Andrew Colom was on a call with an OutFront producer when CNN projected the Mississippi Senate race for his twin brother, Scott. Listen to that moment.
I TOLD Y’ALL.
The Deep South doesn’t lack voters. It lacks investment.
Listen to how many votes I said he needed and look at how many he got. Damn near on the money.
I said it on @joyannreid . I said it on @richlessonspodcast. I said it to the DNC chair. And I built Civics For The People to help organize communities across Louisiana. You can support that work through the link in my bio.
Now Scott Colom has been declared the winner in Mississippi, according to CNN.
Congratulations to Scott and the people of Mississippi. The people made this possible.
The South has always been the prize. The people have shown their power. Now we’ll see what the Democratic Party does with that reality. The 2028 road to the White House now leads through the Deep South.
Louisiana, we got next… Let’s go to work.
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A lot will be made of the history of Scott Colom being a Black senator from MISSISSIPPI, but there have actually only been 15 Black senators in the history of America… TOTAL… 3 of which have been from Mississippi.
Just a little context.
SENATOR SCOTT COLOM (Mississippi)-D. In honor of all those who lost their lives in Freedom Summer. For Medgar Evers. For Fannie Lou Hammer. For our ancestors. There’s Blood on that Ballot Box.
Scott Colom will defeat Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a major upset to become the first Democrat that voters in deep-red Mississippi have elected to the chamber in more than four decades, CNN projects. https://t.co/LIrSavsJ01