Mississippi’s Democratic and Republican leaders are supporting their party candidates more than ever following the CNN presidential debate. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump went head-to-head Thursday during the 90-minute debate that covered a variety of topics, including the opioid crisis, historically Black colleges and universities and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.Rep. Cheikh Taylor, the chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party, said the debate will challenge the idea of Mississippi being a red state. “The candidates couldn’t be further apart,” Taylor said. “(President) Joe Biden was representing the Democratic principles that we all share — in fact, 85% of Mississippians share. So, this whole notion that we’re a deep red state will be challenged in this election coming up in November.”The former president dodged Biden's attempts to confront him on the issues by leaning into falsehoods about the economy, illegal immigration, and his role in the Capitol insurrection.The head of the Hinds County Republican Party said he wanted to see Trump emphasize his policy proposals on immigration, the economy and foreign affairs issues that he said Trump has an advantage on Democrat Biden. Early on in the debate, some Trump supporters were saying by default he was doing better than Biden in the first face-off between the two men in two years. GOP activist Austin Barbour said on X, formerly Twitter, that “if Biden keeps this poor pace in the debate, an early debate may be a horrible decision (because) his party leaders will panic and start looking around.”Gov. Tate Reeves commented on social media about Biden’s performance during the debate, which included a raspy voice and a halting delivery. At one point, the president seemed to lose his train of thought. A person familiar with the matter said Biden was suffering from a cold.“If Joe Biden was in your family, you’d take his car keys and keep him safe in your home. But he’s our president, and he needs to rest comfortably somewhere other than the White House,” Reeves said on X. ABC News will host the next presidential debate on Sept. 10.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s Democratic and Republican leaders are supporting their party candidates more than ever following the CNN presidential debate.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump went head-to-head Thursday during the 90-minute debate that covered a variety of topics, including the opioid crisis, historically Black colleges and universities and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Rep. Cheikh Taylor, the chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party, said the debate will challenge the idea of Mississippi being a red state.
“The candidates couldn’t be further apart,” Taylor said. “(President) Joe Biden was representing the Democratic principles that we all share — in fact, 85% of Mississippians share. So, this whole notion that we’re a deep red state will be challenged in this election coming up in November.”
The former president dodged Biden's attempts to confront him on the issues by leaning into falsehoods about the economy, illegal immigration, and his role in the Capitol insurrection.
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The head of the Hinds County Republican Party said he wanted to see Trump emphasize his policy proposals on immigration, the economy and foreign affairs issues that he said Trump has an advantage on Democrat Biden.
Early on in the debate, some Trump supporters were saying by default he was doing better than Biden in the first face-off between the two men in two years. GOP activist Austin Barbour said on X, formerly Twitter, that “if Biden keeps this poor pace in the debate, an early debate may be a horrible decision (because) his party leaders will panic and start looking around.”
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Gov. Tate Reeves commented on social media about Biden’s performance during the debate, which included a raspy voice and a halting delivery. At one point, the president seemed to lose his train of thought. A person familiar with the matter said Biden was suffering from a cold.
“If Joe Biden was in your family, you’d take his car keys and keep him safe in your home. But he’s our president, and he needs to rest comfortably somewhere other than the White House,” Reeves said on X.
ABC News will host the next presidential debate on Sept. 10.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
