/Democratic Senate candidate Mike Espy has raised $1M since RGB’s death

Democratic Senate candidate Mike Espy has raised $1M since RGB’s death

In a press release, Espy’s campaign stated that Mike Espy had raised five times as much money since Friday, September 18 than Senator Cindy Hyde Smith did in the entire second quarter. “Last quarter Espy for Senate outraised senator Cindy Hyde Smith three-to-one.” Since Ginsburg’s passing, Democratic donors have been flooding money into Senate races across the country. The debate over whether Republican President Donald Trump should immediately name a replacement for the legendary liberal judge or wait until after his election has erupted is a heated one. Senator Roger Wicker from Mississippi and Hyde-Smith both voted for Trump and said that a replacement Ginsburg’s nominee should be named post-haste and ratified before the election. READ MORE: Wicker and Hyde Smith want to reconsider Trump’s Supreme Court nominee for 2020 Mississippi’s Senate race has not been considered competitive this year by most pundits. The incumbent Republican Hyde Smith is expected to win easily reelection in one the reddest States in the country. However, a poll this week showed Hyde Smith with a narrow lead of just one point. The Espy campaign claimed it had “momentum” as evidenced in its historical fundraising levels and other polls that show he is closing the gap to Hyde Smith. According to the campaign, more than 23,000 new donors have made an average donation of $23. READ MORE: Democrat Mike Espy within 1% GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde Smith, new poll shows. While a fundraising advantage does not translate into votes, Espy could see a large influx of cash 42 Days before Election Day. Espy has admitted that he needs to reach more Mississippi voters in the COVID-19 pandemic, which has largely been overlooked by national Democrats. Hyde-Smith has, however, struggled to raise cash this cycle. Hyde-Smith is among the least successful incumbent senators. He has raised less money than 96 senators including Roger Wicker from Mississippi, who won’t be facing another election until 2024. Three Senate incumbents with lower fundraising totals than Hyde Smith have declared they won’t run for re-election. Joe O’Hern, Espy’s campaign manager, stated that “it’s clearer than ever that people have had enough of Senator Hyde Smith’s record of hurting the state and holding it back.” “Mississippians want an independent leader who will stand up for them, not a Senator who hides from them during a severe economic crisis and a pandemic.”