Big Win for Establishment in Mississippi

The intriguing runoff between Sen. Thad Chochran and Tea Party darling Chris McDaniel lived up to the hype on election night, as Cochran won by less than 5,000 votes.  The race, which in its closing days featured Cochran pleading for votes from black Democrats in the state, is a gut punch to the Tea Party which seemed to have all the momentum after David Bratt knocked off House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in Virigina earlier this month.  For the establishment right now the ship, in a major way, is RISING…

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