May 14 (Bloomberg) — Democrat Travis Childers won a U.S. House election in Mississippi, marking the third time since March that the party has picked up a congressional seat and increasing Republican concerns about major setbacks in the November elections.

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May 14 (Bloomberg) — Democrat Travis Childers won a U.S. House election in Mississippi, marking the third time since March that the party has picked up a congressional seat and increasing Republican concerns about major setbacks in the November elections.

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“…the Republicans old tactics of screaming “liberal” and trying to tie Childers to Barack Obama didn’t work. In fact the association with Obama had just the opposite effect, it increased the turnout of black voters and assured Davis’ defeat. Back to the drawing board GOP.

As an example of Republican thinking, they brought in Dick Cheney and Trent Lott to make last-minute pitches for Davis. What was the result of those endorsements? Turnout in heavily Republican precincts was down…”