PoliticsPublished Oct 21, 2026, 12:56 PM ET3 outlets

Senate Democrats' Campaign Group Enters Mississippi Senate Race With First Ad, Two Weeks Before Election

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Image from AP's coverage: Senate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads in the South

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Senate Majority PAC, the top Senate Democratic campaign spending group, is entering Mississippi's U.S. Senate race for the first time this year with an ad, two weeks before the November 3 election. The move in a deep-red state comes as Republicans try to protect a slim Senate majority. Spokesperson Lauren French said Democrat Colom, who won a March primary, is running a competitive race that has put Republican Sen. Hyde-Smith on her heels. Hyde-Smith campaign manager Jake Monssen noted the spending came late and said voters would reject a radical agenda. AdImpact data show about $8 million spent in total, with Colom outspending Hyde-Smith nearly $4.6 million to $3.2 million. Donald Trump won Mississippi by nearly 23 points in 2024, and no Democrat has won a Senate race there since 1982. Hyde-Smith, appointed and then elected in 2018, underperformed Trump by 6 points in 2020.

The alternative source, AP, leads with the party-on-the-offensive framing. The left-leaning HuffPost carries the AP text, adding quotes from both campaigns, spending figures and electoral history. The right-leaning Newsmax uses the same opening under a headline calling Democrats eager, and its excerpt shows no campaign responses.

How the sides differ Alternative and left sources frame the ad as a party on the offensive; the right-leaning headline calls Democrats eager, and only the left-leaning text adds spending and campaign responses.

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Left HuffPostSenate Democrats Launch First Ad In Mississippi As Their Midterm Optimism Spreads In The South

HuffPost runs the AP report in full, leading with the Democratic offensive and adding statements from both campaigns, AdImpact spending figures and Mississippi's voting history.

Alternative APSenate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads in the South

AP leads with Senate Majority PAC's first Mississippi move as a sign of Democratic optimism in the South, describing it as an aggressive step in a deep-red state.

Right NewsmaxEager Democrats Target Miss. as Midterm Push Spreads

Newsmax uses the same opening line, but its headline describes Democrats as eager and pushing into Mississippi; the excerpt shows no campaign quotes.