What Went Down In The Mississippi Senate Runoff Election

Yep, we knew that this race would be closer than a typical federal, statewide Mississippi race. But that doesn’t mean that Democrats can win without a pretty extraordinary set of circumstances. (If Roy Moore moves to Mississippi, we’ll have to revisit Democratic chances, for example.)

Well, it looks like no surprise upsets tonight. Hyde-Smith wins, though she underperformed the GOP’s initial vote on Nov. 6, substantially in some places. But Mississippi is a red state, and even a runoff election couldn’t change that.