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Trump heads to Mississippi for a midterm rally, and the Democrat he wants defeated is going, too

By Bill Barrow, Sophie Bates · Oct 26, 2026Read on apnews.com

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President Trump campaigns in reliably Republican Mississippi for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, whose race against Democrat Scott Colom has become unexpectedly competitive. Colom plans to attend the rally to court Trump's own supporters. The article also surveys other late midterm pushes: Trump, Obama, Kamala Harris, and Democratic surrogates fanning out as Democrats expand the battle map amid voter discontent over inflation and the Iran war.