Trump rallies for Hyde-Smith in Mississippi Senate race

President Donald Trump held a campaign rally for Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Corinth, Mississippi, on October 26, urging support for the incumbent as she faces Democrat Scott Colom in the November 3 Senate election. The rally took place at Crossroads Arena, where thousands gathered inside and in the parking lot. Trump said he was there because Hyde-Smith was doing well but he did not want to take a chance. He attacked Colom during his remarks, calling him a “Marxist radical” and using other insults, according to an account of the event. Colom, a district attorney from Columbus, was at the rally site and had said beforehand that he wanted to hear what Trump’s supporters were concerned about. Hyde-Smith is seeking reelection in a state that has consistently favored Republicans in recent presidential elections. Still, the contest has drawn national attention, and a poll conducted October 21-22 by Democratic firm Change Research put Hyde-Smith at 43%, Colom at 40% and independent candidate Ty Pinkins at 6%. The poll’s margin of error was 3.5 percentage points, placing the two leading candidates within that range. It was one survey, not a final measure of the race. Polling...