Trump visits Mississippi amid GOP Senate battle

President Donald Trump is scheduled to rally Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, in Mississippi with Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith eight days before the midterm election. Hyde-Smith remains favored in a state Trump won three times by an average of nearly 20 percentage points. Democrat Scott Colom, a local prosecutor who would be Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction, has outraised her since launching his campaign last year. An ad used against Hyde-Smith featured her saying consumers "have so many other proteins to choose from" on beef prices, with Colom saying voters should "pick another senator instead." His campaign later took down an AI-generated video of her after the Mississippi attorney general said it could violate state law barring deepfakes close to Election Day. Senate Democrats' super PAC invested $1.2 million in the race. Nearly 30 million ballots have already been cast nationally. Parallel closing efforts include Pramila Jayapal and Peggy Flanagan touting Medicare-for-all in Minnesota, Kamala Harris campaigning in Wisconsin with David Crowley, and House Majority PAC announcing almost $2.5 million in new spending in Minnesota and Indiana districts. The election outcome remains unresolved.

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