Democrat Brandon Presley, a second cousin to Elvis Presley, has excited voters in deep red Mississippi, with his strong challenge to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves.
Brandon Presley, the Democratic nominee for governor, left, debates with Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves during a televised gubernatorial debate Wednesday in Jackson, Miss. PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Voters in this deep red state haven’t elected a Democrat to the governor’s office in more than 20 years, but party leaders and voters are hopeful about their prospects this year, thanks to a tarnished incumbent and their celebrity-related challenger.
Reeves, in an interview with The Washington Post last week, rejected allegations that he is corrupt, saying the scandal predated his election as governorspeaking fees and a pet project Presley believes Black voters are key to winning. He has campaigned at Black churches, businesses and college tailgates. He met with actor and Mississippi native Morgan Freeman in the Deltaand also campaigned there with Rep. Bennie G. Thompson over the summer. Black voters make up 37 percent of Mississippi’s electorate, according to the Census Bureau, more than any other state,.
Resident Tabitha White, 39, a disabled stay at home mom, brought her 12-year-old son to help Stewart. White said she’d already alerted several neighbors who voted absentee.Stewart gave her fliers, explained when the election is and told her that she could vote early. A certified nursing assistant, Young checked a calendar on her phone, said she was off on Tuesday and would try to vote then. She was registered, but couldn’t recall when she had last voted.
“I don’t feel like I’m getting represented.” He told Stewart that he is undecided on the governor’s race.
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