Darlington, Rolda (2014) Instead of challenging his Mississippi primary election result, Chris McDaniel should work to prioritize open access to the ballot box. LSE American Politics and Policy (18 Aug 2014). Website.
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Abstract
On June 24th, six-term incumbent Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran won his Republican open primary race, a result that was immediately challenged by his Tea Party opponent, Chris McDaniel. Rolda Darlington writes that McDaniel’s challenges are not doing him any favors, in light of Mississippi’s past history of African-Americans voter suppression up until the 1960s. She argues that if McDaniel really is in favor of democracy, as he claims, then must accept that thousands of African-Americans supported his opponent, in spite of their political identification or affiliation.
Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/ |
Additional Information: | © 2014 The Author |
Divisions: | LSE |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) |
Date Deposited: | 05 Sep 2014 09:52 |
Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 13:46 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/59377 |
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