Rancher senator's beef price answer boosts Mississippi Democrat
The gist
Democrat Scott Colom led Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 1,138 votes in Mississippi's uncalled Senate race.
The contest turned on beef prices after Colom's ad revived her protein answer.
How it unfolded
- 2022President Joe Biden nominated Scott Colom, a northeast Mississippi district attorney, to the federal bench; Mississippi's other Republican senator, Roger Wicker, supported him.
- 2025Colom announced he would run against Hyde-Smith.
- Feb 2026A TV reporter asked Hyde-Smith what Republicans were doing about rising beef prices; she responded, "You know, you have so many proteins to choose from."
Key terms
- PAC
- A U.S. tax-exempt organization that pools campaign contributions and donates them to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot measures, or legislation.
Source: Wikipedia