MS-SEN: McDaniel "definitely considering" run per Breitbart interview

[gespb19]

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/08/exclusive-amid-paul-ryans-obamacare-2-0-push-mississippis-chris-mcdaniel-preps-potential-2018-senate-run/

I am definitely considering another run for U.S. Senate, for precisely the reason that now is the time when Mississippi’s conservatives should be leading the nation in the fight against Obamacare. Rather than championing conservative reform in D.C., Mississippi’s federal delegation — and Roger Wicker in particular — has been silent. Mississippians are among the most conservative people in the republic. We shouldn’t have to beg our Senators to fight for us.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

I wonder how a McDaniel vs. Hood race would turn out in a Trump midterm...

[smoltchanov]

I wonder how a McDaniel vs. Hood race would turn out in a Trump midterm...

Unlikely case. McDaniel couldn't beat aging and more moderate Cochran, so it's not likely he will beat younger and somewhat more conservative Wicker.

[Skill and Chance]

This just got interesting.

[Del Tachi]

McDaniel has lost major capital since his run-in with Cochran in 2014.

I suspect he's just trying to get into the headlines here.  I think he made similar "announcements" about running for MS-GOV in 2015.

If he does run, I'd give a heavy advantage to Wicker.  Wicker is more conservative and a better campaigning than Cochran, and McDaniel hurt himself with MS voters and national conservative groups when he refused to concede in 2014.

[Rjjr77]

McDaniel angered too many people and burned too much political capital running against Thad, the nursing home incident was too nasty for many Mississippians, wicker would clean his clock

[mencken]

I wonder how a McDaniel vs. Hood race would turn out in a Trump midterm...

Given Mississippi's inelasticity, McDaniel would only win that race by 9%.

[KingSweden]

Wicker would c*ckslap McDaniel.

[Vosem]

It's difficult to say how much has changed since 2012 (when gaffes far milder than many of Trump's cost Republicans victories in fairly red states; in 2014 this was less visible but you still had guys like Southerland and Terry losing) to today (when Trump is President and you have guys like Jason Lewis representing fairly moderate, suburban districts); it could be that these things are normalized only when Trump is upballot, and it could be that they are forever. This'll be an interesting question to watch out for in 2018, but I don't think Mississippi will be the place to do it, because McDaniel has no chance against Wicker, and is probably best served saving his ammo for a 2020 open seat.

[Rjjr77]

It's difficult to say how much has changed since 2012 (when gaffes far milder than many of Trump's cost Republicans victories in fairly red states; in 2014 this was less visible but you still had guys like Southerland and Terry losing) to today (when Trump is President and you have guys like Jason Lewis representing fairly moderate, suburban districts); it could be that these things are normalized only when Trump is upballot, and it could be that they are forever. This'll be an interesting question to watch out for in 2018, but I don't think Mississippi will be the place to do it, because McDaniel has no chance against Wicker, and is probably best served saving his ammo for a 2020 open seat.

Silly goose, thinking there will be an open seat. thad will either run again or retire before his term is over so he can have a hand in the replacement. Sen. Phil Bryant or Sen. Tate Reeves won't be surprising.

[Heisenberg]

It's difficult to say how much has changed since 2012 (when gaffes far milder than many of Trump's cost Republicans victories in fairly red states; in 2014 this was less visible but you still had guys like Southerland and Terry losing) to today (when Trump is President and you have guys like Jason Lewis representing fairly moderate, suburban districts); it could be that these things are normalized only when Trump is upballot, and it could be that they are forever. This'll be an interesting question to watch out for in 2018, but I don't think Mississippi will be the place to do it, because McDaniel has no chance against Wicker, and is probably best served saving his ammo for a 2020 open seat.

Silly goose, thinking there will be an open seat. thad will either run again or retire before his term is over so he can have a hand in the replacement. Sen. Phil Bryant or Sen. Tate Reeves won't be surprising.

Reeves, or Steve Palazzo, or Gregg Harper. Bryant is a little too old to be a freshman in a state that loves (and relies on) seniority.

[Rjjr77]

It's difficult to say how much has changed since 2012 (when gaffes far milder than many of Trump's cost Republicans victories in fairly red states; in 2014 this was less visible but you still had guys like Southerland and Terry losing) to today (when Trump is President and you have guys like Jason Lewis representing fairly moderate, suburban districts); it could be that these things are normalized only when Trump is upballot, and it could be that they are forever. This'll be an interesting question to watch out for in 2018, but I don't think Mississippi will be the place to do it, because McDaniel has no chance against Wicker, and is probably best served saving his ammo for a 2020 open seat.

Silly goose, thinking there will be an open seat. thad will either run again or retire before his term is over so he can have a hand in the replacement. Sen. Phil Bryant or Sen. Tate Reeves won't be surprising.

Reeves, or Steve Palazzo, or Gregg Harper. Bryant is a little too old to be a freshman in a state that loves (and relies on) seniority.

Bryant is awful powerful, it really depends on who's governor at the time, him or Reeves.

[OneJ]

It doesn't matter because muh unhappy, liberal women will turn out against him.