During his speech at Neshoba, Delbert the Democrat tried his best to reassure his fellow Mississippians that he was, indeed, a Republican, boasting about his runs for Congress (that he lost) and other so-called evidence of his party loyalty. “I was a Reagan guy,” he said.

But what a person does in life defines who they really are, regardless of what words they use to describe themselves. To borrow a phrase from our Lord, “A tree is known by its fruit.”

Senator Chris McDaniel fired up his supporters at the historic Neshoba County Fair, citing his plan for Mississippi and pointing out his opponent Delbert Hosemann’s terrible record as Lt. Governor.

McDaniel’s general theme is simply this: We can do better!

Delbert Hosemann has run a campaign based on lies, deception, smears, mudslinging, and personal attacks. He has become “Delbert the Desperate.” He has a terrible record of very few accomplishments, and the achievements he does have are in support of the liberal agenda.

Delbert Hosemann and his team of wily rascals was recently dealt a severe blow when news broke that Hosemann was once the Director and Vice President of an abortion clinic in Jackson. Documents from the Secretary of State’s office clearly show that Hoseman was, in fact, an officer of the South Jackson Woman’s Clinic. 

“I have always strived to protect the unborn and will continue to do so as Lieutenant Governor.” That statement was made by Delbert Hosemann four years ago during his campaign for Lt. Governor, but it is without a doubt the biggest whopper he has ever told, if you keep track of them as they go by.

As I have written before, Delbert Hosemann is a Democrat hiding in Republican clothing. His former membership in the Democratic Party, his support of the liberal agenda, his willingness to block conservatives bills in the state senate, and his closeness with Democrats are all indications of what he truly believes. True conservatives should be very wary of Delbert Hosemann.

My book on President Warren Harding – The Jazz Age President – is out today in paperback. Regnery Publishing has made it the fifth volume in The Presidents Series!

In Mississippi, the Lt. Governor presides over the State Senate, acting like the House Speaker, naming committee chairs, and setting the agenda. So whoever sits in that vital office can affect the direction of the Senate.

Currently holding the office of Lt. Governor in Mississippi is Delbert Hosemann, who may be a Republican but far from a conservative. In fact, he heads up the “moderate wing” of the party. 

As the day of the primary election in Mississippi approaches, we are seeing the same ole tale that seems to come up every four years: candidates, mostly incumbents, who refuse to debate their challengers. 

“Mississippi’s favorite scourge looks to afflict politics again this year,” writes Bill Crawford, in his latest column in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. And by scourge he means the race issue. Yet this always-volatile topic has yet to emerge in the campaign season of 2023 in Mississippi, until now, as Crawford himself is the first to raise it.