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Not reading all that but I like this guy and will probably vote for him

Go get'em Phil! One of the smartest people I have had the privilege to work with.

He's a great guy and will definitely have my vote.

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Phil is decent, honest and smart as hell. Unfortunately, those qualities disqualify you for elected office in Mississippi.

Glad to see this - Phil is top notch and will be a great auditor.

He needs to run for Sec. of State so we can avoid Lynn 2.0.

Not the guy that told us that Phil was the TANF whistleblower.

That's not all, but it's already enough.

He will do a good job. Heck, he might even go after some of the "high hanging fruit." Let's just hope he doesn't continue Shad's legacy of the endless press releases touting that he did his job!

Will be great for the soccer community. Haha. Seriously, he has my full support. Great guy and really smart.

He must have the energy and long hours of Trump. Hope he gets the job, so much embezzlement can be eliminated by proven preventive business practices which he can establish.

Phillip is the kind of person the government needs. I am tired of career politicians who have never had to meet a payroll deadline. He doesn't need this job, and from what I know, he doesn't have an ego that needs feeding.
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I don’t know how to interpret anything from “insert sarcasm” but it obviously is not a plus for this Phil guy.

Great man. He’s smart, aggressively pursues the truth, and has unwavering faith. Love seeing this.

Will be great Auditor!

Have known Phil professionally and personally for many years. We are fortunate that someone like him is willing to do this for all the right reasons. He certainly doesn’t need the job but feels he can make a difference. I hope this Mississippi voters can get behind Phil and elect him.

Reading the press release and the comments, all I can think is "Sheeeeeiiit" in Clay Davis enunciation.

Phil Buffington is good man. I’ve known him all my adult life. Smart and honest. We need more people like him running for office versus retreads.

Agreed ! He actually wants to do the job not use it as a stepping stone !

He's deeply involved in the Mississippi Republican Party.....they need someone to be the heir-apparent to the position to cover their tracks. This is why Mississippi never changes.....he will not make a bit of difference, because if he did - he would then he would be crucified by the MS Political Machine. - so after the fanfare, he will fold in to the fold like Shad did, and yes - continue showcasing arrests of the ground fruit to protect his/their own. That's Mississippi - please stop saying this guy is something special. "A good man" or not - he WILL quietly play the game to keep Mississippi at the bottom, and maintain it's present power structure.

Echoing 3:58 PM, Phil is a genuine, smart, nice, family man with great values and honesty. I hope that doesn't disqualify him from winning, because he really is the opposite of most of the ego-maniac politicians that seem to win every office.

Phil's a good man. We went to different high schools together.

State Department of Audit is not a bank. But that's never stopped dumbass Mississippi voters from electing people with zero understanding of the job. Just look at Shad.

Has he made the required trek to Haley's throne room?

When it's nut cuttin' time on the ranch you have to get all of them, not just the low hanging ones.

After having know him for many years, really excited having him want to run. We need more politicians that aren't looking for a career. He will do a great job for Mississippi

Exactly. He's been handpicked by "the party".

Nonsense. He will be a place-holder and do Barbour's bidding.

I've known Phil since 1st through 12th grade and reconnected with him during during our 50th class reunion. He is still the same guy he was in school. Grounded and level headed. He will do well.

A candidate with that many allegiances, allies and golf buddies will never make a good auditor.

Just like a prior auditor who played golf regularly with Rudy Warnock (who was never investigated), this Buffington guy has a country club pedigree which clashes head-on with the expectations of a state auditor.

An auditor should be someone who needs a job, not somebody who wants a position.

So what? IF he wins, we'll betcha $50 he folds like a rickety lawn chair when it comes time to do some real dirty work on behalf of the people. Phil will appear "level headed" which is what they want....but he'll actually be neutered and quiet in reality. Bank on it. See useless Fitch and Shad...and the rest of them. The only reason Shad isn't quiet is because "the guilty dog barks the loudest".
Mississippi government is predominantly an Oxford Fraternity/Sorority within a Baptist Iran...nothing more.