Probably already well known but still newsworthy.

"With about 98 percent of the vote in on Tuesday evening, Cochran was leading McDaniel, a state senator, 50 percent to 49 percent, respectively. The Associated Press called the race at about 10 p.m. central."

SOB establishment republican (small r intended) won because of crossover Democrats.

"In the days leading up to Tuesday’s re-match, Cochran attempted to woo black voters to cross party lines — if they didn’t vote in the Democratic primary a few weeks ago — and vote for him over McDaniel."

http://dailycaller.com/2014/06/24/thad-c...chris-mcdaniel/

Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) -- Lifelong Democrat Jackie Bland is doing something she never thought she'd do: Urge people to vote for a Republican.

Bland supports Thad Cochran, a six-term Mississippi senator who's trying to fend off a fierce tea party challenge to his seat from Chris McDaniel as voting got underway in Tuesday's primary runoff.

Two weeks ago, Bland helped put up 5,000 pro-Cochran posters in black communities and talk to people about his record.

"We wanted to raise the awareness to African-Americans that we do have a stake in this runoff election," she said.

She pointed to Cochran's efforts to secure federal funds for jobs, Head Start programs and health centers relied upon by African-Americans in the stat

"We don't want to move backwards," she said.

Bland's efforts reflect the high stakes locally and nationally in the Cochran-McDaniel showdown and also illustrate the unscripted political realities of particular states that play out on Election Day.

In this case, it's apparent that Cochran needs Democrats to keep his job, and some Democrats heed the fact that Democratic Senate nominee Travis Childers likely won't win in November, so they turn out for a Republican.

In Mississippi, neither candidate secured 50% of the vote in the GOP primary this month, requiring a runoff election. And both sides over the past few weeks have relentlessly pursued get-out-the-vote efforts.

Unheralded candidate believes he played spoiler in Cochran race

Mississippi law allows anyone to vote in the runoff, meaning Democrats can go to the polls so long as they didn't vote in the Democratic primary and they don't plan to support their party candidate in the general election.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/24/politics/m...html?hpt=hp_bn3 (emphasis added)

Sarah's comment on politicians like Cockroach: "‘If Republicans Are Gonna Act Like Democrats, Then What’s the Use?’"

Absolutely agree: "Despicable!"

"Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity." ~~ Yeats

I keep coming back to this because this particular election really pissed me off and revealed just how far the GOPe will go to protect its interests even if it means betraying the Republican Party itself.

"The Associated Press called the race for Cochran, who is up 6,880 votes with 99.9 percent of precincts reporting.

A source close to McDaniel told Breitbart News that he is considering legal challenges over ballots. Democrats who voted for Cochran on Tuesday but voted three weeks ago in the Democratic primary in the state were not allowed to vote in Tuesday’s election.

Election results indicate Cochran's late appeal to Democratic voters paid off, with the incumbent senator picking up sizable vote totals in precincts with heavily black populations. Partisanship in Mississippi is largely polarized on racial lines, and Cochran allies paid key Democratic operatives to help turn out the vote...

Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign manager Stuart Stevens, the Chamber of Commerce, Facebook founding president Sean Parker, Karl Rove’s American Crossroads, former Rep. Steven LaTourette’s group and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) poured support into Mississippi to back Cochran, while the Club For Growth, Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund, FreedomWorks, Senate Conservatives Fund, radio host Laura Ingraham, Fox News’ Sean Hannity, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Madison Project and the Tea Party Express backed McDaniel."

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/..._medium=twitter

I realize it violates the normal procedure in cases like this, but if I were McDaniel, I would acknowledge defeat, but offer no congratulations to Cochran. I would then urge my supporters to NOT vote for Cochran in the general election.

Cochran is a piece of shit, but so is the state he has represented for the last century. Last place in every metric you can come up with. Congrats Miss. You get the old whore you deserve.

%^&#$+*^%$!!!

People sometimes refer to the GOP as the "stupid party" - but not anymore! They've learned the art of cut-throat well from the dems.

The triumph of Cockroach in MS shows they can be as corrupt, sleazy and power hungry as the rest of 'em!

We have indeed, TM. It's only us idiots who abide by what's left of the law, and still believe in God and country. I'm ok with being that kind of idiot, but I do recognize that the rules, social mores and laws that I follow aren't accepted or honored by a significant percent of the population. Particularly inside the Beltway.

"I know, I know, this will only help the Democrat win, right?"

So what? If I were a MS voter I would sit this one out, go 3rd Party if possible, or do a write in. Make the GOPe victory a pyrrhic one.