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Chris McDaniel announces Lt. Gov. run, comes out swinging against fellow Republican Hosemann

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January 30, 2023

Chris McDaniel announces Lt. Gov. run, comes out swinging against fellow Republican Hosemann

by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today
January 30, 2023

State Sen. Chris McDaniel, in a lengthy speech that invoked Presidents Reagan, Taft and Trump, U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater, Gov. Kirk Fordice and the ancient Greek politician Pericles, announced he is challenging incumbent Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann in this year’s GOP primary.

“Do you want a Trump or DeSantis, or do you want a Mitt Romney or a Liz Cheney?” McDaniel asked a packed room at the Mississippi Republican Party headquarters in Jackson on Monday morning. “That is what this election will come down to.”

McDaniel decried Hosemann as too moderate, even liberal, to lead in deep red Mississippi — a complaint the four-term senator also made about Republican Gov. Tate Reeves when Reeves was lieutenant governor presiding over the Senate.

McDaniel’s speech hit on numerous red-meat conservative issues: “woke-ism,” the right of parents to refuse child vaccinations, states’ rights, gun rights, election fraud and President Biden. The crowd of supporters, including a handful of fellow state lawmakers, replied frequently with applause or “amen.”

“Two of our major press organizations have called (Hosemann) the moderate leader of the moderate wing of our party,” McDaniel said. “Since when do we have a moderate wing of our party?”

A supporter holds a hat that says “Run Chris Run!” as Sen. Chris McDaniel announces his run for lieutenant governor during a press conference at the Mississippi Republican Party Headquarters in Jackson, Miss., January 30, 2023.

Supporters put a “Run Chris, Run” ball cap on the head of the baby elephant statue in the MSGOP conference room. McDaniel during his speech was flanked by his wife, Jill, and two sons, to whom he apologized for “going through this fire again” and said, “I was born to fight. I hope you will always remember to fight for what you believe in.”

McDaniel, who has now mended political fences with Reeves, said, “I support Tate Reeves. His agenda is being blocked by Delbert Hosemann.”

McDaniel, 51, a lawyer from Ellisville, promised if elected he will push for tax cuts and elimination, deregulation, state sovereignty, parents’ rights, restoring the ballot initiative, lobbying reform and “eliminating woke culture in our schools and universities.” He said he will fight Medicaid expansion, election fraud and government corruption and work to “push socialism out of this state and defeat liberalism whether they’re Democrats or Republicans.”

More than a decade ago, with the rise of the Tea Party, McDaniel became a leader of the far-right GOP and libertarians in Mississippi. In 2014, he made a seismic challenge of longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran. McDaniel, with financial support from out of state conservative groups and the state’s first true social media bombardment campaign, led the late Cochran in the first GOP primary vote, then narrowly lost in a runoff.

McDaniel ran for U.S. Senate again in 2018. He first announced a run against incumbent Roger Wicker, but then switched races and ran in a nonpartisan, four-way race for the seat Cochran had held. McDaniel lost that race with only 16% of the vote. Despite McDaniel’s declared loyalty to Trump, the then-president endorsed Cindy Hyde-Smith, who won the Senate seat.

Hosemann’s campaign on Monday responded to McDaniel’s announcement with a short press release statement.

“After being rejected by Mississippians in three (sic) failed statewide campaigns, the least effective politician in the state with the largest ego is running again, this time for Lt. Governor,” said Casey Phillips, senior adviser to Hosemann’s campaign. “By comparison,Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann’s conservative record is clear, implementing Voter ID to secure our elections, delivering the largest tax cut in Mississippi’s history, and overseeing a major teacher pay raise. Results matter and Delbert delivers.”

The deadline to qualify to run for state office is Wednesday. Two lesser-known Republican candidates, Shane Quick and Tiffany Longino, and Democrat Ryan Grover are running for lieutenant governor.

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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“These screenings take about 10 minutes and can save lives,” said Dr. Gina Jefferson, head and neck surgical oncologist at UMMC. “The earlier a cancer is diagnosed, the better chance we have of curing it.”

Tobacco and alcohol use remain major risk factors for these cancers. However, physicians say an increasing number of cases are linked to HPV, especially among younger adults with no history of smoking or drinking. Dentists are often the first to spot early signs, which can include persistent sores, lumps in the neck, or difficulty swallowing.

Oral, head and neck cancers are among the most common globally. When found early, survival rates can exceed 80 percent.

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