"I am not interested in 82 counties to go campaign. I can just now say 82 counties and not throw up." —@cindyhydesmith at @msstate in 2013
@GeoffPender should have simply reported that Cindy dislikes talking to voters and will use any excuse not to do so. 1/
@GeoffPender should have simply reported that Cindy dislikes talking to voters and will use any excuse not to do so. 1/
Geoff shouldn't go light on Cindy by omitting Cindy's 2018 claim in her 2018 debate with @MikeEspyMS that she is "very accessible" to voters. (Since Cindy insisted no audience be allowed at the 2018 debate, I added my best guess at what an audience's reaction would have been.) 2/
The most recent and relevant precedent for not debating opponents in Mississippi is not Biden or Cochran but Lynn Fitch—who won her 2019 race for AG by refusing to debate @Andy_Taggart, refusing to debate @J_RileyCollins, and refusing to speak with the press. 2/ 
But if @GeoffPender reported @HenryBarbour's view that not debating opponents is "a tried-and-true strategy" anyway, then he should report the opposing view of "longtime Republican strategist and MS national committeeman" @Austin_Barbour also. 4/
