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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015)
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018)
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016)
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016)
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017)
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden)
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019)
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010)
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017)
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018)
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016)
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017)
United,
by Cory Booker (2016)
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017)
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017)
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010)
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998)
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019)
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018)
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018)
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017)
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016)
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015)

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State of Mississippi Politicians: Archives


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    from State of Mississippi Archives (number of quotes indicated):
  • Bill Waller (19) Mississippi Republican Gubernatorial candidate
  • Chris McDaniel (43) Republican challenger Mississippi
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith (15) Republican Mississippi U. S. Senator Mississippi
  • David Baria (33) Democratic candidate for Mississippi U. S. Senator Mississippi
  • Dick Cheney (2) Former Republican Vice President
  • Erik Fleming (2) Democratic Challenger (2008) Mississippi
  • Haley Barbour (9) Mississippi Former Republican Governor (2004-2012)
  • Jensen Bohren (16) Democratic candidate for Mississippi U. S. Senator Mississippi
  • Jim Hood (33) Mississippi Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger
  • Mike Espy (16) Democratic candidate for Mississippi U. S. Senator Mississippi
  • Phil Bryant (47) Mississippi Republican Governor
  • Rev. Jesse Jackson (1)
  • Robert Foster (46) Mississippi Republican challenger for Governor
  • Robert Gray (3) Mississippi Democratic 2015 Gubernatorial Nominee
  • Roger Wicker (18) Republican (Senate 2008) U.S. Rep Mississippi-1
  • Ronnie Musgrove (11) Mississippi Former Democratic Governor (2000-2003)
  • Tate Reeves (36) Mississippi Republican candidate for governor
  • Thad Cochran (4) Republican Sr Senator Mississippi
  • Travis Childers (2) Democrat (until 2010) U.S. Rep Mississippi-1
  • Trent Kelly (3) Republican House Member U.S. Rep Mississippi-1
  • Trent Lott (1) Mississippi Republican candidate for governor
  • Vicki Slater (11) Mississippi Democratic 2015 Gubernatorial candidate (lost primary)
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Abortion
    Bill Waller: Pro-life; and healthcare is a right-to-life issue.
    Chris McDaniel: Unborn children are children.
    Chris McDaniel: Require doctor's prescription to get an abortion.
    Chris McDaniel: Human life begins at conception.
    Chris McDaniel: Repeatedly authored legislation to protect the unborn.
    Chris McDaniel: Voted for "heartbeat bill": abortion ban after 15 weeks.
    Chris McDaniel: Prohibit ObamaCare insurance exchange coverage for abortion.
    Chris McDaniel: Ban abortions after 15 weeks, even if rape or incest.
    Cindy Hyde-Smith: Prohibit ObamaCare insurance exchange coverage for abortion.
    David Baria: Pro-choice.
    David Baria: Keep abortion & contraception safe, legal & woman's choice.
    Haley Barbour: We made MS the safest state for an unborn child.
    Haley Barbour: Prohibit ObamaCare insurance exchange coverage for abortion.
    Jensen Bohren: Women should have same body autonomy as men.
    Jim Hood: Defends "heartbeat bill": abortion ban after 15 weeks.
    Phil Bryant: Make Mississippi safest place in America for an unborn child.
    Phil Bryant: No abortion after 15 weeks of gestation, with no exceptions.
    Phil Bryant: Signed "heartbeat bill": abortion ban after 15 weeks.
    Phil Bryant: Ban abortions after 15 weeks, even if rape or incest.
    Robert Foster: No abortion after 15 weeks of gestation, with no exceptions.
    Robert Foster: Protect all innocent life, including unborn children.
    Robert Foster: Voted for "heartbeat bill": abortion ban after 15 weeks.
    Robert Foster: Ban abortions after 15 weeks, even if rape or incest.
    Roger Wicker: Roe v Wade has led to a decades-long holocaust.
    Tate Reeves: Ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
    Tate Reeves: Our commitment to pro-life values must never waver.
    Tate Reeves: Abortion services elective and unnecessary during pandemic.
    Trent Kelly: Planned Parenthood is breaking the law; defund them.
    Tate Reeves: We must show being pro-life is not just being anti-abortion.
    Tate Reeves: I believe that clearly life begins at conception.
Budget & Economy
    Chris McDaniel: Those in D.C. don't appear to be listening.
    Chris McDaniel: Era of big spending is over; age of appropriations must end.
    Chris McDaniel: Immoral to saddle our grandchildren with this much debt.
    David Baria: Stimulus spending ok, but hesitant about 2009 Obama plan.
    Jim Hood: State economy is not moving; we've got to drain the swamp.
    Mike Espy: Congress must help local governments with revenue shortfalls.
    Mike Espy: Support small business especially minority/LGBTQ/women owned.
    Phil Bryant: Implement a state lottery; Arkansas got $80M last year.
    Roger Wicker: Opposed Obama 2009 stimulus plan & most stimulus plans.
    Ronnie Musgrove: Attract new businesses; develop existing ones.
    Tate Reeves: As treasurer, decried state's reliance on borrowing money.
Civil Rights
    Chris McDaniel: Dems want homosexual marriage legal in all 50 states.
    Chris McDaniel: As host of Right Side Radio, railed against hip-hop culture.
    Chris McDaniel: Government shouldn't redefine marriage.
    Chris McDaniel: Let business use religious belief to not serve LGBT people.
    David Baria: Strong backer of women's rights; equal pay for equal work.
    David Baria: Businesses shouldn't deny services to same-sex couples.
    Haley Barbour: Proud of MS's highest vote in US for traditional marriage.
    Jim Hood: Help marginalized communities, like Jesus taught.
    Jim Hood: Personally opposes gay marriage ban, but defends it as AG.
    Mike Espy: Make it easier for qualified voters to vote during pandemic.
    Mike Espy: HRC endorsement: Espy a strong LGBTQ ally.
    Phil Bryant: Backs bill for marriage between one man and one woman.
    Phil Bryant: 2016: Let businesses refuse to serve LGBT people.
    Phil Bryant: Banning same-sex marriage is good policy.
    Phil Bryant: Let business use religious belief to not serve LGBT people.
    Robert Foster: Let businesses refuse to serve LGBT people.
    Robert Foster: 2015: Never heard anyone being offended by our state flag.
    Robert Foster: Being discriminated against is part of our free society.
    Robert Foster: Denying services to gays different than denying to blacks.
    Robert Foster: Let business use religious belief to not serve LGBT people.
    Roger Wicker: Allow businesses to deny services to same-sex couples.
    Ronnie Musgrove: Ban gay couples from adopting.
    Tate Reeves: Backs bill for marriage between one man and one woman.
    Tate Reeves: Clerks have religious right to refuse gay marriage licenses.
    Vicki Slater: Remove Confederate Battle symbol from state flag.
    Vicki Slater: People don't recognize MS flag, only Confederate flag.
    Vicki Slater: Supreme Court gay marriage ruling is not federal overreach.
Corporations
    Bill Waller: Level playing field on taxes, to avoid special company deals.
    David Baria: No cutbacks in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
    David Baria: Tax giveaways are trouble when obligations aren't met.
    Jensen Bohren: Small businesses need same subsidy that big businesses get.
    Jensen Bohren: Wall Street needs regulations to stop manipulating prices.
    Jim Hood: Watchdog over corporate wrong-doers.
    Jim Hood: Criticizes tax give-aways to out-of-state corporations.
    Jim Hood: Invest in small business to turn around MS economy.
    Phil Bryant: Tax relief from delayed-accelerated tax payment.
    Phil Bryant: Tax cuts for people before corporations.
    Phil Bryant: Growing business is best jobs program.
    Robert Foster: A tax on business means a tax on job creation.
    Robert Foster: Cut the franchise tax; it's a regressive tax on businesses.
    Robert Foster: Let businesses deny service to gays for religious reasons.
    Roger Wicker: CPFB is thinly veiled attempt to expand federal control.
    Tate Reeves: Government shouldn't pick winners and losers.
    Vicki Slater: The Great Recession bailout didn't help small businesses.
Crime
    Bill Waller: Inmates need a passage back into society.
    Cindy Hyde-Smith: Voted for First Step Act, bipartisan criminal justice reform.
    David Baria: Supports criminal justice reform in line with Black Caucus.
    Haley Barbour: $7.3M for state trooper school.
    Jensen Bohren: Reformed felons need their voting rights reinstated.
    Jensen Bohren: Private prisons being encouraged to fill up to capacity.
    Mike Espy: Make lynching a federal hate crime.
    Mike Espy: Reform police tactics, racial bias training, ban chokehold.
    Phil Bryant: More Highway Patrol troopers on the road.
    Robert Foster: Reduce recidivism by differentiating non-violent offenders.
    Robert Foster: Police officers don't shoot at people unless they need to.
    Robert Foster: People have to respect police officers and answer questions.
    Robert Foster: Help nonviolent offenders; often a better solution.
    Ronnie Musgrove: Teach prisoners skills by building senior housing.
    Tate Reeves: Blue Lives Matter: public safety workers in protected class.
Drugs
    Cindy Hyde-Smith: Mississippi to get $7.5 million to fight opioid abuse.
    David Baria: In favor of legalizing medical marijuana.
    David Baria: Medical marijuana yes; recreational marijuana no.
    Haley Barbour: Fight the scourge of illegal narcotics with a vengeance.
    Jensen Bohren: Marijuana should be treated like alcohol and tobacco.
    Jim Hood: Sue opioid manufacturers for deceptive practices.
    Phil Bryant: Drug courts work; fully fund them.
    Phil Bryant: More drug testing for unemployment insurance applicants.
    Robert Foster: Full-on prohibition of drugs does not work.
    Robert Foster: We can't punish someone out of addiction.
    Roger Wicker: Feds should intervene if states legalize marijuana.
    Tate Reeves: Stronger measures against drugs at work.
Education
    Bill Waller: Pay raise for good teachers & to attract new ones.
    Bill Waller: Community colleges teach job skills at high schools.
    Chris McDaniel: Give students right to organize religious groups at school.
    Chris McDaniel: Increase number of charter schools statewide.
    Chris McDaniel: Oppose nationwide Common Core standards.
    Chris McDaniel: Opposed restoring budget cuts to Adequate Education Program.
    Cindy Hyde-Smith: Revise Obama big-government rules on US waters.
    Cindy Hyde-Smith: Opposed restoring budget cuts to Adequate Education Program.
    Cindy Hyde-Smith: Supported federal grants to rural charter schools.
    David Baria: Must invest in programs & tools needed by all students.
    David Baria: Opposes vouchers for private schools with public money.
    David Baria: Make 2-year colleges tuition free.
    Erik Fleming: Supports charters, vouchers, and home-schooling.
    Haley Barbour: Expand charter schools; expand dual enrollment.
    Haley Barbour: Opposed restoring budget cuts to Adequate Education Program.
    Jensen Bohren: Put the focus on educating the students, not on profits.
    Jim Hood: Statewide, universal, public pre-kindergarten program.
    Jim Hood: Increase teacher pay until state reaches regional average.
    Jim Hood: Keep students here by keeping college debt down.
    Mike Espy: Public dollars should go toward public schools--period.
    Mike Espy: Increase teacher pay; fund teacher training programs.
    Mike Espy: Expand apprenticeship/job training programs.
    Phil Bryant: Privately funded Opportunity Scholarship for failing schools.
    Phil Bryant: $15M for literacy; and merit pay for teachers.
    Phil Bryant: Supports "effective" public schools but not Initiative 42.
    Phil Bryant: Remove barriers to charter schools.
    Phil Bryant: Loosen regulations around associate degrees.
    Phil Bryant: Parents should have school choice.
    Phil Bryant: Teachers deserve first pay raise since 2014.
    Robert Foster: Why build duplicate private schools and public schools?
    Robert Foster: School choice has its place, but we must be very careful.
    Robert Foster: No free community college; focus on vo-tech.
    Robert Foster: Too much emphasis on trying to send every kid to college.
    Robert Foster: Make pay raise for teachers a priority in Jackson.
    Robert Foster: Allow autonomy for school districts to experiment.
    Robert Gray: Supports Initiative 42 & full public school funding.
    Roger Wicker: Support tax-free savings accounts for private school costs.
    Roger Wicker: Opposes refinancing student loans at lower rates.
    Ronnie Musgrove: Remove the 5% cap on teacher pay.
    Ronnie Musgrove: Universities: settle the Ayers Case.
    Tate Reeves: Public charter schools in failing districts.
    Tate Reeves: $2 million for a private school vouchers.
    Tate Reeves: Let's pay our teachers as much as we can possibly afford.
    Tate Reeves: Job training lifts people out of poverty, into proud work.
    Tate Reeves: Ensure parental choice to save children from bad districts.
    Vicki Slater: Constitutional provision to fully fund public schools.
Energy & Oil
    Bill Waller: Gas tax to sustainably fund roads & bridges.
    Chris McDaniel: No subsidies for wind and solar.
    Cindy Hyde-Smith: Voted to repeal the Clean Power Plan.
    David Baria: Develop renewables; regulate greenhouse gases.
    David Baria: Limit greenhouse gases; support renewable energy.
    Jensen Bohren: Total shift to green energy sources and transportation.
    Jim Hood: Consumer guide on solar power panels and tax breaks.
    Mike Espy: Must get serious about tackling climate change.
    Phil Bryant: Support energy development and investment.
    Roger Wicker: Human cause of climate change isn't settled.
    Tate Reeves: Developing rural areas could provide viable energy resources.
    Vicki Slater: Develop energy, but balance it with environmental concerns.
Environment
    Chris McDaniel: Uphold property rights; oppose Supreme Court's Kelo decision.
    Chris McDaniel: Supported Katrina relief, but some funds were misspent.
    David Baria: Prioritize protecting the environment, but no us-vs.-them.
    Jim Hood: Provide relief & protection after oil spills & hurricanes.
    Jim Hood: BP spill continues to harm coast's environment and economy.
    Robert Foster: Stand with farmers; fight EPA over-regulation.
    Thad Cochran: The Quiet Persuader: Got $29B for Katrina rebuilding.
    Trent Kelly: Rein in unelected bureaucrats at the EPA.
    Vicki Slater: Use BP settlement money to rehabilitate marine life.
Families & Children
    Bill Waller: 2015: Let same-sex couples divorce.
    Bill Waller: Follows "Billy Graham rule": never alone with a woman.
    Chris McDaniel: Hip-hop culture values prison more than college.
    Jim Hood: 2015: Let same-sex couples divorce.
    Jim Hood: No "Billy Graham rule": Treat female journalists the same.
    Phil Bryant: Healthy Teens for a Better Mississippi: 2-parent families.
    Phil Bryant: Support Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs.
    Phil Bryant: $34M for new Department of Child Protection Services.
    Phil Bryant: Pro-active on needs of foster children.
    Robert Foster: Refused ride-along with lone female reporter.
    Robert Foster: I made a vow to my wife to not be alone with another woman.
    Tate Reeves: Creating family-friendly environment was a platform priority.
    Tate Reeves: No "Billy Graham rule": Treat female journalists the same.
Foreign Policy
    Chris McDaniel: Opposed Sec. Def. Hagel as "too soft on Iran".
    Chris McDaniel: Divest state contracts from any investments in Iran.
    Phil Bryant: Divest state contracts from any investments in Iran.
Free Trade
    David Baria: Tariffs have negative impact on Mississippians.
    Mike Espy: Experience in negotiating multilateral trade treaties.
    Phil Bryant: Mississippi is part of global market, from Tel Aviv to Tokyo.
    Robert Foster: Support tariffs on China; assist farmers when hurt by them.
    Roger Wicker: Tariffs hurt, but end results will be greater opportunities.
    Travis Childers: End tax breaks for big corporations that ship jobs overseas.
Government Reform
    Chris McDaniel: Photo ID for voting.
    Chris McDaniel: Require photo ID to vote.
    Chris McDaniel: Voter ID yes; rehabilitated felons voting no.
    Cindy Hyde-Smith: Reverse one-size-fits-all rules on livestock haulers.
    David Baria: Government should be a straight shooter & disclose actions.
    David Baria: More campaign finance disclosure from lobbyists & candidates.
    David Baria: Nonpartisan redistricting commission to avoid gerrymandering.
    Jensen Bohren: Prohibit all campaign donations from corporations.
    Jim Hood: Apply "Open Records Act" to state legislative email.
    Jim Hood: Let retired teachers keep pensions AND serve in legislature.
    Robert Foster: Enact sunset legislation; roll back rules and regulations.
    Robert Foster: Power corrupts all men; long-time candidates owe many favors.
    Roger Wicker: Opposes limiting campaign donations, and opposes disclosure.
    Tate Reeves: Emails with PERS revealed by public records request.
    Tate Reeves: Eliminate unfair licensing regulations.
    Thad Cochran: OpEd: Earmarked spending brings federal funds to Mississippi.
    Vicki Slater: Hold referendum on Confederate flag; it's time to revisit.
Gun Control
    Chris McDaniel: Preserve the rights of gun owners.
    Chris McDaniel: Blames rising gun violence on "hip-hop" culture.
    Chris McDaniel: Opposes more gun restrictions.
    Chris McDaniel: Concealed carry for retired cops, even in public parks.
    Cindy Hyde-Smith: Concealed carry for retired cops, even in public parks.
    David Baria: I support 2nd Amendment along with rest of Bill of Rights.
    David Baria: Common-sense measures, like restrict semi-automatic weapons.
    Haley Barbour: Concealed carry for retired cops, even in public parks.
    Jensen Bohren: Moratorium on studying gun violence must be lifted.
    Jim Hood: Guns ok on school property, with enhanced license.
    Phil Bryant: Protect schools from violence with active shooter drills.
    Robert Foster: Second amendment is final check & balance in Constitution.
    Roger Wicker: More gun control laws are not the answer to gun problems.
    Tate Reeves: Pro-gun rights; lowered barriers to concealed carry.
Health Care
    Bill Waller: More accessible, quality health care to address crisis.
    Bill Waller: Consider some form of Medicaid expansion in MS.
    Bill Waller: Address uncompensated care at rural hospitals.
    Bill Waller: Work with federal government to expand Medicaid in MS.
    Chris McDaniel: Repeal ObamaCare to let our economy flourish.
    Cindy Hyde-Smith: Against ObamaCare; but sought ObamaCare funding.
    David Baria: ObamaCare should be expanded to reach everyone.
    David Baria: Improve ObamaCare without weakening it.
    Erik Fleming: Supports tax-free medical savings accounts.
    Jensen Bohren: Cut out middleman and use the taxes for Medicare-For-All.
    Jim Hood: Sue drug companies for over-charging Medicaid.
    Jim Hood: Accept federal dollars to help struggling rural hospitals.
    Jim Hood: Uncovered industry-wide plan to inflate drug prices.
    Mike Espy: Shore up rural hospitals; expand Medicaid.
    Mike Espy: Number one priority will be to expand Medicaid.
    Phil Bryant: ObamaCare adds 300,000 entitlements; get people off Medicaid.
    Phil Bryant: Expand MS School of Medicine; 1,000 new doctors by 2025.
    Phil Bryant: The feds won't pay for their share of Medicaid expansion.
    Phil Bryant: Medicaid patients are responsible for bad choices.
    Robert Foster: Expand Medicaid with contribution of monthly fee.
    Robert Foster: Reform our monopolistic Certificate of Need laws.
    Robert Foster: Reform Medicaid to cover 300,000 more Mississippians.
    Robert Foster: ObamaCare is bad policy, but let's get Mississippi our share.
    Robert Foster: Consider some form of Medicaid expansion.
    Robert Foster: Everyone has access to healthcare; issue is affordability.
    Robert Foster: Work with federal government to expand Medicaid in MS.
    Robert Gray: Medicaid expansion & health-care exchanges would create jobs.
    Roger Wicker: Repeal massive overhaul of America's healthcare system.
    Ronnie Musgrove: Medical Education Scholarships for rural doctors.
    Ronnie Musgrove: Invest in state employees' health plan, despite budget.
    Ronnie Musgrove: Protect Mississippi's Health Care Trust Fund.
    Ronnie Musgrove: Enrolled 50,000 in the Children's Health Insurance Program.
    Tate Reeves: Let's find solutions instead of over-institutionalizing.
    Tate Reeves: Invest in health care without succumbing to big government.
    Vicki Slater: Celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling in support of ObamaCare.
    Vicki Slater: Expand Medicaid, and push Legislature to accept it.
Homeland Security
    Bill Waller: Served in Army National Guard & then on state Supreme Court.
    Chris McDaniel: Waterboarding was effective on suspected 9/11 terrorists.
    Chris McDaniel: Why are Muslims never portrayed as villains by Hollywood?
    Chris McDaniel: Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal.
    Dick Cheney: Steady, focused, relentless campaign against US enemies.
    Jensen Bohren: Our vets don't deserve the treatment they have received.
    Phil Bryant: Veterans treatment courts: 2nd chance for convicted vets.
    Roger Wicker: Robust defense spending for our national security.
    Ronnie Musgrove: Favors death penalty for terrorists.
    Tate Reeves: Honor Vietnam Veteran's service with 50th anniversary book.
    Trent Kelly: Investigate wait time manipulation at VA hospitals.
Immigration
    Bill Waller: National Guard is reasonable for border security.
    Chris McDaniel: Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry.
    Cindy Hyde-Smith: No to DACA, breaking immigration laws has consequences.
    David Baria: Against President Trump's immigration policies.
    David Baria: Path to citizenship for DREAMers; earned path for others.
    Jim Hood: Stay out of DACA fights; it's a federal issue.
    Mike Espy: DACA recipients should be allowed to stay in US.
    Robert Foster: No sanctuary: report illegal criminals.
    Robert Foster: Liberal governors ignore federal immigration law.
    Roger Wicker: De-fund DREAMer programs; oppose path for citizenship.
    Tate Reeves: Supports law enforcement inquiry into immigration status.
    Travis Childers: Signed anti-amnesty pledge: don't reward lawbreakers.
Jobs
    Cindy Hyde-Smith: Protect our business & jobs in Mississippi agriculture.
    Cindy Hyde-Smith: Leave wage policies to state and local leaders.
    David Baria: Raise minimum wage for state businesses to $9/hr.
    Mike Espy: Protections for essential workers, paid family/medical leave.
    Phil Bryant: My first job: every Mississippian who wants a job has one.
    Phil Bryant: $50M for Keep Mississippi Working Fund & workforce training.
    Phil Bryant: Mississippi Model: Cutting red tape increases jobs.
    Phil Bryant: Apprenticeship program boosts economy.
    Tate Reeves: Protect manufacturers from unfair union negotiating tactics.
Principles & Values
    Bill Waller: Service to God, to family, to state and country.
    Bill Waller: I'm a Republican; but voting in Democratic primaries ok.
    Chris McDaniel: Tied to Tea Party and endorsed by conservative groups.
    Chris McDaniel: Revive America's Christian foundation.
    Chris McDaniel: OpEd: Cochran accused of courting blacks for runoff vote.
    Chris McDaniel: Judeo-Christian values established our government framework.
    Chris McDaniel: Runoff recount denied by Mississippi Supreme Court.
    Cindy Hyde-Smith: Promoted resolution celebrating Confederacy.
    Jensen Bohren: Protect our inalienable rights.
    Jim Hood: End self-dealing in Jackson.
    Jim Hood: 1890 law requires winning majority AND state House districts.
    Jim Hood: 1890s election law designed to disenfranchise blacks.
    Phil Bryant: Four fundamental beliefs guide our plan for the future.
    Phil Bryant: Add 'In God We Trust' to Mississippi State Seal.
    Phil Bryant: Created Imagine Mississippi PAC for post-term-limit career.
    Rev. Jesse Jackson: Abolish runoff elections; they hurt black candidates.
    Robert Foster: Conservative outsider; aligned with Trump on social media.
    Ronnie Musgrove: 1999: elected by state House vote, after plurality win.
    Tate Reeves: Aligns God with prayers for both state and nation.
    Tate Reeves: Mississippi is headed in the right direction.
    Tate Reeves: AdWatch: defend "In God We Trust" on new car tag.
    Tate Reeves: We're all on the same team, made in the image of God.
    Thad Cochran: First elected in 1978; still undecided about 2014 retirement.
    Thad Cochran: AdWatch: American Conservative Union's lowest-scored Senator.
    Trent Lott: Led the Singing Senators, and started Seersucker Thursdays.
Social Security
    David Baria: Work hard to protect people's Social Security benefits.
    David Baria: Protect Social Security from privatization.
    Jim Hood: Let public employees run for office & still draw pensions.
    Jim Hood: Encourage more state retirees to run for state legislature.
    Roger Wicker: Let workers invest portion in private accounts.
    Vicki Slater: Fight to keep 100% full pensions for retirees.
Tax Reform
    David Baria: Fight for real tax relief that won't benefit the rich.
    David Baria: Trump tax cuts are giveaway to top 1%.
    Haley Barbour: Cut budget by $700M, instead of raising taxes.
    Jensen Bohren: Elect those who actually represent us, not themselves.
    Jim Hood: Tax cuts to wealthy caused mental health budget cuts.
    Robert Foster: Excise and sales tax, rather than income and property tax.
    Robert Foster: Sales taxes are best; poor pay more but are taken care of.
    Robert Foster: Eliminate Mississippi's personal income tax.
    Roger Wicker: Trump tax cuts give job creators more capital to invest.
    Tate Reeves: Reduce taxes to help small business.
    Tate Reeves: We need a bold move: elimination of the income tax.
Technology
    Bill Waller: Tax swap to fund infrastructure.
    Bill Waller: More funds to take care of our crumbling roads and bridges.
    Bill Waller: Fixing roads and bridges so far? A raindrop in a puddle.
    Cindy Hyde-Smith: Favors regulation of lab grown meat products.
    David Baria: Day one he will focus on repairing national infrastructure.
    Jensen Bohren: Net Neutrality is fair to all, keeps manipulators at bay.
    Jim Hood: Focused Attorney General's office on cybercrime.
    Jim Hood: We need to get back to swinging hammers and building bridges.
    Jim Hood: Put some money where your mouth is on infrastructure.
    Jim Hood: Sued Google for data mining & marketing student information.
    Mike Espy: Ensure quality broadband access for every Mississippian.
    Phil Bryant: Diabetes Telehealth Initiative for complex coordinated care.
    Robert Foster: Resist flashy projects, but must do critical infrastructure.
    Robert Foster: Gas tax instead of income tax, for infrastructure.
    Robert Gray: Invest the Rainy Day Fund on infrastructure.
    Tate Reeves: Diverting $600M to Strategic Infrastructure Investment Fund.
    Tate Reeves: Invest in critical infrastructure, including internet access.
War & Peace
    David Baria: Syria used chemical weapons against its own civilians.
    Dick Cheney: Iraq is the central front in the war on terror.
    Roger Wicker: Withdraw from Iran nuke deal, and step up sanctions.
    Roger Wicker: Withdraw from Iran nuclear treaty & make better deal.
Welfare & Poverty
    Chris McDaniel: No welfare state: "I'm not going to do anything for you".
    Chris McDaniel: Liberty, not 100 years of begging for federal scraps.
    Jensen Bohren: Paycheck to paycheck is an abominable way to exist.
    Phil Bryant: Focus on jobs for those who need public assistance.
    Phil Bryant: Create the Mississippi Faith-Based Advisory Council.
    Tate Reeves: Overhaul welfare program; eliminate fraud & abuse.


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  • David Baria Democratic candidate for Mississippi U. S. Senator Mississippi
  • Dick Cheney Former Republican Vice President
  • Erik Fleming Democratic Challenger (2008) Mississippi
  • Haley Barbour Mississippi Former Republican Governor (2004-2012)
  • Jensen Bohren Democratic candidate for Mississippi U. S. Senator Mississippi
  • Jim Hood Mississippi Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger
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  • Robert Foster Mississippi Republican challenger for Governor
  • Robert Gray Mississippi Democratic 2015 Gubernatorial Nominee
  • Roger Wicker Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative Mississippi
  • Ronnie Musgrove Mississippi Former Democratic Governor (2000-2003)
  • Tate Reeves Mississippi Republican candidate for governor
  • Thad Cochran Republican Sr Senator Mississippi
  • Travis Childers Democratic Senate challenger Mississippi
  • Trent Kelly Republican House Member U.S. Rep Mississippi-1
  • Trent Lott Mississippi Republican candidate for governor
  • Vicki Slater Mississippi Democratic 2015 Gubernatorial candidate (lost primary)

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