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How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call

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Scott Colom, a Democrat, ran a viral ad and courted Republicans at a Trump rally before winning virtually the same number of votes as Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican

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How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call

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