Mississippi Democrats have a good bench. Why can't they win?

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What a dumb thread title. There are literally no Democrats in Mississippi who could plausibly win a statewide race (unless we get a Roy Moore-type scenario) in near future, other than Jim Hood.

Mike Moore last ran for office in 1999. Ray Mabus in 1991. Mike Espy overperformed in a highly D year against a very weak R candidate and still lost comfortably. Bennie Thompson is a joke even to black Democrats. Ronnie Musgrove got his ass handed to him twice last decade and it's been years since he's been active on the scene.

Jason Shelton (mayor of Tupelo) could possibly do it at some point, but he's not very well known statewide. Eventually demographic drift will lead to black (and sometimes white Democrats) candidates winning all the time.