MAGA State Flips the Script; Mississippi Gets First Black Senator in 150 Years | Firstpost America

Mississippi has elected its first Black Democratic senator since Reconstruction, marking a historic political shift in a state long considered a Republican stronghold. Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, breaking a more than 150-year barrier and ending the state's decades-long absence of a Democratic senator. His victory is especially striking in a state Donald Trump won by 20 points in 2024. Colom campaigned on the cost of living, healthcare and Medicaid…