# Trump praises Democrat Scott Colom for showing up to Mississippi rally and courting MAGA supporters > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2844547 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 12 outlets covering · First listed: AP, Nov 12, 2026, 7:47 PM · Read it: ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 5:01 PM: [Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom to Senate in massive upset]() — Politico (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) Colom's win is a boost to the Democratic Party as it seeks to gain a larger foothold in the South. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:01 PM: [Scott Colom wins Senate election in Mississippi]() — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) Democratic 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. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:04 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race in upset]() — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) Democrat Scott Colom defeated GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race, delivering Democrats an eighth flipped Senate seat after the dramatic race had been up in the air for days. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:04 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom wins Senate race in Mississippi]() — Washington Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) He’ll be the first Black senator from the state since the end of Reconstruction. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:04 PM: [Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) Democrat 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. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:05 PM: [Democrat Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat]() — ABC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) Democrat Scott Colom will win the election for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, The Associated Press projects. - Nov 11, 2026, 7:32 PM: [How Scott Colom won Mississippi’s Senate race]() — MS NOW (TV network, United States, rated Left) A changed electorate, a sliver of Trump voters and backlash against the president helped a Democrat win a state Trump carried by 23 points. - Nov 11, 2026, 9:02 PM: [Democrats rally around Colom’s historic Mississippi victory]() — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center) Democrats rallied around Sen.-elect Scott Colom’s (D) historic victory in the Mississippi Senate race following his victory against outgoing Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R). “We may have had to count One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, but Blue Mississippi sure has a nice ring to it,” former President Clinton wrote on social media. “Scott, you put your heart… - Nov 12, 2026, 4:19 AM: [In Mississippi, Scott Colom Supporters Celebrate Historic Senate Win]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) At Tougaloo College, supporters danced and wept over Scott Colom’s victory. He will be Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since the Reconstruction era. - Nov 12, 2026, 5:18 AM: [Scott Colom supporters celebrate after Mississippi Senate win]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 12, 2026, 12:31 PM: [Scott Colom’s Historic Victory]() — The Nation (Magazine, United States, rated Left) Michele Goodwin The Mississippi Democrat’s win is more than a joyous occasion—it’s redemption. - Nov 12, 2026, 7:47 PM: [Trump praises Democrat Scott Colom for showing up to Mississippi rally and courting MAGA supporters]() — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center)