The Hotline: Lott elected Minority Whip by vote of 25-24

[Adlai Stevenson]

Surprise!  I wonder why Alexander lost? 

[Adlai Stevenson]

Well it sounds like I'm jumping on the bandwagon but I don't think Lott's remarks about Thurmond were particularly outrageous.  But echoing other comments made, I wonder what he thought would have been better had Strom Thurmond been President?  What he said was really oblique, it was something like 'I just want to say one thing.  When Strom Thurmond ran for President we voted for him and if the rest of the country had followed our example, we wouldn't have had all these problems with race over the years." Strange. 

[Adlai Stevenson]

Not to mention, Lott's state loves him immensely.  Alexander's state, not so much.

Let's hope for a primary challenge.

Don't worry.  There is always Van Hilleary.