There are 75 days until Election Day

We have just 75 days until Election Day, and independent polling shows that the race between Cindy Hyde-Smith and myself is a statistical tie.

I’ve been reflecting a bit on the path we took to get here and wanted to share what I’ve been thinking about with you.

Launching this Campaign

When I was deciding whether to run for Senate, I spoke with my family and prayed A LOT to see if this was the right moment for me to step up.

The answer I found was simple: no matter how stacked the odds were against me and this campaign, I was going to fight tooth and nail to bring change to Mississippi.

You see, Cindy Hyde-Smith has a history of putting politics ahead of the needs of Mississippians. Hell, I was on the receiving end of one of the most blatant examples of this. When I was nominated to serve on the federal bench, Cindy Hyde-Smith put her own petty politics in the way of justice for Mississippians.

She’s never put our state first. I decided that needed to change and launched my campaign.

A Longshot Campaign Takes Hold

Trying to win a Senate race in Mississippi as a Democrat is an uphill battle — to say the least. But I put together a team that was ready to run a campaign that would put the status quo to the test.

We made the decision to talk to voters in every corner of the state. From Columbia to Clarksdale, and everywhere in between, voters were going to hear from our campaign and see that it was time for some real change in Mississippi.

That strategy paid off in a big way. Within just months of launching the campaign, independent polling showed that we were in a statistical tie with Cindy Hyde-Smith.

What I was Hearing

When you meet with voters across the state, you witness a lot. Your eyes are opened to both the biggest dreams and the deepest fears of your neighbors.

You get to envision the incredible future of a little girl in Grenada or a young boy in Pascagoula — if only they’re given the opportunity to build it. But you also see the reality of generations of failed leadership that have left so many Mississippians scrambling to make ends meet.

It’s the most rewarding part of campaigning, and it’s something I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life.

The thing I heard most often from voters was shock. Folks were genuinely surprised that someone running for elected office would take the time to listen to them. And that tells you everything you need to know: Cindy Hyde-Smith hasn’t spent a second trying to hear what is going on in the lives of working families. She’s spent her time catering to the special interests that are funding her campaign.

But it’s all crumbling down for her. As she supports more endless wars in the Middle East and votes for policies that jack up prices for farmers and working Mississippians, folks are abandoning her.

I’ve heard from people across this state that they’re ready for new leadership that’s focused on what matters most to them: lowering costs, keeping our rural hospitals open, and ending the corruption in D.C.

Where We Go Now

So, what next? You’ve stuck around to read this long-winded reflection of mine, probably wondering, Okay Scott, what do we do now?

The answer is a simple one: We keep doing the work, because we know it works.

We knock on every single door, talk to every voter we meet, visit every festival we can, and spread the message that it’s time for new leadership in D.C. We’ve taken ourselves from a longshot campaign, to a formidable opponent. And we’re about to take ourselves from formidable opponents to winners of the U.S. Senate race in Mississippi.

Let’s win this thing 💪

Scott

P.S. A lot of the work that we do on this campaign is expensive. In order to win this race, we need the resources to reach out to voters wherever they are. Will you chip in and help fuel our campaign?

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