密西西比州一位政治学教授表示，选民似乎对民主党参议员候选人斯科特·科洛姆“非常热情”，但对于他的对手、现任参议员辛迪·海德-史密斯（共和党），则“存在大量选民冷漠情绪”。
A Mississippi political science professor said voters seemed to be “really enthusiastic” about Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom, but when it comes to his opponent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R), “there was a lot of voter apathy.”
“科洛姆是一位非常高素质的候选人，”密西西比州立大学政治学与公共管理系助理教授亚伦·海特菲尔德在接受NewsNation采访时表示。
“Colom’s a really high-quality candidate,” said Aaron Hitefield, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Mississippi State University, during an appearance on NewsNation.
“选民似乎对他非常热情……当你将其与现任参议员辛迪·海德-史密斯相比时，存在大量选民冷漠情绪，”海特菲尔德补充道。“我认为目前的结果反映了这一点。” 根据《国会山报》合作伙伴Decision Desk HQ的数据，在这个历史上倾向共和党的州，参议院竞选结果在数天后仍未揭晓，科洛姆保持着略微超过2000票的领先优势。在这场势均力敌的美国参议员席位争夺战中，民主党候选人仅以0.2个百分点领先。
“Voters seemed really enthusiastic about him … when you compare that to Cindy Hyde-Smith, the current incumbent, there was a lot of voter apathy,” Hitefield added. “I think you see that in the results currently.”The Senate race in the historically red-leaning state remains uncalled days as Colom maintains a lead of a little over 2,000 votes, according to The Hill’s partner Decision Desk HQ. In the neck-to-neck battle for a seat in the U.S. Senate, Democrat is leading by just 0.2 percentage.
密西西比州共和党主席迈克·赫斯特周四对媒体表示，如果“遵循法律且选民已表达意愿，那就尘埃落定，密西西比州共和党将接受结果。”“这里不存在否认选举结果的情况，”他说。
The chair of the Mississippi Republican Party, Mike Hurst, told the press Thursday that if “the laws are followed and the voters spoke, that is it and Mississippi Republicans will accept that.”“There is no election denying going on here,” he said.
“木兰花之州”仍在接收选票，该州允许邮寄选票在选举日后最多五个工作日内被接收和计数，前提是邮戳日期为选举日当天或之前。
The ballots are still being received in the Magnolia State, which allows mail ballots to be counted and received up to five business days after the election as long as they are postmarked by Election Day.
海德-史密斯的律师近日致函所有82个密西西比县的选举委员会，要求选举官员将宣誓选票分开、记录其处理情况，并保存“所有相关材料”。
Attorneys for Hyde-Smith recently demanded in a letter sent to the election commissioners in all 82 Mississippi counties, that election officials separate the affidavit ballots, document their disposition and preserve “all associated materials.”
科洛姆的律师周四致函县选举委员会，称共和党人的要求“在密西西比州法律中毫无依据”。“如果你们按要求偏离常规选举程序，将侵犯密西西比州选民的权利并违反密西西比州选举法，”该律师在信中写道。
An attorney for Colom, in a letter sent to county election commissioners Thursday, said the Republicans’ demands “have no basis in Mississippi law.”“If you depart from ordinary election procedures as you have been asked to do, you will violate Mississippi voters’ rights and Mississippi election law,” the lawyer wrote in the letter.
根据目前的统计，民主党将占据54个参议院席位，而密西西比州和阿拉斯加州的结果仍未揭晓，该数字可能增至56个。
By current tally, the Democrats will hold 54 Senate seats and, with Mississippi and Alaska still undecided, that number could grow to 56.