Cindy Hyde-Smith Blocked Scott Colom From Becoming a Judge for Being Pro-Trans. Now, He Might Take Her Senate Seat

See, when you do clownery, the clown comes back to bite. Though the Mississippi U.S. Senate race has not yet been called, Democrat Scott Colom is currently leading by just over 1,000 votes in the traditionally red state, which hasn’t had a Democrat as a senator since 1989.

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Cindy Hyde-Smith Blocked Scott Colom From Becoming a Judge for Being Pro-Trans. Now, He Might Take Her Senate Seat

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Cindy Hyde-Smith blocked Scott Colom from becoming a judge for being pro-trans. Now, he might take her Senate seat

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