Democrats bullish on South after historic midterms gains
Newnationnow.com reports that Democrats flipped Senate seats in Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and North Carolina and won governorships in Texas and Georgia, making historic inroads across the South, with Scott Colom becoming Mississippi's first Black senator in over a century and Keisha Lance Bottoms the first Black woman elected governor. Southern Democrats and strategists urged the party to invest in the region ahead of 2028, and potential contenders like Andy Beshear and Raphael Warnock are floated as presidential candidates.
