And, McDaniel just wasn’t malleable enough.
The trouble with modern MS is that it is full of welfare rednecks (and blacks). Who see no reason to “keep those necks red” working in the “sun.” Maybe it was not the most propitious place to launch a Tea Party candidate. It was still worth the try.
I think that about sums it up. Will be interesting to see what happens in November in MS. It’s still a red state, so I assume Thad will be favored, and Barbour and the machine will pull out all the stops to drag him to the finish line.