Jackson Jambalaya

Must be a lot of humidity in the polling places today

Hood for govnha

The Little Emperor is nervous.

This ballgame is ovah.

Looks like doughboy is going to steal this one. Is the job really worth spending millions? Anyone know what the ROI is for two terms as governor? A quarter billion? What is Phil's net worth?

Only two MS GOP’ers had the cojones to challenge Deep Tate. I salute them. Trying to save MS from a gelatinous tyrant

Vance has 62% of the vote, with 54% of precincts reporting.

Sounds like a new sheriff's in town!!!!!

So it’s Tate. Now, sincerely, someone tell me why I shouldn’t vote for Hood. I’ll listen. At least he want to eliminate the grocery tax...

It’s Tate!!!
(He’ll beat Hood by a similar margin.)

David Archie...... RIP Hinds County.

Biggest loser of the night is no doubt Robert Foster. Boy Wonder couldn't deliver his home county to Waller and in the process really pissed off Tater.
Put a fork in him as his 15 minutes are over...forever. He might want to consider changing his "rules" as he's gonna be very lonely in his truck for the next 4 years.

I guess I will be helping Mississippi turn Purple. The last election before I migrate to Tennessee. Anyone but Tate!

Hood will be our next Guvnah. I wish him well!

Taggart is sucking hind tit! He’s going down!!!

Suck it Frontier!

Smells like ass in here, an ass-whoopin’ that is!

There are over 120,000 people voting against Tater and I'm willing to gamble will vote against him in the general election. What a loathsome creampuff.

With Tate Reeves as the apparent going-to-be choice of Mississippi, Mississippi gets what it deserves. Bottom place, laughing stock of the country, and all of you good people wonder why.

All you never Tate Democrats that post on here posing as Republicans, see I told you so. Tate will beat Jim Hood like a drum in the general election.

Fitch, please don’t ruin the AGs off by hiring retired troopers. Don’t create a second worthless agency

Until the cowards that are the baby boomers die off, our State and our Country will continue to fall. It will be too late for our State, hopefully not our Country. That spineless generation is the worst thing that’s ever happened to America.

Hello darlin’

Depends. Myers and McGhee would be fine. The Fisher clones would not be fine.

Chuckway, Lee Vance, and Jody Owens is a train wreck waiting to happen. Jackson & Hinds County crime rates will be worse than ever before. And don’t mention Adrienne Wooten & Tommy Green still on the bench letting all of the murderers go free.

What a sad day for Mississippi. A sad day for the rural hospitals that are at risk for closure because Reeves is so damn recalcitrant.

If Jim Hood is elected, what are the chances he would change from Democrat to Republican?

The thing that scares me about voting for Hood is the possibility of a Democrat being in a position to make congressional appointments should there be vacancies.

Someone please convince me voting for Hood wouldn't be a bad thing.

Taggart should have learned from Johnny Black’s defeat. People don’t like negative ads and attacks right at the day of voting.

It’s now up to Tate to form a plan between now and November. I swear, if it’s just the I love trump and the other guys a liberal bs. I’ll vote for Hood. We need someone who can formulate a plan for fixing roads and our capital city. Oh, if he can work on the confederate flag thingy, that’d be great too. Push away from the table Tate and gather some ideas to win my vote for you.

Any of you Waller/Hood whiners and losers threatening to leave the state like the Hollyweirdos leaving the country after Trump kicked Hildabeast' fat butt ? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

@9:19 - sorry doofus, you're gonna lose that bet. And notice that I put 'lose' not 'loose' for all you maroons that don't know the difference.

Since Waller lost, I'm voting for Hood.

Breaking News. Jackson Mississippi ranked as one of the worst real estate markets in the country. 295 of 300. Ahead of Detroit though.

Mississippi just dodged a bullet in the AG's race.

Lee Vance needs to be standing outside the Wynndale Steak House tomorrow afternoon at 4:29 when they open the door a minute later so he can personally take down that MONSTER sized Victor Mason banner complete with Vic's smiling mug that hangs over those waiting on a table. Good riddance Vic.

Foster could have been a hero. Now he's a big zero.

Professor Rozman, is teaching.... Tate take notes..... lol

Great day, Victor is done!!!! But David Archie, WTF!!!!!

“Traditional Mississippi values are the truths that will keep Mississippi headed in the right direction,” Reeves said.

Wait, WHAT?!?! Anyone who says that Mississippi is headed "in the right direction" is either a complete idiot or damned liar. I voted for Haley, I voted for Trump (but that is up for discussion come 2020). For Tate to have given Jim Hood what is among the best campaign sound bites in recent memory after apparently winning the runoff shows just how much trouble the state is in, be it Reeves or Hood as the next guv.

Where are all the “Foster in a landslide” people from yesterday? It’s glorious seeing all of the liberal pseudo Republicans proclaiming their support for Hood tonight. I’ll also enjoy seeing you lose then. Go Tate!

If Tate Reeves is elected the next governor them I'm moving to West Virginia.

Taggart will forever be known as a wannabe that never was. What a slimeball.

If the current results hold, Reeves wins 54-46 - BUT - the coastal counties, especially Jackson and Harrison, had local races that brought out voters and that helped Reeves greatly.

In broad terms and comparatively speaking, a late-to-the-race Waller spent a fraction of what Reeves spent and came within striking distance of an upset. That will serve to encourage some very deep Dem pockets to attempt to flip the Governorship. Those deep pockets don't give a shit beyond the "D" after the name who the next guv might be or how it might affect the state. If those deep pockets decide to start spending, Reeves will not be able to keep up because for the Tate backers, the ROI will be getting more dollars back than they spend but for those willing to spend to flip the race, the ROI will be "Governor [whoever] (D)." I truly feel for Elee and the families. This will be very ugly and I have no doubt every personal or professional mistake Tate or Elee has ever made will be discovered and scrutinized and very likely used as fodder.

If Tate has an ounce of sense, he will go out of his way to court Waller and more importantly, his supporters and then, go above and beyond to live up to whatever promises he might make to them.

Mark Baker is gonna win it all!

Wait...he spent 2,000,000 to place third.....

What a loser

I voted for Waller and the responses of his supporter is embarrassing. What a bunch a whiners. Tater was better organized and raised more money. It was an uphill fight for Waller all along. Quit whining. We may prefer Waller, but Tater out worked him.

Morons like Tate Reeves are the reason for the brain drain.

Actually we did NOT dodge a bullet in the AG's race. We got shot square in the ass electing this pretentious dumb blonde. As is often the case, we get what we deserve. She's already got the Miskelly boys opening up the warehouse doors.

We pissed away a chance to have a professional attorney in the job.

It is a great day for Mississippi. Andy Taggart was defeated.

CONWAY!!

David Archie's victory is great for Hinds County. When you hit rock bottom there is no way to go but up. We have touched bottom. In a few years Hinds County will be headed up.

Right after the election, I suggested that about 7 points was the max potential differential between winner and loser and that was not good for Tate. That was fairly accurate and 54-46ish does not bode well at all for Tate. For him to have anything remotely approaching a lead in the upcoming bloodbath, he needed to beat Waller by at least 14 (57-43) and 18 (59-41) would have been at least an order of magnitude better. Tate's total in the runoff was about 5% less than in the primary and Waller's was about 20% more (albeit in a 2-way versus a 3-way in which the 3rd place Foster had about 17% of that total), but Jimmy Hood got more votes than Tate or even Waller and Foster combined. Granted, it doesn't translate absolutely, but it is still not good at all for Tate because a substantive-but-unknown number of those who voted for Waller or Foster will not vote for Reeves; most Reeves and Foster voters would have voted for Waller over Hood, but how many Waller or Foster voters will get out and vote for Reeves over Hood? It is clear that some number of Waller and Foster voters will vote for Hood over Reeves and Tate cannot count on or even expect a solid rally by Waller and Foster voters over to him. Again, more serious danger for Tate.

As of now and barring anything extraordinary, it'll be about 5 points difference between the winner and loser. Tate cannot win over the "Tater-haters" and he has absolutely no chance with 90ish% of black voters or something north of 80% of Dems. Tate as the MSGOP candidate and Jimmy as the Dem candidate have each had about 45% (with a slight advantage to Tate) of the November vote since each entered the race and short of a very unlikely complete and total meltdown, those votes are locked in. At this point, only about half of the remaining 10% are really in play, again, unless something really unexpected happens.

I'll suggest that tonight/tomorrow morning, it's Jimmy over Tate 51-49ish, but that will change several times back and forth over the coming months of serious ugliness.

Reeves outspent Waller 10-1 and has been in statewide office for 16 years. Why didn't he win in a landslide?

I still can’t believe Taggart’s whole campaign pitch was to amp up the War on Drugs. How ridiculous!

Get ready JH... now tater toter is going to try to penny back on your ideals too, just like he did with Judge Waller’s ideals... talk about flip flopping ( your ideal becomes mine now) just wait and see.. Tater has no plans for the people of the state of MS..white or black rich or poor he’s only thinking about the conservatives and republicans ( the good ole boys kkk views) so he say... Tater does not care for MISSISSIPPI or MISSISSIPPIANS.. WAKE UP FOLKS OF MISSISSIPPI PLEASE!!!!!

BOOM! Suck it Tater Haters

Andy, when you put out lies and misrepresentations you take on risks. Well you lost and are now branded a liar who couldn’t run in his own merits. #liarswillalwaysbeliars

@12:04, because he is as nearly unlikable as Hillary Clinton. If he gets elected, his whiny, entitled attitude will get old quickly.

I'm just a dumb redneck, but how can you justify spending millions of dollars to get elected to a job that only pays $150K?

Clinton republicans were responsible for David (wife beater) Archie being elected. Those idiots voted in Republican rather than democrat. Well, I guess the old saying is true. You get what you vote for. Enjoy!

We are about to be screwed, from all angles.

Mississippi Today proved itself last night as inconsequential on a statewide basis as the JFP is in the metro area. The money donated to that outfit would be better served feeding the poor at Stewpot or the Gateway Rescue Mission or any other soup kitchen in this state.

Curious 7:28 AM. What is Mississippi Today?

Now, for a breath of fresh air. I am glad Tate Reeves won and I believe he will prevail in November. He is not arrogant as so many want to label him; he is a "down to business" numbers man. He is going to have a Lieutenant Governor who is also a financial wizard. Pulling Mississippi upwards in economy and strength is a hard job particularly with a legislature full of those who are only interested in pork. Watch us bloom and grow! We have two men who are devoted to family, faith, and work. Two who husband money well and can wield power well. Two who are on the right side with Washington. Both are qualified and experienced in our State. All of these factors are sign posts to a better Mississippi!

Where do I get a "Don't Blame Me. I Voted For Waller" bumper sticker?

I don't see Waller voters supporting Tate after Tate's dirty politics. Get comfortable saying "Governor Hood".

Some persuasions 7:18 eagerly await the actions.

Hot damn! We can finally get that new road connecting our gated community to the shopping center. Win!

Tate Reeves as governor will do to Mississippi what Ray Mabus did to the Mississippi Democrats. God help us all.

I can't wait to see how Tate handles things when Donald Trump crashes the economy and we don't have any friends or trading partners left. I guess we can all eat whole chickens stuffed with catfish and soybeans for breakfast lunch and dinner.

@8:03 - well said, Tate.
Where is that guy who was taking money on Hood beating Tate in the general? I need to make some easy money. Btw, I voted for Waller.

The New Jim Hood ad "ITS OIC And ME"

The Tater Squad is gonna say "we must come together to stop JH and his liberal agenda". But if the legislature is Rep, that argument doesn't really have merit. Another thing: when Tatertot says he wants to fix roads/bridges and our hospitals...to quote our President to Crooked Hillary "why haven't you done so before now? I mean you've been in government 30 years and you're just thinking of solutions?" The Reps have had control of the state for the last several years and we (the people) are no better off...except their donors and independent contractors working for them. It's time to put a stop to their drunken power & self enrichment and have a check on them. One party in total control can be a dangerous thing.

Weekly called out, 'you are not from here.' true dat! Yankee, Federal, we were true blue! Leads to many trying to convert me to the 'noble lost cause myths.'
The state flag issue, writing that the Republican party had not historical tie to the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia, defeated Andy.
It is a pretty flag, simple, nice colors. I do not like complex state flags.

The proposed flag is worse, looks like the EU flag.

8:03...a little early to be hitting the sauce, huh?

To those of you who believe that Mississippi has been harmed because Tate has no plan--

just wait until Hood tries to implement his.

What will Gov Hood or Gov Reeves do with Public Safety and Corrections? That would be good information to have. Will they continue with the same leadership or is there hope for either agency?

What will Gov Hood or Gov Reeves do with Public Safety and Corrections? That would be good information to have. Will they continue with the same leadership or is there hope for either agency?

Unfortunately my neighbors here on the coast helped get Reeves elected. Everyone touted how he got the BP money dedicated to the coast.
Let’s see.
75% hoes to the coast
Subtract pet projects included in the bill
Add 3 counties that are near the coast to be included in the 75%
Add some bullshit language about the county seat within so many miles but no further north than language??????????
Add stupid shit like the aquarium that will lose money
The coast will be lucky to get 25% of the BP money to do restoration etc.
All the mayors supported Reeves thinking he helped them out. I don’t quite understand the math.
I do wonder rather Delbert will exact revenge on the short shit for the way he was treated the last 8 years though.
Payback can be s bitch sometimes.

@ 8:03am

Curious 7:28 AM. What is Mississippi Today?...............Now, for a breath of fresh air. I am glad Tate Reeves won and I believe he will prevail in November. He is not arrogant as so many want to label him; he is a "down to business" numbers man. He is going to have a Lieutenant Governor who is also a financial wizard. Pulling Mississippi upwards in economy and strength is a hard job particularly with a legislature full of those who are only interested in pork. Watch us bloom and grow! We have two men who are devoted to family, faith, and work. Two who husband money well and can wield power well. Two who are on the right side with Washington. Both are qualified and experienced in our State. All of these factors are sign posts to a better Mississippi!

Bullsh*t!? That lil fat som'icth could give a rats tail about this state!? You hear it in his rhetoric and talking points!? He's as advertised. Full of divisive sh*t!

Delbert I can deal with. Sensible, humble, practical, straight shooter. He walks the walk. But Little Lord Fauntleroy f*ck that som'itch with a prickly pear.

AG, Governor, it's all a side-show. Delbert is sharpening his knives and the streets will run green with the spending he's about to cut.

@9:23 - don't worry, he won't get a chance. The general won't be close.

Go on Hosemann and cut that budget!

State agencies are overstaffed by at least 20% and have not leveraged technology effectively to increase efficiency. The state needs to negotiate its purchasing contracts as an enterprise, seek opportunities to consolidate agencies to eliminate duplication of efforts, open a data center to centralize state-owned records and provide technology platforms for localities who can't afford stand-alone solutions. And, PERS, DPS and Corrections need to be dealt with. Introduce a bill to consolidate school districts for a maximum of one per county, and in the delta and very rural areas consolidate districts across county lines.

Just casually observing the election returns, it appeared a definite correlation of the votes for Reeves/Fitch & Waller/Taggart.
Waller’s concession speech was extremely disappointing. It was definitely not party unifying. It was more of Waller patting himself on his back saying “look what I did”. Waller’s true democratic ideology was expressed as he simply provided Hood with fodder.
Hood’s speech was true Hood; his folksy charm in full array. Hood is the consummate Mississippian politician. Looking at the two political camps on tv, it will be predominantly black versus white.
Reeves’s acceptance speech was well prepared & effectively delivered. Reeves classily paid respectable homage to Waller & then laid out a party approach to defeating Hood.
It would be nitrous to elect a democrat that would be a thorn in the side of our outstanding republican president. With the republicans in control of the federal government, Mississippi could ill afford to elect a democrat.
Fitch was her typical, classy self in her acceptance speech stating that she maintained the high road when confronted with attacks.

@1:12

You drink a lot of Kool-Aid, don't you? Hell, I almost wish Waller would have run as an independent, so he wouldn't be associated with either of these clown parties! MS is getting what it deserves in Reeves and Hood. They are both garbage candidates with no real desire to push the state forward. They are only about special interests.

Waller should have run as a Democrat. His odds were better of running as a common-sense conservative Democrat than running as a moderate Republican. Waller had more political connectivity and claim to the Democratic nomination than Hood did/does. Hood has done extremely little for Mississippi Democrats during his time in office.

@1:43 PM
Why don’t u give the board the benefit of ur proposed electoral process? Maybe u should seek elected office & attempt to implement ur utopia plan. That would certainly educate u on “special interest”.

@ August 28, 2019 at 12:44 PM

State agencies are overstaffed by at least 20%............... have not leveraged technology effectively to increase efficiency................ open a data center to centralize state-owned records and provide technology platforms for localities who can't afford stand-alone solutions...............And, PERS, needs to be dealt with

Everyone say hello to Buck Clarke's sorry pathetic ass showing up as an anonymous poster, regurgitating some got'damn nonsense!?

"open a data center to centralize state-owned records and provide technology platforms for localities who can't afford stand-alone solutions" - what in the entire hell you think Information Technology Services is doing right now? SMH

Cutting agencies another 20% and people wonder why sh*t is so f*cked up right now? Where the hell do you plan on generating the funds to cover the retirement fund when you have fewer people paying into it!?

You must have forgotten that same retirement fund that Tate Reeves as Treasurer f*cked up back in 2005; when he directed a sh*t load of the money into garbage sub-prime mortgage securities at Goldman Sachs!? That was a billion dollar hit back in 2008!? Hell - it took Jim Hood to sue the sorry bastards to recoup $700 million of that.

Nah Buck, glad people kept you from getting a promotion out of the state legislature into a statewide position!

1:12PM wrote, "Just casually observing the election returns, it appeared a definite correlation of the votes for Reeves/Fitch & Waller/Taggart."

Might want to look a little less casually:

RUNOFF:

Tate Reeves
177,036

Bill Waller
149,197

Total - 326,233


Lynn Fitch
165,418

Andy Taggart
152,233

Total - 317,651



PRIMARY:

Tate Reeves
182,979

Bill Waller
124,707

Foster, Robert
66,441

Total - 374,127

Lynn Fitch
160,551

Andy Taggart
103,643

Mark Baker
98,397

Total - 362,591

In the Dem primary:


Jim Hood
199,467

The other six - about 90,000

Total - about 290,000...in a primary whose results were known the second Hood declared (really, well before it was official)

There were fewer total votes cast in the runoff and Reeves and Fitch got fewer votes in the runoff (both of which are common and were expected) but a significant number of voters showed up to vote for Waller and Taggart (not common, but not some divine sign, either) - OR - and this where the shit hits the fan for Tate, they showed up to vote to defeat Tate (which could and likely will matter quite a bit in the general) or against Fitch (which won't likely matter one tiny bit). Thus far, about 7% more people have gone to polls to vote for Hood, in a contest whose outcome was all but known, than have voted for Tate - AND - about 190,000 voters voted for "not Tate" in the primary and over 3/4 of that number did it again in the runoff. Again, ominous for Tate.

Barbour-Musgrove was about 470,000-410,000 (about 52-46, with the remaining 2% split between 3 loonies), which was the last time the guv race was even a real race. That was 16 years ago, about 2 years before Facebook existed at all, about 4 years before the first iPhone, about 5 years before 99% of US population knew who Barack Obama was, and about 6 years anyone knew what in the hell a "Kardashian" was. I'd suggest that quite a bit has changed in those 16 years. (Exhibit 1) MSGOP pols scrambling to show who better licks the shoes of (Exhibit 2) New York developer-turned-President Donald J. Trump. Thus far, about 300,000 Dems went to the polls to cast a vote in a mostly meaningless primary and about 200,000 GOPers said "not Tate" twice. And that was before the knives, chains, and large out-of-state checkbooks really get whipped out. The general election will both ugly and close.

Well tater proved the “money can buy elections” crowd right. If Waller had a comparable sum of campaign cash as tater he would have been the republican nominee for governor. I kept hearing people say tater had no plan or solutions for the state’s problems, well how the hell can he have a plan or solutions when he helped create those problems?? He has nothing of substance to offer the people of this state, he is just another connected idiot who believes he is entitled to the governor’s seat. He will probably lose to hood and will be the biggest embarrassment Haley and Philbilly ever spawned.

This LEO is voting for Jim Hood & Lynn Fitch!!

One comment Jim Hood made in his post election interview really resonated with me, “ when I am elected I will put an end to this corruption”. How many years has Jim Hood been the chief law enforcement person in MS? How many corrupt people has he prosecuted? I did not know the governor was responsible for prosecuting corruption. I thought the Attorney General was. Funny how things get turned around in politics.

This TAURUS is voting for Tate Reeves!!

Hard to endure politicians claiming to be the most conservative. I no longer grasp what conservative means in Mississippi to most voters. Pork rules in this great State.
Do I even vote in the fall? Does it matter? Probably.

All this chatter about cutting back state agencies. Meanwhile we have people like Barbour trotting Lynn Fitch in and out of agencies and Reeves with designs on doing the same. These places are all employment agencies - political spoils for the winners.

Further meanwhile, Taggart on day 1 would have been desk-deep reviewing cases and opportunities for cases while Fitch will be flying out to Dallas to choose wallpaper and teak-wood filing cabinets.

Imagine this if Haley gets his way: Eight years of Tater followed eight years of Fitch. And by then, Haley will be alongside Willie Morris and another witch.

@750

Well this LEO is voting for Tate.

6:45 wrote, "Well tater proved the “money can buy elections” crowd right. If Waller had a comparable sum of campaign cash as tater he would have been the republican nominee for governor."

Maybe, but probably not. Money was at best tertiary to the runoff. Waller lost because he chose to ignore a cardinal rule of late 20th and early 21st century politics: nice guys generally do not win political contests. Somewhat to Tate's credit, he was as gentlemanly as a 21st century office-seeker might be expected in such circumstances. If Tate really spent millions "on the runoff" (DURING the runoff isn't the same as ON the runoff), it was a major blunder and waste of campaign funds he will need later. Waller can perhaps console himself (and I hope he does) with the fact that he did remain (mostly - the birthday party commercial was a bit, er, childish, pardon the pun) a gentleman. He lost, but he did so without resorting to the excessive unpleasantness that typifies modern campaigning. In any event, what is coming will make the runoff seem like an uncontested race in Mayberry circa 1962.

As an aside, Waller endorsing Tate is problematic since Hood and Waller share several arguments that Tate has very publicly and very firmly opposed. Some of those shared arguments, if properly implemented, would be of long-term benefit to the citizens, but not to various "special interests." If Waller does want to eventually endorse Tate, both better be very careful lest it provide Jimmy (and his backers) with real ammunition.