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Mara Gay

@MaraGay

@nyt opinion writer, covering American politics. @msnbc analyst. Subway rider and beachgoer. Go Blue.

Joined May 2009
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Young Black women in rural Mississippi are trying like hell to make sure no ballot gets thrown out unfairly in the Scott Colom race. They are DMing friends and chasing down people who need to verify their IDs. My story (gift link) on the phenomenon: wapo.st/4AbqTpg
In the Mississippi Delta, a fight to make every vote count

In the Mississippi Delta, a fight to make every vote count

How a group of young Black women helped Democrat Scott Colom do the unthinkable, potentially flipping a deep-red Senate seat.

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Exactly the kind of action the phrase “stay woke,” in its original usage, was intended to warn of.
Natasha Korecki (@natashakorecki) profile pictureNatasha Korecki
@natashakoreckiNov 6
After a resounding rebuke by voters of Trump's immigration policy, the president has just named the person who orchestrated that policy as his new chief of staff.
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.@AbdulElSayed makes the fundamental point that criticism of Israel's misconduct is not necessarily a swipe at Jews any more than criticism of Egypt's misconduct is is a swipe at Arabs. If you don't care for human rights for all, you don't actually care about human rights at all.
Peter Daou (@peterdaou) profile picturePeter Daou
@peterdaouNov 6
I've been in politics for a quarter century. It's hard to express how staggering it is to see a conversation like this on corporate US media. The Morning Joe panel gobsmacked by the directness of @AbdulElSayed's points. (clip via @DropSiteNews)
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This was an election about the economy, but also about freedom
Mara Gay (@MaraGay) profile pictureMara Gay@MaraGayNov 6
The note I received tonight from Martese Chism, a Mississippi voter I met this year whose great-grandmother Birdia Keglar - a prolific organizer - was killed under suspicious circumstances in 1966:
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The note I received tonight from Martese Chism, a Mississippi voter I met this year whose great-grandmother Birdia Keglar - a prolific organizer - was killed under suspicious circumstances in 1966:
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Lawyers for Democrat Scott Colom are warning election officials across Mississippi that Republicans' demand to segregate affidavit ballots from other ballots “will violate Mississippi voters’ rights and Mississippi election law.” mississippifreepress.org/rol…
Colom Lawyers Warn Election Officials: Segregating Ballots Would 'Violate Voters' Rights' -...

Colom Lawyers Warn Election Officials: Segregating Ballots Would 'Violate Voters' Rights' -...

Lawyers for Democrat Scott Colom are warning county election commissioners and circuit clerks across Mississippi that a demand from the National Republican Senatorial Committee to segregate affidavit...

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Scott Colom appears set to win Forrest County, named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, who founded the Ku Klux Klan
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Southern voters swung 20 points toward the Democrats.
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From @scott_colom's campaign manager 👇
Gerard (@Gerard_Hen) profile pictureGerard@Gerard_HenNov 5
Good morning from Mississippi! Our lead continues to grow, and we're now up by roughly 1,100 votes! We're confident Scott's lead will continue to grow as the remaining votes are counted. We're staying focused and protecting the integrity of our election.
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dork@arachno_commieNov 5
hadn't really hit me that some of the voters who just sent a Black man to the Senate from Mississippi remember having to pay poll taxes. American history is so short. Historic. So so so so so happy for them.
in charge of the girls (@AmeriKraut) profile picturein charge of the girls@AmeriKrautNov 4
never forget!
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Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures just won a huge upset victory in Alabama's 2nd congressional district. This was a district that the Alabama GOP specifically gerrymandered to oust Figures after the Supreme Court dismantled the Voting Rights Act. But Black voters turned out in huge numbers to counteract that decision.
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In a gerrymandered district, our campaign was within a single point of winning. Thank you to everyone who worked to make that a reality. I am immensely grateful. I will continue to fight for the people of TN and together our movement is just getting started.
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The MS Secretary of State used expired Experian data to "clean up" the voter rolls, inactivating many eligible Mississippi voters who then voted by affidavit ballot. Just anecdotally, I heard stories about it being a mess, especially in DeSoto County mississippitoday.org/2026/11…
Inactive voter surge raises Experian concerns for 2026 midterms

Inactive voter surge raises Experian concerns for 2026 midterms

A surge in inactive voters ahead of Election Day has left voting rights advocates concerned that errors in Experian data used to clean voter rolls are to blame.

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It's so interesting to see these conversations about Mississippi. Most times y'all speaking down on us. Now I see so many posts about "invest in Mississippi" when folks on the ground have been screaming from the rooftops about investment for years.
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Black Twitter lives —>
Dennard Dayle / Blind Monkey (@See_More_Evil) profile pictureDennard Dayle / Blind Monkey@See_More_EvilNov 4
They flipped towns I can’t even enter after dusk.
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In Georgia, Black women won races for governor, attorney general, Secretary of State, insurance commissioner, agriculture commissioner, labor commissioner, superintendent of schools and public service commission. @ajc @bluestein ajc.com/politics/2026/11/a-b…
A ‘bloodbath.’ Georgia Democrats sweep statewide offices in historic political upheaval

A ‘bloodbath.’ Georgia Democrats sweep statewide offices in historic political upheaval

A Democratic wave ended decades of GOP dominance in Georgia and threatened the GOP's grip on the state Legislature.

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With 86% of the vote in in Mississippi, incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith leads Democrat Scott Colom by just 1-point, 49.4%-48.4%. Independent Ty Pinkins (former Dem Senate nominee) has 2.2%. Mississippi is going down to the wire. Results: mississippifreepress.org/liv…
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Ryan Nobles@ryanoblesNov 4
One big question that is starting to emerge tonight.. did national Democrats miss a massive opportunity to invest in Florida?
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Josh Dawsey
@jdawsey1Nov 4
The independent republic of Horry -- a major MAGA county (and where I grew up!) -- looks close in SC.
Bruce Haynes (@BruceHaynesDC) profile pictureBruce Haynes
@BruceHaynesDCNov 4
Insert red siren emoji
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