Scott Colom, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, has called on Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to participate in town halls and a debate before November’s midterm election.
A Hyde-Smith campaign spokesman said she has been busy traversing the state announcing funding she’s secured for Mississippi and other accomplishments as a senator.
Colom at a Thursday press conference in downtown Jackson launched his “Where’s Cindy” tour, in which he plans to hold five town halls in five cities between Aug. 31 and Sept. 4. Colom said he wanted to organize the town halls to allow voters to ask questions before the Nov. 3 election.
“She needs to do one town hall,” Colom said. “She can pick the reddest county in the state.”
Hyde-Smith participated in a 2018 debate during a special election runoff with opponent Mike Espy. She did not debate Espy two years later when she was running for her first full six-year term.
Ty Pinkins is an independent candidate also running against Hyde-Smith and Colom. He has also challenged both party nominees to participate in a debate.
When asked at the Thursday press conference if he would participate in a debate with Pinkins, Colom said he would participate in any debate “any time our junior senator shows up.”
In response to Colom’s “Where’s Cindy” question, Jake Monssen, Hyde-Smith’s campaign manager, said in a statement that Hyde-Smith has been at Delta State announcing funds secured to enhance the university’s aviation program, in Franklin County celebrating recent collaborations to keep rural hospitals open and other towns throughout the state.
“I can tell you where she isn’t,” Monssen said. “Sen. Hyde-Smith isn’t with Scott Colom in George Soros’ apartment in NYC, promoting gender transition surgeries for children and other extreme policies of the radical left.”
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) Credit: AP Photo/Jacquelyn MartinMonssen’s statement is referring to Soros, a billionaire who regularly donates to Democratic candidates. Soros has donated to Colom’s campaign, though the Democratic nominee has defended that by saying hundreds of Mississippians have also donated to his campaign.
Colom at the Thursday press conference also blasted Hyde-Smith for not doing more to oppose President Donald Trump when it comes to tariffs, agriculture policy and war with Iran, all of which have contributed to higher costs for consumers.
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“Listen, she totally gave away our voice on tariffs,” Colom said. “If you look at the Constitution, it’s clear that the Congress, including our senator, is supposed to be Mississippi’s voice when it comes to tariffs.”
Hyde-Smith, Colom and Pinkins will compete in the general election on Nov. 3. Oct. 5 is the last day that people can register to vote in time for the election, and voters can vote by absentee beginning on Sept. 19.
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