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To: butterdezillion
My theory is that Barbour and Rove know that Cochran is a dead-man walking.

The strategy was to get him reelected, and then in December he resigns and the governor gets to pick his replacement without a vote of the people.

The interim hand-picked Senator will be there for the remainder of Obama's presidency until the next federal election.

-PJ

35 posted on 06/24/2014 10:14:24 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: Political Junkie Too

What happens if he meets his Maker before the general election?


48 posted on 06/24/2014 11:22:12 PM PDT by butterdezillion (Note to self : put this between arrow keys: img src=""/)
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To: Political Junkie Too
The strategy was to get him reelected, and then in December he resigns and the governor gets to pick his replacement without a vote of the people.

That only works if he's got less than 12 months to go. But in your scenario, the Alzheimer's patient would be looking at the beginning of his seventh six-year term. Therefore, the gov would be obliged to call a special election within 90 days.

53 posted on 06/25/2014 12:16:19 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Political Junkie Too

>>The interim hand-picked Senator will be there for the remainder of Obama’s presidency until the next federal election.

You misspelled “Haley Barbour”.


57 posted on 06/25/2014 1:09:02 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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