[JRandomFreeper]

Yep. It gets complicated quickly if Cochran resigns, depending on the timing.

/johnny

[Political Junkie Too]

Yes. Bottom line is if Cochran resigns before the election is certified, it's a concession and McDaniel wins the run-off. If Cochran resigns after the election is certified, it becomes a circus.

A likely strategy all along was that Cochran wins, then steps down, then the GOP appoints Barbour to run in the general election without having had to run in a bruising primary.

However, all heck will break loose if Cochran resigns and the party does not appoint McDaniel as the replacement. Not only did McDaniel win the primary, he's also a respectable two-term sitting state Senator.

-PJ