The problem for Mississippi Democrats is that Jim Hood probably got 20% white vote in 2019 but that came at a cost. He couldn't generate the necessary enthusiasm among Black voters.
https://twitter.com/HudsonBurtt/status/1362602582179536898
In 2008, Obama got just 11% of the white vote in Missisippi.
The key to a victory for a Democrat in MS is getting enough of the white vote without losing support among Black voters. That used to be much easier in the past when these rural white voters were willing to vote Dem downballot.
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