From the Left · Read · November 4, 2026
Nov 4 ยท Mississippi's Senate race between Democrat Scott Colom and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is still uncalled, with Colom ahead by fewer than 100 votes
ABC News: What to know about recounts in Mississippi with razor-thin margin in Senate race
Grade B (88/100). Article: the vote count, the secretary of state on Mississippi's lack of a recount process, the Nov. 10 mail ballot deadline and the Nov. 13 certification deadline
B: Uses loaded words.
- Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): 'The slim margin comes as a shock in deep-red Mississippi' (ABC's own wording)
Splits: Article: the vote count, the secretary of state on Mississippi's lack of a recount process, the Nov. 10 mail ballot deadline and the Nov. 13 certification deadline
Same story: Straight Arrow News, Fox News
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