Dear Editor,
As it pertains to Sid Salter’s latest hit piece about campaign finances in the special election for United States Senate, Salter compares Chris McDaniel’s current money raised in 2018 to his total money raised in 2014. In what universe is that a fair comparison? Between Chris McDaniel’s campaign and the Super PAC supporting him, the fundraising is right on track with where it was in 2014. In contrast, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is several million behind where U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran was in 2014.
Truth be told, no amount of money that Hyde-Smith could ever raise would be enough to convince Mississippi that she’s a conservative.
On top of that, at this point in 2014, McDaniel had a county chair in less than half of the state and about 800 volunteers. This year, he had 82 county chairs named within a week of announcing and has over 5,000 volunteers signed up. Money can’t buy that.
Wayne Lagrone
Toomsuba
