News Alert: Hyde-Smith's 'public hanging' joke shakes up Mississippi runoff

View in your browser     Hyde-Smith's 'public hanging' joke shakes up Mississippi runoff A backlash against Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s (R) “public hanging” joke is shaking up the Senate runoff race in Mississippi, prompting Republican concerns about their chances of retaining the deep-red seat. A video shared by a blogger on Sunday showed Hyde-Smith, who’s running in the special election for former Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R) seat, joking that she’d be “on the front row” should a supporter she was campaigning with invite her to a “public hanging.” Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.