Democrat Travis Childers won Tuesday's Mississippi special election runoff for Sen. Roger Wicker's (R) former House seat, handing Democrats the biggest of their three special election takeovers this cycle and sending a listless GOP further into a state of disarray. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
The article focuses on the "horse race" aspect of politics, namely the loss of currency Republicans are experiencing, illustrated by this house seat won by Travis Childers in a Southern conservative district. It is unfortunate that there is no issue analysis of what is important to the electorate, only general statements of pessimism "over the direction the country is going", "Bush's failed policies have hurt every community in America", and against the "special interest driven agenda of Republicans".
