Jackson Jambalaya

I'm headed to Popeye's to get a chicken sandwich.....wish me luck!

Very light turnout at my NE Jackson precinct at noon today. Not sure what to make of that, if anything.

Hearing Tater Tot surged at the end. Tater by 10.

12:52- Tate is very nervous and should be. No way by 10.

skipped the Dent Thomas Senate seat. neither a viable choice

Mississippi loses with Hood or Tate. Delbert no help either. I voted for Bill Waller(again).

I'll admit to what I voted anonymously. Hood was the only D on my ballot. Otherwise a write in for any non competitive elections.

No way Hood wins. Whites aren't crossing over.

I moved to Texas this year and my vote today was to prevent the state from instituting an income tax (God bless Texas!). If I were still in Mississippi, my conservative butt would be voting for a Democrat for governor for the first time ever.

I have many friends in Mississippi...many conservative friends...and none of them are voting Tater. If he wins he'll be the least popular governor since Musgrove.

I never thought I'd wish for Jim Hood to be governor.

As a life long Republican and always voting for Republicans, I voted for Hood. Just can't stand Tate and his lies and politics of hate. I did vote for all other Republicans.

hood only d on my ballot. when given the choice of a D or no one, i voted a write in-bugs bunny. paper ballot. clinton. white R. did cross over, 1:35..

goofy Ray mabus robo call sealed it for me to vote Fitch.

1:35 "Whites aren't crossing over". What kind of assinine statement is that? You must've emerged from your basement to cast your narrow little vote today. Good for you for exercising your right. However, I am white. I am typically a Republican voter. I crossed over today as are many, many people that I know. So, yes, there is a way.

Same as 1:34PM for me. Hood, then all republicans. Not that it mattered much, it was mostly unopposed...

Hey 1:35PM. I'm white, male, late 40's and voted Hood as the only D on my ticket.

I tire of seeing candidates campaigning with their sleeves rolled up. How lame.

Here's a prediction: Reeves 48.5%, Hood 45.5%, Singletary [the marijuana guy] 3.0%, Hickingbottom 2.0%, other 1.0%. The House decides, and we all know how that will turn out.

Vote Independent. Vote 420! :)

If you think Hood has any chance you probably should spend less time in insluar Jackson and Oxford.

What hot local races are there, if any?

It kills me to vote for a Democrat, but I did it for Hood, and for Mississippi.

Anyone know the odds on Joe Moe being the HBC for the MSU Bulldogs next season? Heard from a source (2 degrees removed from current players) that he's probably gone.

Today's vote is between a moderate Republican (Hood) and an extreme Republican (Reeves). Don't be extreme.

I am a R in national politics but I voted D for Gov, and LT Gov. I would be plenty happy to have a Hood/Hughes team in charge of our great state.

So fun to watch the read tantrums from the petulant Waller voters as they go for Hood. They are no different than the McDaniel voters they condemned in 2014.

52.7 doughboy to 47.3 conway.

Upperclass white male here. I voted for Hood and I won't be voting for Trump in 2020. I wish a Libertarian would run.

Another white, historically Republican voter who cast a vote for Hood this morning. It's time for a change. We don't need Boss Hog 3.0 or Lock Jaw Phil 2.0.

Doughboy and Conway won't add up to 100%. Minor candidates will get a small vote total.

Another troll infested JJ thread.

Karl Banks all the way!

"52.7 doughboy to 47.3 conway."

I generally agree with the numbers, but who gets which is a pick 'em. Hell, for 5-to-1, I'd put at least a hundred on a recount, for 10-to-1, I'd go at least 500, and for 20-to-1, I'd put at least another 100 on "goes to the legislature." I'd also put a 20, even odds, on "most write-in votes in Mississippi guv election" just for fun.

For the non-sporting types, I'm going with: 5 points max separates the winner from the loser, it is very likely to be in the 1-2 point range, and going to the legislature isn't all that far-fetched.

As to who will win, I am much more certain about that: it will be Reeves or Hood as the next governor.

Upperclass white male here.

Define upperclass? Otherwise, bullshit.

I am a R in national politics but I voted D for Gov, and LT Gov. I would be plenty happy to have a Hood/Hughes team in charge of our great state.

So you voted for Trump? Should be easy to admit.

...and an extreme Republican (Reeves) ...

Extreme how? Be specific.

Anyone voting D in the national is voting to throw away the 2nd. Hopefully the NYRSPA v. NYC will implement strict scrutiny and that will cease to be a problem.

Can anyone confirm if Singletary is on the ballot? He is the 420 candidate!

Hood may do well among Metro whites, but I don't see the rurals voting for him. They've bit into Trump hook, line, and sinker.

Im moving to Texas where they have great roads and ZERO state income taxes. None. Nada. Living in Mississippi represents a loss of over $1M over about 30 years, exclusive of private school tuition and $2500 car tags. Unless you own an established going concern your kids are interested in, help them get the hell out of here.

I think I worked for 3:29 once...

He always let everybody know he was "Upperclass".

While many of you are proudly coming here declaring your independence from the MSGOP machine by voting for Hood, unfortunately it does not reflect the view of the majority of hicks and hayseeds in the rest of Mississippi. Trump has them motivated, and they will support Tater out of fear and loathing rather than an inspiring vision.

These comments are already funny.

Credit to the liberal trolls.
They finally planned a coordinated attack during their last 48 hours.

(Same as the Luftwaffe at Palermo during 1943).
But that didn't work out for the Luftwaffe.

I'm sorry.
That was a World War II reference . . . which may be too intense for some "progressives".

People coming here claiming to be white Republicans voting democrat are just saying that because they don't have any more blue pills.

Based on all of the posts on here, we know at least one white guy voted for Hood and that he is obsessed with posting about it on here at least ten times.

Jim Hood with Delbert Hosemann, Mississippi would actually be going forward with getting some real sh*t done.

Phil Bryant and Tate Reeves have been on that Tea Party Koch Brothers bullsh*t for the last 8 years!

The counties with high unemployment, still have high unemployment, they now all of a sudden want to give teachers and state employees pay raises when they had 8 years to do it.

Nope, you had your chance, too bad so sad! Good freaking riddance!

But Mississippi NEVER does the smart thing and will probably vote to elect Ross Barnett 2.0.

If Tate Reeves wins tonight, word from the wise to any Mississippian under 25...........

RUN AWAY FROM THIS GODFORSAKEN PLACE! Go to Houston, Austin, Dallas, Atlanta, Tampa, Orlando, Charlotte! Hell, even Memphis!

Until this state starts electing progressive legislators that want to move this state into the 21st century, there's no hope. Just misery, futility, and apathy!

Reluctantly voted for Reeves. Would have liked to see Waller as governor. And was not about to vote for Hood.

It could be an interesting night. If Hood wins the popular votes but Reeves wins the districts votes, wouldn't it be fun to watch the Republicans vote against Reeves for the way he has treated them in the past? Tate might be quoting a famous line from "Julius Caesar" (Note to Tate: That is not about pizza.)

The same clown keeps posting that he's a republican who voted for Hood. But, reality will sink in tonite at 10:00 and 3:25 will be dead on the mark.

SPOONER FOR SHERIFF!!!!!!!

I voted Hood too

Far too often, republicans (ostensibly, conservatives) just loose sight of the goal. Though typically more principled voters than Democrats, they tend to stray from the party for petty reasons (I don't like the way he looked; we need a change from the last guy; a republican is about the same as a democrat; etc.), but they really don't think of the consequences. As an example, many have said, "heck Hood is as conservative as Reeves, and [insert one of the above conditions].....but they forget, when it comes time to appoint a Senator or a MS Supreme Court justice, the outcomes from the two would be PROFOUNDLY different. Only Democrats and trial lawyers would come forth from the Hood mansion......and that's what made the difference for me. Reeves was not my favorite, but the collateral damage Hood could do was too severe for me to take that chance.

Tighten up Republicans! THINK about what you're doing!

Are disaffected Republican Hood voters just this year’s concern trolls?

White, generally conservative Madison County resident 9who voted Hood today. Tate is just insufferable and a spoiled little brat. But I bet Tate wins, nonetheless.

Thank goodness we are almost rid of the weakest governor in Mississippi history! Phil has been the biggest nothing!!!! If anyone hires him, they are an IDIOT!

What I don't get is what was Hood doing at the U.N. dogging Mississippi?

Shouldn’t this be on the top of the blog?

Here is an election night puzzle for y'all:

Someone won bigly when they lost, yet millions lost bigly when the one who lost didn't win.

Not too hard to believe that white males voted for Hood. Some of us are tired of the Kemper County type deals deals the Republicans have given us over the years. MS conservatives loath helping you find affordable health care but don't mind given away the farm to big business.

I bet the next time a startup claims to have a moon pie fueled rocket that will transport us to the moon, the great minds in MS politics will fund it with taxpayer money.

Early on, Tate is not doing as well as the statewide Rs, which is not good for him. It doesn't mean a lot yet, but...

Tate will be governor, the question is what is the margin. The national Shitposter Organizations, excuse me, I mean News Organizations will try to tie the Governor races today as a referendum on Trump, but it will ring hollow following 3 years of constant shitposting "news".

And to the troll saying no one crossed over, I won't lie and say I didn't agonize over it at the voting booth but considering what Mr. Hood did for my wife's relative (as KF posted about previously years ago) it did make it easier. A little sugar to make the medicine go down so to speak.

1:34PM and 4:09PM btw.

I doubt 'white republican males' voted in abundance (or by any other measure) for Hood. White republican males tend to have a certain amount of testosterone, as opposed to their liberal counterparts who tend to be a bit swishy.

I will never vote for someone with D after their name. Sorry but they are lunatics. Love Mississippi elected all R's. All the D's need to move To Virginia.