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When they cast their ballots, Mississippians knew just how pro-life Sen. Hyde-Smith was

Nov 28, 2018

By Dave Andrusko

Around 9:30 last night, pro-abortion Democrat Mike Espy conceded that he had lost the special runoff election in Mississippi to pro-life Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. NRL News Today posted a story within an hour.

In her acceptance speech, Hyde-Smith said, “The reason I was elected tonight — because the people in Mississippi, they know me, and they know that I’m going to represent everybody. I always have; that’s always been the case.”

Hyde-Smith, who was appointed senator by Gov. Bryant on April 8, also emphasized her experience. “This is not my first race. This is the sixth race that I have won. I’ve been on the ballot five times before this. Mississippians know me. Other people try to turn it into something that it’s not, and they don’t believe them. They know who I am. I’ve been around awhile, and I have a long, very good history — very good record of public service. They know who I am.”

A day later what additional information might we garner?

*Pro-life President Donald Trump (as they say) pulled out all the stops to ensure that when the 2018 midterm elections finally were completed, the Republican majority in the Senate would grow by two seats, to 53. It would seem that the President would have a less contentious time securing Senate confirmation for the lower courts.

You would assume this would be a big boost if the President has another opportunity to make an appointment to the Supreme Court. But if we learned anything (actually, we learned a lot) about the gutter-level assaults by pro-abortion Democrats on now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh, it is that there is no level to which Democrats will not stoop to attempt to block a Trump Supreme Court nominee.

*Sure, it was true that in 2016 President Trump carried the state of Mississippi by nearly 18 points over mega-pro-abortion Hillary Clinton. But yesterday was a special runoff election to fill the remaining two years of pro-life Senator Thad Cochran’s term. And it was the second election in less than a month because no candidate in a crowded field won 50% in the general election held November 6.

Which is simply to say nothing could be taken for granted, certainly nothing about the size of the turnout. That’s why it was critically important President Trump made two trips in two different parts of the state—Tupelo and Biloxi— on Monday.

*Democrats won control of the House of Representatives by running candidates who, in many cases, portrayed themselves as moderates.

Moreover, CNN’s Alice Stewart, who was gushy in her praise of Espy and considerably less so of Hyde-Smith, nonetheless observed

Perhaps many voters took note of neighboring Senator Doug Jones, who campaigned for Espy. …Jones won in December of 2017, in large part by claiming he would serve as a conservative. However, since taking office Senator Jones has been a reliable vote for the Democratic agenda, including his vote against Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

We are seeing similar feints right now in the battle over whether pro-abortion Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.) becomes the House Majority Leader in January. A number of newcomers told constituents they would not vote for Pelosi to become Majority Leader. So Pelosi is employing various stratagems to allow them to cast a preliminary vote against her when it doesn’t really matter. Finally

*After Hyde-Smith prevailed last night, President Trump tweeted, “We are all very proud of you.”

Likewise you should be proud of what National Right to Life did on behalf of Sen. Hyde-Smith. To name just a few, National Right to Life reached more than 60,000 pro-life Mississippians. We ran radio ads statewide, mailed brochures, distributed literature drop flyers, made Get-out-the-vote calls, and shared videos, memes, and articles on social media.

When they cast their ballots. Mississippians knew just how pro-life Sen. Hyde-Smith was.

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