Trump stumps in Mississippi as Hyde-Smith race tightens
Why it matters: Democrats see a rare opening in a state they have not won in a Senate race since 1982.
President Donald Trump campaigned Monday in Corinth, Mississippi, to shore up Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a race that election analysts no longer see as a sure bet. Trump argued a strong US economy would carry Republicans in next week’s midterms, even as polls point to Democratic gains in the House and a possible path to the Senate. Hyde-Smith faces Democrat Scott Colom, a district attorney from the Columbus area, and independent Ty Pinkins, a military veteran and attorney. Trump’s stop underscores Republican anxiety in normally safe states as voter frustration over affordability, tariffs and the Iran war weighs on the party ahead of the Nov. 3 election.