Scott Colom and Black Mississippians stand on the cusp of Senate history as vote count stretches on
CNBC reports that Mississippi is still counting ballots in a razor-thin Senate race, with Democrat Scott Colom possibly becoming the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction while Cindy Hyde-Smith declares she is not backing down. Local officials are examining absentee and affidavit ballots, and the Associated Press calls the contest too early to declare.
