Photo Scandal Colors GOP Battle For Mississippi Senate Seat

Photo Scandal Colors GOP Battle
U.S. Senate candidate Chris McDaniel (R-Ms), speaks to a gathering at FreePAC Kentucky, Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
U.S. Senate candidate Chris McDaniel (R-Ms), speaks to a gathering at FreePAC Kentucky, Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

The Republican Senate primary in Mississippi has looked to be one of the more definitive races in the so-called Tea Party vs. Establishment showdown this cycle. Its makings are nearly textbook: A 41-year-old state senator and attorney running to oust a 76-year-old incumbent who has been in Washington since Richard Nixon was president and who has measured his success by the money he’s brought back to the state.

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