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Appointed U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., answers a question during a televised Mississippi U.S. Senate debate with Democrat Mike Espy in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, Pool)

Conservative vs. moderate in Mississippi Senate election

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Several dozen people stand in line outside the Hinds County Courthouse in Jackson, Miss., on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, waiting to cast absentee ballots in a U.S. Senate election runoff between Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy. Saturday was the deadline for people to cast absentee ballots at circuit clerks' offices, and it is unusual to see lines on the absentee deadline day. The runoff election is Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, and the winner will serve the final two years of a six-year term started by longtime Sen. Thad Cochran. Mississippi's Republican governor appointed Hyde-Smith to serve temporarily when Cochran retired because of health concerns. (AP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus)

The Latest: Dem touts ‘diversity’ in Mississippi Senate race

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Appointed U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Democrat Mike Espy greet each other before their televised Mississippi U.S. Senate debate in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, Pool)

US senator says no ill will, intent behind ‘hanging’ remark

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Appointed U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Democrat Mike Espy greet each other before their televised Mississippi U.S. Senate debate in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, Pool)

US senator apologizes to anyone offended by ‘hanging’ remark

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Appointed U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Democrat Mike Espy greet each other before their televised Mississippi U.S. Senate debate in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, Pool)

Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mike Espy appeal to conservative Mississippi voters

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., speaks to attendees at a Gulf Coast Business Council meeting at the IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi, Miss., on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Hyde-Smith is in a runoff with Democrat Mike Espy to retain her Senate seat. (AP Photo/Sun Herald, John Fitzhugh)/The Sun Herald via AP)

The Latest: Senator apologizes for ‘public hanging’ comment

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Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., talks to Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes at a Gulf Coast Business Council meeting at the IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi, Miss., on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Hyde-Smith is in a runoff with Democrat Mike Espy to retain her Senate seat. (AP Photo/Sun Herald, John Fitzhugh)/The Sun Herald via AP)

Trump: Mississippi senator’s ‘hanging’ remark was ‘in jest’

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

The Latest: NJ Sen. Booker campaigns for Espy in Mississippi

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Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., speaks to attendees at a Gulf Coast Business Council meeting at the IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi, Miss., on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Hyde-Smith is in a runoff with Democrat Mike Espy to retain her Senate seat. (AP Photo/Sun Herald, John Fitzhugh)/The Sun Herald via AP)

Trump to campaign for Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi Senate race

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Mississippi Democratic Senate candidate Mike Espy applauds U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, a California Democrat and possible 2020 presidential candidate, during an event Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 in Jackson, Miss. Harris traveled to Mississippi to support Espy, who faces Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in a Nov. 27 runoff for the remaining two years on a six-year U.S. Senate term. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

The Latest: Espy says he’s better for women than Hyde-Smith

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Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., speaks to attendees at a Gulf Coast Business Council meeting at the IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi, Miss., on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Hyde-Smith is in a runoff with Democrat Mike Espy to retain her Senate seat. (AP Photo/Sun Herald, John Fitzhugh)/The Sun Herald via AP)

Espy seeks women’s support; Trump to rally for Hyde Smith

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

HFS-Mike Espy who is seeking to unseat appointed U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and serve the last two years of the six-year term vacated when Republican Thad Cochran retired for health reasons, speaks about his experience in government as a congressman and agriculture secretary in the Clinton administration, before college students at a town hall meeting at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Dem’s lobbying work draws GOP ire in Mississippi Senate race

By JEFF AMY and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

George H. Williams of Ridgeland, Miss., holds a protest sign outside the downtown complex that houses the offices of appointed U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Jackson, Miss. Williams, a Marine Corps veteran, said he was upset with comments Hyde-Smith made about &quot;public hanging&quot; and voting rights. Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy are competing to serve the final two years of a six-year term started by Republican Thad Cochran, who retired. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The Latest: GOP senator hits challenger over lobbying work

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Mike Espy who is seeking to unseat appointed U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and serve the last two years of the six-year term vacated when Republican Thad Cochran retired for health reasons, speaks before the leadership of Working Together Jackson during their luncheon and accountability session, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Video: GOP senator spoke of ‘difficult’ voting for liberals

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Mike Espy who is seeking to unseat appointed Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and serve the last two years of the six-year term vacated when Republican Thad Cochran retired for health reasons, speaks to a crowded ballroom of supporters following his speech in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday night, Nov. 6, 2018. Espy will face Hyde-Smith in a runoff on Nov. 27. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Democrats eye US Senate seat in Republican-led Mississippi

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and THOMAS BEAUMONT - Associated Press

Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi appeared at a news conference at the state Republican Party headquarters in Jackson, Miss., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, and said repeatedly that she would not answer questions about a video that showed her at a Nov. 2 campaign event in Tupelo, Miss., where she praised a man by saying: "If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row." Hyde-Smith issued a statement Sunday saying the remark was "an exaggerated expression of regard" for a friend who invited her to speak, and "any attempt to turn this into a negative connotation is ridiculous." Hyde-Smith was appointed to serve temporarily in the Senate after longtime Republican Sen. Thad Cochran retired in April, and she faces an African-American Democrat, Mike Espy, in a Nov. 27, 2018, runoff. Espy is a former congressman and former U.S. agriculture secretary. The runoff winner will serve the final two years of the six-year term started by Cochran. (AP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus)

Cindy Hyde-Smith faces runoff challenge from Mike Espy for Mississippi Senate seat

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Mike Espy who is seeking to unseat appointed Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and serve the last two years of the six-year term vacated when Republican Thad Cochran retired for health reasons, stands with family members and waves to a crowded ballroom of supporters following his speech in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday night, Nov. 6, 2018. Espy will face Hyde-Smith in a runoff on Nov. 27. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The Latest: Senate candidates in Mississippi agree to debate

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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., campaigns Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Mama Hamil's Restaurant in Madison, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

‘Public hanging’ remark puts spotlight on Miss. Senate race

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and ERRIN HAINES WHACK - Associated Press

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., campaigns Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Mama Hamil's Restaurant in Madison, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi US Senate runoff: 3 more weeks of ads, speeches

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., campaigns Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Mama Hamil's Restaurant in Madison, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The Latest: Mississippi has 3 more weeks of US Senate race

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