Can Black voting power and Trump fatigue break Mississippi’s red wall?

Mississippi Democratic Senate nominee Scott Colom speaks at a rally in Columbus, Miss., headlined by former Vice President Kamala Harris on Oct. 22, 2026. Stephen Fowler/NPR

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COLUMBUS, Miss. — On paper, Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race seems like the perfect place for a political upset this year, an assertion President Trump’s Monday rally there seems to support.

It has the highest share of Black voters in the country, at close to 40%. It’s a