HATTIESBURG, Mississippi — A new poll from WPA Research shows conservative Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel has shot up to an eight-point lead, outside the margin of error, over Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) a little over a week from the
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi — “You’re my President, Dr. Paul!” a woman in the crowd of 300 here shouted as former U.S. Rep. and presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-TX) took the stage. “It looks like I came to the right place,” he
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s shocking loss in his primary last week left many observers wondering if the fallout would spark a GOP leadership shuffle. Cantor’s opponent, econ professor Dave Brat, with a shoe-string budget and zero support from national
Tea Party leaders are pressing Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) to release a list of the “other members of Congress” he says approved the extensive international travel of his executive assistant Kay Webber. “I think it’s incumbent upon Sen. Cochran, since
When asked by a local television reporter to respond to his bizarre comments about unsavory acts he said he committed with animals as a child, Cochran said he doesn’t remember. “I think maybe I was misunderstood,” Cochran said. “I don’t
On Fox News, Mississippi incumbent senator Thad Cochran explained that he didn’t know about Rep. Eric Cantor losing his race to a primary challenger. During the interview, the reporter behind the camera asks Cochran if he would like to comment
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com During an exchange between a reporter and Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) captured on video and posted to FoxNews.com, Cochran revealed he was unaware of Tuesday’s Virginia Republican primary contest that resulted in House Majority
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $250,000 to the pro-Thad Cochran super PAC “Mississippi Conservatives” in late May, Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings the organization provided show. Bloomberg’s donation to the Super PAC supporting Cochran could end up
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) provided his latest head-scratching comment in public, this time joking he engaged in illicit activities with animals as a child. “[We’d] get back [to the Pine Belt-Hattiesburg area of Mississippi] as often as we could because
On Wednesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel, U.S. Senate hopefuls Joe Carr (R-TN) and Chris McDaniel (R-MS) discussed their upcoming electoral contests for their party’s nomination, which has taken center stage on the heels of Dave Brat’s upset defeat
A dozen or so senior GOP senators gathered with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) headquarters to raise funds for Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) on Tuesday evening. Noteably, none of them seemed too proud
Titans of the Washington GOP establishment are bracing for more potential defeats after grassroots-fueled conservative economics professor Dave Brat crushed House Majority Leader Eric Cantor by double digits on Tuesday. The top two GOP establishment icons grassroots conservatives are targeting
Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-MS) bid to appeal to Democratic voters in the Republican primary runoff appears to be in full swing, with the six-term incumbent leveling personal attacks against his primary challenger for the first time – from the left. At
Although his father endorsed Chris McDaniel in the Mississippi Senate Republican primary, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) explained that he would not endorse either Rep. Thad Cochran or McDaniel in the race. But his father, former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), strongly
It’s becoming a signature line for Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-MS). “Was it Will Rogers who said all he knows is what he reads in the paper?” Cochran told Washington Post reporter Robert Costa. “Well, all I hear about the tea
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) says other Senators approved his longtime executive assistant accompanying him on dozens of taxpayer-funded trips overseas, despite that she does not have any specialized policy expertise. “She travels at the invitation of the member of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former presidential candidate Ron Paul on Monday added his name to the list of tea party supporters of Chris McDaniel’s effort to deny longtime Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi a seventh term. McDaniel and Cochran were
JACKSON, Mississippi — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is gathering his K Street army to help stop the Tea Party-backed state Sen. Chris McDaniel and re-elect 42-year incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS). “The National Republican Senatorial Committee sent out an
On June 5, in a bipartisan 78 to 17 vote, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Sylvia Burwell, Obama’s appointee for secretary of Health and Human Services. Despite a fast-tracked confirmation process with bipartisan support, all the likely GOP contenders
JACKSON, Mississippi — Three supporters of state Sen. Chris McDaniel were found locked inside a courthouse in Hinds County, Mississippi, well after midnight on election night. Right now, it’s unclear what time they got there or who else was there
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi–Facing calls from his enemies to throw in the towel and a difficult path ahead in a three-week runoff for the GOP Senate nomination here, Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) indicated he will soldier on ahead. “To the record number
The Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund is offering to host a debate between Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) and his primary challenger state Sen. Chris McDaniel now that McDaniel has topped Cochran in Tuesday’s vote count forcing a runoff. “What the
After conservative Mississippi state Senator Chris McDaniel forced a runoff on Tuesday night against six-term incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin hailed it as a shocking victory for the grassroots. Last Friday, Palin made a last-minute
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi–The Club For Growth, the biggest-spending conservative group on behalf of Mississippi State Sen. Chris McDaniel, is calling on six-term incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) to drop out of the GOP Senate primary here rather than continue into a
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi –With final votes still being counted, Tea Party-backed state Sen. Chris McDaniel is poised to force a runoff against 42-year incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) in the GOP primary here, likely prompting a three-week dash to the finish
JACKSON, Mississippi–Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) made his last pitch to voters early Monday afternoon at a campaign rally with some of his most influential supporters by his side, telling an audience of 250 here that his reelection could be “Mississippi’s
JACKSON, Mississippi — Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) was listed as a speaker at a campaign rally for Sen. Thad Cochran today but will instead be in Washington, D.C. for a relatively routine and non-controversial vote, his spokesman said. An advisory
Citizens United President David Bossie said six-term incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) represents an ossifying establishment that just wants to manage America’s decline while challenger and conservative state Senator Chris McDaniel is a “change agent” that seeks to reverse it.
Friday night at campaign rally in Ellisville, MS, former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) endorsed State Sen. Chris McDaniel over his Republican incumbent opponent Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), who is running for his seventh term. Palin said it was time to
BILOXI, Mississippi — When Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) goes on the record with reporters, it always seems to bring a surprise or two. This time, in an interview with veteran Washington Post reporter Dan Balz at a campaign stop, Cochran
ELLISVILLE, Mississippi — With only three days until the polls open for the GOP Senate primary here and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at his side, State Sen. Chris McDaniel vowed to fight President Barack Obama alongside Sens. Ted Cruz
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) provided a new explanation for his refusal to debate his primary challenger that is sure to give fodder to critics who say that after six terms he feels entitled to his seat. “This
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will campaign for Tea Party-backed state Sen. Chris McDaniel on Friday morning, the McDaniel campaign announced on Thursday. Palin, a Tea Party leader, endorsed McDaniel months ago and will be joining the
Breitbart News readers know that our own Matt Boyle has been the point-man when it comes to scooping up all the scoops in Mississippi around the Republican primary for U.S. Senate involving long-time incumbent Thad Cochran and his Tea Party-backed
JACKSON, Mississippi — The D.C. government is investigating whether Kay Webber, a longtime aide to Sen. Thad Cochran, properly registered her house for commercial uses, including renting out a basement apartment that Cochran lives in. Webber rents the apartment to
Sen. Thad Cochran has been hard to access in the last stretch of his campaign against state Senator Chris McDaniel. For example, he played an elaborate game of “bait and switch” with a respected CNN reporter to avoid an interview.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin urges voters in Mississippi to “send a message” to Washington, D.C.’s permanent political class in a new radio ad for conservative Mississippi Senate candidate Chris McDaniel just days before Tuesday’s GOP primary. Palin says GOP
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has endorsed state Sen. Chris McDaniel over Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) in the Mississippi GOP primary next Tuesday. The endorsement from Santorum–a 2012 GOP presidential candidate who almost beat Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination,
OLIVE BRANCH, Mississippi — Et tu, Jeppie? Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour’s brother Jeppie Barbour, the father of powerful political operatives Henry and Austin Barbour, endorsed state Sen. Chris McDaniel in the GOP Senate primary over longtime incumbent Sen. Thad
On his Tuesday radio show, conservative talker Mark Levin took on the controversy surrounding Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) and the allegations that his opponent, Republican senatorial hopeful State Sen. Chris McDaniel’s campaign was implicated in a rogue operative taking images
