I hope that, at the very least, we don't get an anti-vaccine nut like Andy Gipson in charge. The guy was pushing exemptions in the legislature a decade ago, so you know he's a true believer and not a cynical opportunist.
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Agreed. I voted for "the 420 guy" in 2019, but enthusiastically voted for Tate in 2023. I believe he has been the best governor of my adult life.
He’s more physically appealing than the perpetually pasty and chubby Tate. Just sayin ’…
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It's at least both. All the Favre stuff was also done at JSU but you don't hear anything about that. Also Shad wanted to be completely involved with the Favre story/lawsuit/whatever. He just screams political. He was an accountant that did a good job where people hadn't before him. That doesn't make he feel like he'd be a great governor. It just says he knows what he's doing when it comes to auditing the books. Had he not made things so political then I'd likely be more in favor of him. Again why not make things fair. Why not mention the way southern did things JSU did as well.
I think it’s been established in this thread that he’s not actually an accountant by schooling. Undergrad in Economics and Poli science . Very impressive resume, but not an accountant, although I’m sure he knows more of it than most.
Not the biggest fan of Blackburn but the things she claiming to fix already have counter-measures in place. And her claims of putting "washington bureacrates in their place" are somewhat ironic considering its the lack of term- limits that have given people like her a career in politics. That said, i don't see her breaking anything that Lee has built.
She’s not at all impressive to me. Just seems like a generic political grifter who will say or do whatever most efficiently gets her ahead. Very common.
I was told he would be someone that could set all the gains we have made as a State back. He is not wanted at all buy businesspeople.
That would be my concern. He seems pretty genuine to me, by the low bar of politicians, but I gotta think he is limited in economic understanding and probably doesn’t know how much he doesn’t know.
Even for a politician, Andy Gipson is absolutely shameless in his self-promotion. It's past goofy.
I think people he grew up with in Brandon are a little surprised he's been as successful as he's been in politics.
Have the people in Brandon he grew up with SEEN the rest of our successful politicians?
She sucks. I don't know why they want her so badly. A do nothing leader is a weak leader.
You aren't wrong. The lobbying firms usually pick so it's a wash anyway. That's why Waller never had a chance when he ran. He was going to stop lobbying in Mississippi until he realized that was going to stop him from getting the "votes". He later went back and stated that he would allow lobbying just not during legislative season.
When I asked around who people were voting for/ why not Waller the answer was always that he didn't have a chance to beat the Democrat.. In Mississippi for governor...
The lobbying firms pick who is next and that's whose agenda is pushed..
I bet that you think Bennie has done a great job.
It's always interesting how it never fails, anyone with Mississippi State ties gets
on in here.Yea, Waller didnt win for multiple reasons.
-He never had run for statewide office, so had no name id
-Qualified to run on the last possible day, and had no established fundraising or campaign organization. Tate had been running for Governor for years and amassed a warchest
-Waller supported Medicaid expansion and a fuel tax (without a proposed offset) in a Republican primary. No bueno.
-And Waller saying he wouldn't allow lobbying as Governor has the same effect as you and I saying it. Governor does not set the laws, Legislature does. The Governor's position in MS is very weak constitutionally, and is primarily tasked with being the figurehead/cheerleader, economic development and making appointments
I'm not saying none of his behavior is genuine. My point is that he often leans into it so heavily that it starts to feel performative rather than authentic. When someone constantly emphasizes how "real" or "down-to-earth" they are, it's reasonable to question whether some of it is image management.
And yes, I recognize that he's accomplished good things as Ag Commissioner. But that's true of most politicians—having a record of legitimate accomplishments doesn't automatically make someone above scrutiny or immune from the influence of donors and special interests.
What I found funny was the suggestion that he's somehow incapable of being "on the take." That's a much stronger claim than simply saying he's done a good job. Given his close ties to the agricultural industry and rich farmers, it's odd to assume he's uniquely insulated from the same financial pressures and incentives that affect other politicians.
They could do worse I suppose. Georgia might elect Keisha Lance Bottoms.I bet that you think Bennie has done a great job.
It's always interesting how it never fails, anyone with Mississippi State ties gets
I am the Yancy Porter of political airplane observation. Be glad I left out the parts about the restroom and his dance moves**
Shad does a good job of (mostly) busting 60 year old grandmothers who fudge on their time sheet.
plot twist, FreeDawg is Andy.
If Keisha Lance Bottoms were a better and more competent politican, she would be president of the United States right now. No, really.
As a medical professional, I can’t help but think of lancing bottoms when i hear her name
. Lowest common denominator voter will eat that shite up.
The point I'm making is that Biden was close to picking Bottoms to be his running mate in 2020, but decided she'd be too much of a drag on the ticket and went with Harris instead. If Bottoms had been a better and more competent politician, she would have been picked by Biden to be on his ticket, served as VP, and inherited the 2024 Democratic nomination.
Harris was a pretty poor candidate but still came pretty close to winning. A better candidate (such as the hypothetical alternate Bottoms I'm imagining) probably does win.
In the real world, she's a mediocre politician who will probably ride the blue wave into office in 2026 and the red wave out of office in 2030.
First, age discrimination, now visual-looks discrimination. Wow, I know the Pack meets a lot of low standards, and this doesn't help at all. Regardless, Shad White seems to emphasize a big DOGE type effort in government. I'm just ok with Tater Tot, but if feels like sometimes, he's just treading water.
Keisha Lance Bottoms is less electable nationally than Kamala which is an accomplishment
I know right, what the 17 is normalcy now even. Things have gotten so shi* it’s almost hard to tell..
I generally agree with you and I was a big Jim Hood supporter. Having said that, MS has missed out on billions in health care money by not expanding Medicaid. Our hospitals’ plan should have been adopted.
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The MSU alumnae‘s star is falling more and more. She should have been happy to be where she currently just got elected to be, but now throwing her hat in the ring for governor makes her seem less grateful for her position. She could have easily sat this election out and waited for the next. Between this and the incredibly horrible campaign ads, she’s making her nearest competitor seem more electable.
Listen, I'll trade heights with Andy tomorrow but I ain't putting on a damn cowboy hat. And the only reason Andy was lucky enough to share an emergency row seat with me is because my son's FC seat was broken and I took one for the team to go sit with the common folk. Left the kids with my wife and mom and I must say, was the most peaceful leg I had on that trip
And that’s fine. I was just pointing out that even though it seems performative he really is that way. It’s going to be an interesting primary for governor that will probably have a runoff. My guess is it will be between White and Fitch
