NAACP official on Mississippi electing Scott Colom as its first Black senator since the 1800s
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[0:03] Well, the Mississippi Senate race turned
[0:05] from a nailbiter to a historic upset.
[0:07] CBS News projects Democrat Scott Colom
[0:10] won the race more than a week after the
[0:12] midterm election. That means Democrats
[0:15] will control 55 Senate seats. The
[0:18] 43-year-old District Attorney defeated
[0:20] incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde Smith,
[0:22] who first took office back in 2018. In
[0:25] 2023, Hyde Smith blocked his nomination
[0:27] to a federal judgeship.
[0:30] All I did was have the courage to
[0:33] imagine a night like this.
[0:37] >> I had the courage to believe in
[0:39] Mississippi.
[0:41] >> I had the courage to understand that we
[0:44] can show the country that Mississippi
[0:46] matters.
[0:48] >> Now, Colom has joined the ranks of the
[0:50] many firsts in this historic election as
[0:53] he becomes the first black US senator
[0:55] from Mississippi since the late 1800s.
[0:58] During his campaign, he made an effort
[1:00] to meet voters where they were,
[1:02] including an event that President Trump
[1:04] hosted for Senator Cindy Hyde Smith.
[1:07] Now, as voters waited in line to see the
[1:09] president, Colom asked them