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Trump gets RUDE AWAKENING from Voters in…MISSISSIPPI?!!!!

2025-09-23 News & Politics
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Mississippi Faces Economic Crisis as Trump Policies Threaten Farms and Hospitals, Fueling Senate Challenge

Discover how Republican policies concerning tariffs and healthcare funding are alienating conservative Mississippi voters and fueling a competitive Democratic Senate race against incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Short Summary

  • Conservative Mississippi farmers face massive economic uncertainty due to federal tariff policies.
  • Eight rural hospitals face closure after Senator Hyde-Smith voted for budget cuts impacting healthcare access.
  • Democratic challenger Scott Colom targets incumbents for prioritizing DC politics over state recovery (e.g., FEMA aid, infrastructure votes).
  • Colom's campaign centers on raising the minimum wage and repealing health care benefit cuts immediately upon election.

This segment analyzes the political landscape in Mississippi, highlighting voter betrayal felt by core Republican constituencies—farmers and rural residents—due to actions taken by Donald Trump and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. Host Ben Meiselas contrasts this reality with the optimistic narrative advanced by state Republicans, setting the stage for an interview with Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom regarding his strategy to flip the seat by focusing on tangible economic relief.

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump losing support in Mississippi as he and the Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith take away healthcare from people and destroy rural hospitals and the livelihoods of farmers in the State and Meiselas interviews Democratic Senate Candidate Scott Colom about he plans to flip the Senate seat Blue. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch

Top Comments (10)

@IdkIdk-e3z6g 2025-09-23

MISSISSIPPI MID-TERM ELECTIONS. BLUE will save you 💙.

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@colorbugoriginals4457 2025-09-23

Yay, Mississippi, you can do it 😊💙💙💙

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@badatpseudoscience 2025-09-23

Whether you're a Red, Blue, or Swing voter, our country is in trouble. Vote to clean MAGA out of government!

922 27 replies
@pennykinyaneal-gross3101 2025-09-23

I’m from Mississippi and I have always voted 💙💙💙.. It’s ABOUT DAMN TIME.. GO BLUE 💙💙💙💙 VOTE BLUE

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@JPotterEsq 2025-09-23

I am an attorney in Jackson, Mississippi. I’ve worked with Mr. Colom‘s mother and father. They are good people. I’m going to vote for Mr. Colom and give to his campaign. Thank you for having him on. We need him in Washington.

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@spinion1 2025-09-23

Mississippi, you will look lovely in blue! 💙💙💙

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@DeboraMancuso-s8s 2025-09-23

Scott Colom would have my vote, if I lived in Mississippi. Open your eyes and ears Mississippians. Vote Blue!!💙

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@avealdridge485 2025-09-25

They finally realized that the Republicans want to keep them poor!

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@MeidasTouch 2025-09-23

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@1972Wgray 2025-09-26

As a blue girl in the red state of Mississippi, I’m hopeful we’ll get more and more blue.

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