@jsoltooraw@karenlynchkaren@WandaJai@mehdirhasan National profiles are for people running for national office.
Colom represents the state of Mississippi.
I actually had heard of Colom because I follow US politics. Do you?
@jsoltooraw@WandaJai@mehdirhasan You really dont understand the definition of obscurity.
This is an article from 2023 talking about Hyde-Smith blocking Colomβs nomination.
https://t.co/XQCaOIURlC
@keldy_gg@jsoltooraw@WandaJai@mehdirhasan Colom literally says in an article that he became interested in the Senate seat after Hyde-Smith blocked his nomination in 2022.
So, Colom was well-known in Mississippi, the state he's from.
How many people know Roy Cooper outside of North Carolina and political circles? Troy Jackson, Adam Hamilton, AES during the primary.
Being popular nationally doesn't translate to being elected to a U.S. Senate seat.
@jsoltooraw@WandaJai@mehdirhasan Say what? Biden nominated Colom to be a federal judge. He was not obscure.
The whole Dem establishment traveled to many states to boost Senate campaigns. Have you ever followed U.S. politics?
@Liathetrader Sorry, that experience was so traumatic for you. Did you give your baby Tylenol before the vaccine? There's no scientific evidence that supports spacing out vaccines. Has your baby been fine since those 2 hours of crying?
Plucked him from obscurity? Colom was nominated by Biden to be a US District Judge. He was first elected District Attorney in 2015. He was the first black city prosecutor for Columbus.
Schumerβs PAC and the DNC did not invest in the Mississippi Senate race until October 20th.
Colom won his race.
@jsoltooraw@WandaJai@mehdirhasan Omg, Scott Colom has said that Schumer played no role in his decision to run for Senate. Please stop using the same NYT article.
@Rani_Rant_Fest@jenngradybklyn@VoteTristanThom No, you literally describe Schumer as petty and prioritizing his feelings over expanding the seats in the Senate.
What's your excuse for Louisiana?
@PettyLupone@SotaeR@VoteTristanThom Those checks must have cleared. Schumer did almost NOTHING for Colom. Why are you simping for Schumer? Stop embarrassing yourself.
NEW from Marc: The RNC sued to keep late-arriving Mississippi mail ballots from being counted. Marc Elias spent two years defending them, all the way to the Supreme Court.
Today, those ballots helped Scott Colom win a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi.
Read Marcβs analysis, free this week during the paywall drop: https://t.co/9bdwbphr5J
@Zinfulzinful@VoteTristanThom Colom has said on record that Schumer did not recruit him. Am I gonna believe the words out of Colom himself or some anonymous troll on Twitter?