Mud pie

摘要

Each Tuesday in primary season brings fresh clues to help answer two big questions. Who will control the Senate after November's elections? And what is going on inside the Republican Party? In Mississippi, a Senate primary put the two together as Thad Cochran, a us senator since 1978, was challenged by Chris McDaniel, a state senator. The now familiar battle lines were drawn between a grey-haired incumbent and a younger challenger claiming to be the true conservative. Mr Cochran enjoyed the support of the party's establishment; Mr McDaniel, financial backing from groups based in Washington, dc that think some Republicans don't hate taxes enough. There was also, appropriately for Mississippi, a lot of mud.