Can Elvis Presley help a Democrat win a Mississippi statewide election?
Serving on the Mississippi Public Service Commission, Democrat Brandon Presley is a second cousin of Elvis Presley. He says his campaign is gaining traction in the weeks before Election Day and is heavily reliant on his relative's name recognition.
Mississippi's gubernatorial election is perceived as closer than first thought. Mississippi is a heavily red state that supported former President Donald Trump by a wide margin.
Presley hopes to accomplish something that hasn't been accomplished in 20 years: remove a Republican from the governor's mansion. He is relying on his populist message and name recognition.
A significant welfare scandal that Presley has persistently linked to the governor is one of the reasons Reeves is unpopular.
However, Reeves has made an effort to persuade voters—even enlisting Trump's assistance in a televised telerally on election eve—that the Democrat has closer ties to President Joe Biden than Elvis did.
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