The Liberal Patriot: “Tuesday, November 7 was a bad day for Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Governor Tate Reeves rolled Democrat Brandon Presley 50.9 to 47.7 percent. This result smarts. Presley is a genuine policy entrepreneur with a down-home demeanor. Reeves, per Republican sources, is droll and unpleasant. Mississippi’s gubernatorial race pitted one of the nation’s most unpopular and scandal-plagued incumbents against a charismatic and talented prodigy.
Still, Presley did not even come close. Democratic struggles with rural, small-town voters reached a new low.”