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Hyde-Smith Faces Judge She Blocked on Mississippi Ballot
Original: Cindy Hyde-Smith Used a Jim Crow-Era Tool to Block a Judge. Now He's on Her Ballot. https://www. magareportcards.com/blo
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi is under criticism for using the Senate's blue-slip tradition, a practice with roots in the Jim Crow era, to block the confirmation of Judge Scott Colom. Colom is now running against her on the ballot, turning the blocked nomination into an election issue. Commenters are framing the race as a choice between Hyde-Smith and Colom and are using it to criticize the Republican senator's record.
Why now: The judge Hyde-Smith blocked is now her electoral opponent, making an old controversy newly relevant during the Mississippi Senate race.
Cindy Hyde-SmithScott ColomMississippi
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- Cindy Hyde-Smith Used a Jim Crow-Era Tool to Block a Judge. Now He's on Her Ballot. https://www. magareportcards.com/blog/hyde- smith-blue-slip-colom/ # CindyHydeSmith # Mississippi # GOPRacist # GOPTraitor # ChooseScottColom # NoRepublicansEverAgain # USPol · DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social · 14
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