secured the Democratic nomination earlier this month after running unopposed.
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