Why Scott Colom’s win in deep-red Mississippi holds a deeper meaning

First reported by PBS NewsHour at Wed 5:01 PM · 6 outlets in all

1. CNN1hWhy Scott Colom’s win in deep-red Mississippi holds a deeper meaning
2. Guardian2hHow Scott Colom won deep-red Mississippi with little help from Democrats
3. AP2hWhy AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Scott Colom
4. NPR2hDemocrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate raceDemocrat Scott Colom has won election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, according to a race call by the Associated Press, defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
5. Washington Post(subscription required)2hDemocrat Scott Colom wins Senate race in MississippiHe’ll be the first Black senator from the state since the end of Reconstruction.
6. PBS NewsHour2hScott Colom wins Senate election in MississippiDemocratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction.