As Cochran Courts Blacks, Tea Party Vows to Police Polls

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As Cochran Courts Blacks, Tea Party Vows to Police Polls

By JONATHAN WEISMAN at the New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/25/us/politics/thad-cochran-chris-mcdaniel-mississippi-senate-primary.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=LedeSum&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. — With polls closed in the Republican Senate primary runoff here, Senator Thad Cochran’s campaign on Tuesday evening was left to rely on a strong turnout from traditional black Democrats in his effort to defeat his Tea Party-backed opponent, State Senator Chris McDaniel. But turnout in African-American precincts appeared to be low, and McDaniel supporters were optimistic.

The hard feelings generated by the race were also in evidence, with both conservative groups and the N.A.A.C.P. sending out poll watchers to look for what they considered to be fraud or intimidation. The United States Justice Department also said that it was “aware of concerns about voter intimidation and is monitoring the situation.”



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[Thinkingabout]

1. Though this is a Republican runoff when you GOTV things change. Listen up, if you think you are

a small piece of sand on a large beach, lots of pieces make a big dune. We can unite, run grass roots campaigns, stuff Congress with Democrats which will support our Democrat president in 2016.