In Mississippi, Scott Colom Supporters Celebrate Historic Senate Win
The New York Times reports on supporters celebrating Scott Colom's U.S. Senate win in Mississippi at Tougaloo College in Jackson, where hundreds gathered eight days after the election. Colom will be the state's third Black senator and the first chosen by voters, more than 150 years after the last. Attendees described the moment as historic and surreal, comparing the hope to Barack Obama's 2008 election; N.A.A.C.P. president Derrick Johnson credited voters who refused to be intimidated, while state Republican chairman Mike Hurst congratulated Colom on a good campaign.
