[Rumor] Are Barbour and Eaves Neck-in-Neck?

A major rumor in the Capitol City this week is that John Arthur Eaves is polling 50-50 with Haley Barbourin polls conducted by the governor.

It’s not an impossible feat, contrary to some beliefs; Barbour only defeated Ronnie Musgrove four years ago with 52.59 percent of vote. And Eaves has certainly emerged as the more religious conservative of the campaign this year.

Posted by ladd at 05:12 PM on 10/31/07. Discuss (0)

[Minor] Barbour Trying Failed Rovian Strategy in Mississippi

In his column this week, Bill Minor argues that Gov. Haley Barbour is trying to turn Mississippi into the latest K Street Project, at any cost:

Evidently Haley Barbour is attempting in Mississippi what Karl Rove failed to do in Washington: create a permanent Republican majority.

Barbour, who believes in top-down management of political power, has obviously set out to elect Republicans to all state offices, creating a Cabinet beholden to him, unlike anything ever seen in Mississippi.

His reach doesn’t stop with putting GOP loyalists in state offices but also into both houses of the Legislature, even by subtly undermining the election of the House speaker.

Posted by ladd at 05:07 PM on 10/31/07. Discuss (1)

[Jackpedia] Tired of Campaign Signs?

Yeah, we are, too--especially the ones that break all the rules, and really especially the ones left over from the primaries. Read up on the sign laws for Jackson, Flowood, Madison and Hinds counties over on Jackpedia.

Posted by ladd at 10:47 AM on 10/31/07. Discuss (0)

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