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Senate Majority PAC launches $1.2 million ad campaign in Mississippi Senate race

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Senate Majority PAC, the Democratic super PAC, announced Tuesday that it is launching an ad campaign in the Mississippi Senate race, as Democrats try to flip the Senate majority in November. Reports put the buy at $1.2 million for television and digital ads through Election Day. The PAC says this is its first spending in the race this cycle. The Washington Times and The Epoch Times say the ads back Democrat Scott Colom against Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Nov. 3 election. Hyde-Smith responded on X, attacking Colom and his out-of-state billionaire donors.

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Senate Majority PAC, a Democratic super PAC, is launching an ad campaign in the Mississippi Senate race.
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HuffPost
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NBC News
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PBS NewsHour, The Hill
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The Washington Times
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The Daily Caller, The Epoch Times
The buy is reported at $1.2 million for television and digital ads through Election Day.
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The Hill
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The Washington Times
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The Epoch Times
The PAC says this is its first spending in the race this cycle.
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HuffPost
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The Epoch Times
Scott Colom, the Democrat, faces Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Nov. 3 general election.
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Hyde-Smith responded in a post on X, attacking Colom and his out-of-state billionaire donors.
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Whether the Mississippi Senate race is competitive for Democrats
PAC spokeswoman Lauren French said Colom is running a competitive race and Hyde-Smith is “on her heels”. Hyde-Smith’s campaign pointed to how long Democrats took to spend in the race, and Hyde-Smith said Colom has out-of-state billionaire backers.

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Every side reports that Senate Majority PAC is spending $1.2 million on ads in the Mississippi Senate race. The left and center frame it as part of Democrats’ push to flip the Senate, while the right frames it as an effort to unseat Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

the left
3 outlets
Left headlines present Democrats moving into a Republican-held race as a sign of midterm momentum, with HuffPost’s headline on the AP report stressing optimism spreading in the South.
Democrats jump into Mississippi Senate race
NBC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
2 outlets
The Hill headlines the event as the super PAC’s ad buy and the party’s Senate target, while PBS’s headline, carried from AP, frames it as Democratic optimism spreading in the South.
Democratic super PAC to launch Senate ad campaign in Mississippi
The HillCenterAll center headlines
the right
3 outlets
Right-side headlines frame the buy as Democrats spending to oust Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith; the far-right Daily Caller goes further, stressing a seat Democrats have not held since the 1980s.
Democrats spend to oust Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi
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Senate race for the first time this year, an aggressive move in a deep-red state that signals a party on the offensive as Republicans look to…
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Cindy Hyde-Smith as a “do-nothing” incumbent.
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Democratic momentum
Expansion into Republican states
Senate majority at stake

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TheGrioLeft
Kamala Harris heads to Mississippi Thursday as national Democrats back Colom late
Senate Democrats are spending $1.2 million on ads backing Scott Colom in Mississippi, a first-time investment in the deep-red state’s
10 hr agoRead at TheGrio (opens in a new tab)
NBC NewsLeft
Democrats jump into Mississippi Senate race
Senate Democrats’ top super PAC announced Tuesday it is launching a new ad campaign in the Mississippi Senate race, as Democrats seek inroads in Republican-leaning states to try to flip the Senate majority.
1 day agoRead at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
HuffPostFar LeftAssociated Press report
Senate Democrats Launch First Ad In Mississippi As Their Midterm Optimism Spreads In The South
HuffPost published a report that is shown in full at PBS NewsHour.
21 hr agoRead at HuffPost (opens in a new tab)

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Super PAC spending
Flipping the Senate
Deep-red state as a target

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The HillCenter
Democratic super PAC to launch Senate ad campaign in Mississippi
A top Democratic super PAC is launching a $1.2 million ad campaign in the Mississippi Senate race, adding the deep-red state to its list of targets as the party seeks to flip the Senate in November. …
1 day agoRead at The Hill (opens in a new tab)
PBS NewsHourCenterAssociated Press report
Senate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads in the South
Senate Democrats' campaign spending group is wading into Mississippi's Senate race for the first time this cycle.
1 day agoRead at PBS NewsHour (opens in a new tab)
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Democratic money pouring in
Unseating Hyde-Smith
Seat Democrats have not held since the 1980s

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The Epoch TimesFar Right
Democratic PAC Puts $1.2 Million Into Mississippi Senate Race
Fight for control of the U.S. Senate is attracting money in Mississippi.
1 day agoRead at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)
The Daily CallerFar Right
Democrats Pouring Money Into Campaign For Mississippi Senate Seat Party Hasn’t Held Since 1980s
Senate Democrats’ top campaign spending arm planned to spend $1.2 million in deep red Mississippi Tuesday while their candidate performed well in the polls. …
1 day agoRead at The Daily Caller (opens in a new tab)
The Washington TimesRight
Democrats spend to oust Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi
The leading Democratic Senate super PAC is releasing its first ad in Mississippi in this election cycle on Tuesday -- a $1.2 million campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, the super PAC announced Tuesday.
1 day agoRead at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)

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NBC News, Oct 20, 12:48 PM EDT
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2 hr 9 min later
Its first report, Oct 20, 2:57 PM EDT
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Its first report, Oct 20, 1:32 PM EDT

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NBC NewsLeftOct 20, 12:48 PM EDT
The Washington TimesRightOct 20, 1:32 PM EDT
The Daily CallerFar RightOct 20, 2:32 PM EDT
PBS NewsHourCenterOct 20, 2:57 PM EDT
The HillCenterOct 20, 3:43 PM EDT
The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 20, 9:05 PM EDT
HuffPostFar LeftOct 20, 11:55 PM EDT
TheGrioLeftOct 21, 11:37 AM EDT

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Senate Majority PAC launches $1.2 million ad campaign in Mississippi Senate race

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From the left

Kamala Harris heads to Mississippi Thursday as national Democrats back Colom late

Democrats jump into Mississippi Senate race

Senate Democrats Launch First Ad In Mississippi As Their Midterm Optimism Spreads In The South

From the center

Democratic super PAC to launch Senate ad campaign in Mississippi

Senate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads in the South

From the right

Democratic PAC Puts $1.2 Million Into Mississippi Senate Race

Democrats Pouring Money Into Campaign For Mississippi Senate Seat Party Hasn’t Held Since 1980s

Democrats spend to oust Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi

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