民主党人斯科特·科洛姆告诉MS NOW，他“很有信心”将“很快”作为密西西比州的下一位参议员前往华盛顿，他对共和党参议员辛迪·海德-史密斯的领先优势仍在扩大。这位民主党人参加了《周夜》节目，讨论他的竞选，MS NOW继续将该竞选列为难以预测，并表示，他作为民主党人在深红州取得的成功“证明该党的未来必须包括南方”。周二是密西西比州选举官员接收合格邮寄选票以及选民提供计算临时选票所需信息的截止日期。各县随后有至11月13日的时间完成计票并认证结果。
Democrat Scott Colom told MS NOW he was “confident” that he’d be heading to Washington “very soon” as Mississippi’s next senator, as his lead over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith continues to grow. The Democrat joined “The Weeknight” to discuss his race, which MS NOW continues to classify as too close to call, and said his success in the deep red state as a Democrat “proves that the future of the party has to include the South.”Tuesday marks the deadline for election officials in Mississippi to receive eligible mail-in ballots and for voters to provide information needed to count affidavit ballots. Counties then have until Nov. 13 to finish counting and to certify the results.
如果科洛姆获胜，他将成为重建时期以来密西西比州的第一位黑人美国参议员，也是自1982年以来该州选出的第一位民主党参议员。
If Colom wins, he would become Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction and the first Democratic senator elected from that state since 1982.
由于竞选结果尚未揭晓，科洛姆错过了国会山的新参议员介绍会。但他强调，他仍然“很有信心”将“很快以新参议员身份前往华盛顿”。他还批评其竞选活动缺乏全国性投资，认为悲观的预测使得这场竞选难以吸引关注和资金。科洛姆指出，像《库克政治报告》这样的组织，在竞选的大部分时间里将该竞选评为“稳固共和党”，并在最终预测中将其评为“可能共和党”。他说，这些评级使他和其他南方候选人更难筹集资金。
With the race still uncalled, Colom missed the new-senator orientation on Capitol Hill. He stressed, however, that he remained “confident” he would be in “D.C. as a new senator very soon.”He also criticized the lack of national investment in his campaign, arguing that pessimistic forecasts helped to keep the race from attracting attention and money. Colom pointed to organizations like The Cook Political Report, which rated the contest “solid Republican” for much of the campaign and “likely Republican” in its final forecast. He said those ratings made it harder for him and other Southern candidates to raise money.
他回忆说，曾试图说服一位分析师，这场竞选比评级所暗示的更具竞争性。科洛姆说，这位分析师驳回了他的论点，并以居高临下的态度与他交谈。“他以为自己比我更了解密西西比州的政治，结果证明他不是，”科洛姆说。
He recalled trying to convince one analyst that the race was more competitive than the rating suggested. Colom said the analyst dismissed his argument and spoke to him condescendingly. “He thought he knew more about Mississippi politics than me, and turns out he doesn’t,” Colom said.
这位民主党人将竞选成功部分归功于给予当地支持者制定策略的空间。他说，竞选中一些最有效的广告并非来自华盛顿的顾问，而是来自了解如何接触年轻选民的年轻密西西比人。
The Democrat credited his campaign’s success, in part, to giving local supporters room to shape its strategy. He said some of the campaign’s most effective ads came not from consultants in Washington but from young Mississippians who understood how to reach younger voters.
科洛姆表示，全国民主党应该注意他的做法，投资于南部各州，而非简单地将其排除在外。“我们的选举证明，该党的未来必须包括南部，”科洛姆说。“我们需要成为一个了解如何接触这些选民的政党。”
Colom said national Democrats should take note of his approach and invest in Southern states instead of simply writing them off. “Our election proves that the future of the party has to include the South,” Colom said. “And we need to be a party that understands how to reach those voters.”