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Last Updated on Thursday, 3 March 2011 11:48 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 3 March 2011 11:48
From ClarionLedger.com:
In a hopelessly upbeat tone, a woman answered the phone at the Mississippi Democratic Party headquarters Tuesday evening: “It’s a great day to be a Democrat. How may I help you?”
But by most estimations, Tuesday’s qualifying deadline day was not a great day to be a Democrat in Mississippi.
Though party insiders dangled the anticipation until the last minute – even former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove was floated as a potential candidate for lieutenant governor (he did not file) – Democrats failed to field candidates for three of eight statewide positions and offered up few last-minute surprises.