Why 🦄 UsSenateElections picked: Democrat Scott Colom is suddenly in the spotlight as he stands on the verge of becoming the first African American elected to the Senate from Mississippi since Reconstruction. But he’s been drawing attention from other Democrats behind the scenes for months.

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  This is a report on Democrat Scott Colom’s high-profile Mississippi Senate campaign and the attention he has drawn from fellow Democrats.

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