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Wow is all I can say after analyzing the crosstabs from the Research 2000 poll. Based on the results, Research 2000 has produced the more McCain friendly numbers in their two polls opposed to the two most recent Rasmussen polls of Mississippi. Rasmussen scored it a six point lead for McCain in both their May and June polls. Research 2000 had a 15 point McCain lead in May. Now they show a 9 point M...
Cotton Mouth - Thu 9:40 p.m. - 2 clicks 
A Texas based oil company is using controlled blasts to explore the earth underneath Madison county to look for oil drilling opportunities. When you ask a lot of Madison residents about drilling off the coast of Mississippi, they say drill, drill, drill and drill now. I wonder how they feel about beautiful Madison being home to constant blasts of dynamite? I also wonder how they feel about having ...
Cotton Mouth - Thu 9:05 p.m.
Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 7/21-23. Likely voters. MoE 4% ( 5/22 results ) Wicker (R) 45 (46) Musgrove (D) 44 (42) Looks like float within the MoE. This one is tight. Note, there was a methodological difference in this poll from the last -- we omitted the party ID of the candidates since the ballot will omit them. Ultimately, it seemed to make little difference. And check...
DailyKos (Mississippi) - Thu 3:04 p.m. - 7 clicks
There are two new Research 2000 polls out today on Mississippi. Thank the Daily Kos for paying for the polling costs. Musgrove - 44 Wicker - 45 MoE 4% Obama - 42 McCain - 51 MoE 4% Looks like the Wicker Musgrove race has settled into a near tie. The last three polls have been within 1 point one way or the other. Obama actually outperformed his numbers from the last Research 2000 poll run in ...
Cotton Mouth - Thu 2:33 p.m. - 6 clicks
A brand spanking new Research 2000 Poll is out , commissioned by Daily Kos on the state of the Mississippi Senate and Presidential races. And what's it find? Well, there's a statistical tie between Musgrove and Wicker, and Obama's numbers are ticking up (and these numbers include 15% of African-American voters as undecided). Numbers in parenthesis are from a 5/22 poll conducted by the same outfi...
Thorn Papers - Thu 1:32 p.m. - 3 clicks
I received this from Congressman Travis Childers this morning. He sends out these updates on a regular basis as one way to keep his constituents informed. You may sign up to receive the e-updates here. Receive Updates from Travis Childers July 24, 2008 Dear Friends, Small businesses make up one of the most important parts of our economy and communities in North Mississippi. Throughout the ...
Cotton Mouth - Thu 7:37 a.m. - 7 clicks
I wandered over to Y'all Politics tonight to what our right wing friends were up to. I expected to see mass pandemonium over there, considering their presidential candidate's implosion while Barack Obama looks like he is already President in the Middle East and Europe. Much to my disappointment no such luck in that regard. Digging deeper I find this submitted by the Mississippi GOP in response t...
Cotton Mouth - Wed 11:08 p.m. - 13 clicks
While we sleeping last night a large ecological disaster happened in the Mississippi river around New Orleans. Close to a half million gallons of oil were spilled into the Big River when a barge collided with a Liberian oil tanker. CNN has the story: The spill is much smaller than the ones that followed Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when the Coast Guard estimated that more than 7 million gallons ...
Cotton Mouth - Wed 8:39 p.m. - 11 clicks
There was a great interview of former Governor Ronnie Musgrove in the Delta Democrat Times . This excerpt of Musgrove explaining why he is a Democrat is insightful. Note: The DDT interviewer make an invalid assumption that the GOP is the more fiscally responsible party. Funny thing, Bill Clinton is the most fiscally responsible President we have had in 30 years. That is a fact, Jack. DDT: Spea...
Cotton Mouth - Tue 9:00 p.m. - 13 clicks
Thanks to the diligence of the fellows at Swing State Project we have this good campaign finance news to report. The DCCC has locked in 1.06M in advertising for Travis Childers in his bid to defend his seat in the first congressional district, from once beaten Southaven mayor, Greg Davis. As James at SSP points out, this does not mean the DCCC will spend the entire 1.06M. By reserv...
Cotton Mouth - Mon 11:30 p.m. - 12 clicks
Today Roger Wicker declared energy the number one issue. In this article in the Hattiesburg American , Wicker suggest the solution to the problem is more drilling. Sadly Travis Childers and Ronnie Musgrove join their GOP colleagues Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker in support of offshore drilling. In Childers defense he released a six point plan that included a lot of sound measures like increased f...
Cotton Mouth - Mon 9:04 p.m. - 17 clicks
Lucky for me I'm off to another conference Wednesday with the United Methodist Church: SEJ Convocation for Young People (I'm one of those younguns!) What that means though is that I won't be able to post in the meantime so you're going to have to wait for great video clips from Netroots Nation and even better video from Gene Taylor's townhall today with a dozen congressmen including Speake...
Cotton Mouth - Mon 8:08 p.m. - 16 clicks
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Cotton Mouth - Sun 10:51 p.m. - 17 clicks
In May I went to Washington as a student advisor for the Y2i program at the University of Southern Mississippi. I accidently learned (like we didn't know already) the poor state of our current security measures: The next day, the knife traveled through no fewer than five secure locations. I brought it into the U.S. Mint, the Washington Monument, the Smithsonian's Museum of the American Indian an...
Cotton Mouth - Sun 12:36 p.m. - 23 clicks
Folks this race is getting serious. We are now less than four months away from election day. Former Governor Ronnie Musgrove has an opportunity to break preconceived beltway notions regarding the political leanings of this state. Poll after poll has Musgrove tied with replacement Senator Roger Wicker. Roger Wicker was appointed by our politically fading governor. North Mississippi thought so much ...
Cotton Mouth - Sun 12:32 a.m. - 16 clicks
Being the Mississippi Democrat at the liberal blogging convention makes me a little bit of a novelty and many folks hear Mississippi and ask if I write for Cotton Mouth? It's nice to see folks make the connection and remember us. Folks who were nice and accommodating: State Bloggers Especially Ben Carnacki and Ryan McCleod The Entire DFA Staff All The Netroots Nation Scholarship Partic...
Cotton Mouth - Sat 11:42 p.m. - 21 clicks
Great news for those concerned about disease in third world nations. PEPFAR , created by President Bush is program will provide care for 12 million AIDS patients in the poorest areas of the world. This is a quality program that fits into the national security framework. It is in our best interest to not allow epidemics to destabilize an area, nation, or even region. The program has received bipa...
Cotton Mouth - Sat 8:04 p.m. - 18 clicks
And it's more bad news for Oxford. Reliable sources tell me that FNC, Inc. , a local company that is tied directly into the mortgage industry, is in the process of laying off roughly 10% (maybe more) of its workforce. Bad news for the job market in Oxford (and elsewhere), but really just par for the current course in the industry. Sad. For the folks who are now unemployed, for the company, a...
Thorn Papers - Jul 18 - 25 clicks
Ben Ginsberg is the Wicker for Senate lawyer? This Ben Ginsberg ? Jeez Louise. Talk about low friends in high places. And talk about hypocrisy. He's launching an attack about coordinated communications? Please. ...
Thorn Papers - Jul 17 - 28 clicks
Clarion-Ledger's reporting that Ronnie Musgrove has filed a complaint with the FEC, saying Roger Wicker has been breaking federal campaign financing laws by accepting contributions that are in excess of the federally allowed limits. ...
Thorn Papers - Jul 17 - 26 clicks
The long-awaited report, the last in a series published over the past several years by the committee, found that Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, in particular, frequently made assertions in the run-up to the war that key intelligence agencies could not substantiate or about which there was substantial disagreement within the intelligence community. "In making the case for war, ...
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 17 clicks
Four insurance companies are offering wind coverage in the South Mississippi market, although restrictions apply. Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said he has recently approved the "surplus-lines" companies. Surplus-lines companies insure high-risk properties without state regulation of rates or any guaranty in case of insolvency. They have been active for years in South Mississippi...
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 19 clicks
The Gulfport Library got a reprieve from the wrecking ball on Thursday. The permit committee for the state Department of Archives and History agreed Wednesday to consider designating the building a Mississippi Landmark because of its architectural significance, the role the building has played in the community and public sentiment. If the library, built in 1965 in the New Formalism style of archi...
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 19 clicks
Jackson Watch: Democrats predicting November win This is pretty good prediction. McCain and his staff are running one of the strangest campaigns I can remember and I can remember many. The economy is crapping on many voters and McCain seems to focus on lame proposals and national security. I would guess that that is a losing combination at best....
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 21 clicks
While Jackson residents may have received denial letters from FEMA in the weeks following the April 4 tornadoes and storms, they may still be able to get aid. Some residents were denied aid by FEMA because they were already insured. “By law, we cannot duplicate what insurance already covers or pay for deductibles,” said Michael L. Parker, FEMA’s federal coordinating officer in a statement. “But i...
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 17 clicks
Z Magazine - Mississippi’s SB 2988 Mississippi is at the lower end of almost every thing, but they try....sarcasm intended....
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 20 clicks
SunHerald.com : Gulfport job outlook 8th-best in nation This is good news to the local economy, but the down side is that MS is a right to work state and NO one will become wealthy working for the low wages of MS....
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 18 clicks
A Mississippi marine was shot and killed over the weekend while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan, according to a press release from the Marine Corps. Corporal Justin Cooper was a decorated marine who will be greatly missed not only by his family but by the town he called home. Corporal Cooper's father Alan bought this t-shirt when he saw his son graduate from boot camp three ...
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 18 clicks
As the campaigns get stronger and harder, I just wanted to add my two cents. Health Care in the nation's biggest and most pressing issue and here is Wicker's stands on health care. Rated 11% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record : YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage: YES on allowing reimpor...
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 15 clicks
This is a finding that should not surprise any Mississippian. • Fifty percent of Mississippians favor McCain to 44 percent for Obama. • Fifty percent of Mississippians said it's more important to get troops home from Iraq than to win; 45 percent say it is more important to win. • If McCain wins, 53 percent said they believe it is somewhat likely the U.S. will win the war, to 26 percent w...
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 18 clicks
The Mississippi Attorney General's Office has investigated more than 1,000 Hurricane Katrina-related home repair fraud cases. So far, investigators from the Consumer Protection Division have made 89 arrests in cases totaling $3 million in losses. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood expects the number of cases and arrests to increase. "The reason it keeps going up is because people will do ever...
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 17 clicks
I have been thinking a lot about the energy problems we are having and will have in the future and I do not understand why Mississippi has not become a research center. we have Coast winds, tidal action and lots of damn sunshine, so why is Mississippi not doing more in research and production? Jobs would be created, good jobs. The state has numerous universities and colleges and they should be ...
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 16 clicks
And he seems to be avoiding a head to head debate with Musgrove. Interim Republican Sen. Roger Wicker's campaign said Tuesday he has declined an invitation to debate his opponent, former Democratic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, at the Neshoba County Fair later this summer. Wicker campaign spokesman Ryan Annison said Tuesday the campaign had initially told fair officials they were interested and hoped ...
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 17 clicks
SunHerald.com : Handsboro school site will get marker About time they started recognizing the various parts of Gulfport. There has always been more to the Gulfport area other than the darn port....
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 15 clicks
Gov. Barbour had appointed one of his lackeys to finish out Sen. Lott's term. But it does not look too promising for Wicker to retain the gig. Two nonpartisan national political observers with solid track records as students of Mississippi politics say that the Mississippi special election to choose a permanent successor to former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott is now a legitimate horse race. ...
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 18 clicks
Some hospitals and nursing homes could shut down, doctors could stop seeing patients and thousands of health- care workers could lose their jobs statewide, according to providers responding to $375 million in Medicaid cuts revealed late Friday. he cuts also would affect home health care agencies, pharmacists, dentists and others, according to documents filed by Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican wh...
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 16 clicks
Mississippi Mayor Is Indicted on Civil Rights Charges - NYTimes.com Read and weep.......
Atomic Dog - Jul 16 - 17 clicks
By way of John in the comments down below (and just the tiniest bit of sleuthing), we get this interview from WLOX in Biloxi with former Governor and current Senatorial candidate Ronnie Musgrove: ...
Thorn Papers - Jul 15 - 19 clicks
by Ana Maria Along with the blazing hot sun here along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the debate over whether to fund lower income housing or to fund the repair and expansion of the local port has been heating up like nobody’s business. There’s something fundamentally wrong, though with the way that this debate has been framed. It smacks of the scarcity mentality, and I myself have fallen prey to...
A.M. in the Morning! - Jun 24 - 11 clicks
