Marvin King

“National Democrats do historically ignore Mississippi. They ignore plenty of red states, so Mississippi’s not alone,”

Marvin King · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

King said national Democrats historically ignore Mississippi and other red states.

“If I’m Colom, I’m only upset that the Democrats waited so late,”

Marvin King · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

King said Colom should be upset that national Democrats entered the race late.

“If the national Democrats had entered this race in June or July, it’s a very different story.”

Marvin King · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

King said earlier national Democratic involvement would have changed the race.

“The problem for Mississippi Democrats is that their voter base, the base that they rely on for votes, is quite frankly a lower-income base, so it’s hard for Democrats here to raise the money internally.’”

Marvin King · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

King explained the difficulty for Mississippi Democrats in raising money internally due to their lower-income voter base.