Scott Colom says election ratings hurt his Mississippi Senate campaign

Politics · First reported 9 Nov, 21:16 · Updated 21:31

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Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom criticized election forecasters’ assessments of his Mississippi race against Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. He argued that bleak ratings made it harder for Democrats to raise money and compete.

Scott Colom, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, criticized election forecasters’ ratings of his race against Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Colom argued that the ratings made it harder for Democrats to raise money and compete.
The Washington Examiner snippet names the Cook Political Report as one of the forecasters Colom criticized.

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Key facts

Candidate: Scott Colom, a Democratic Senate candidate in Mississippi.
Opponent: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican.
Forecaster named: Cook Political Report.
Colom’s stated concern: He said the ratings made fundraising harder for Democrats.