Better MS Report

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: The mostly negative campaign we have endured in the 1st Congressional District since the summer obscures the fact that the two major party candidates, Democratic incumbent Congressman Travis Childers of Booneville and Republican state Sen. Alan Nunnelee of Tupelo, are both good and honorable men with long records of public [...]

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: First District Democratic congressional incumbent Travis Childers says he would prefer a “more moderate” Democratic alternative to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, but he won’t go so far as to say he wouldn’t vote for her. Conversely, his Republican opponent Alan Nunnelee has made Pelosi’s ouster his campaign cry. [...]

From The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: In politics, it’s an all-out sprint to the finish line. Cash is important, and so are your friends. With the Nov. 2 general election 17 days away, incumbent U.S. Rep. Travis Childers, a Democrat, still leads in the money race – with money raised, spent and cash on hand. [...]

From Mississippi Public Broadcasting: Textbook Republican strategy for this mid-term election has been to cast Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the bad guy, linking congressional Democratic candidates to her. That message is clearly resonating with voters. Ronnie Williams, owner of a shop that sells and repairs lawn equipment in Oxford, voted for Senator John [...]

From The Associated Press: North Mississippi congressional candidates exchanged sharp words at a debate Tuesday night about how loyal each would be to his party’s leadership on Capitol Hill. U.S. Rep. Travis Childers, a Democrat, said he’s been an independent voice since being elected just over two years ago and has tried to work across [...]

From The Clarion-Ledger: After months of sparring with mailers and competing TV ads, 1st District congressional candidates Alan Nunnelee and Rep. Travis Childers will participate in a debate at Ole Miss on Oct. 12. The two formally face each other for what is expected to be the first and last time 21 days before the [...]

From The Clarion-Ledger: Though political observers say the race is too close to call or leaning Republican, U.S. Rep. Travis Childers believes he will hold off his GOP challenger in November’s elections. Republican backers seeking a GOP majority in Congress have targeted the Northern Mississippi 1st District seat as one they can win in a [...]

From The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: The Travis Childers campaign makes a serious misjudgment in claiming that an anonymous comment posted on a newspaper’s website is fully credible because the newspaper is a “reputable news source.” The Commercial Dispatch in Columbus is a reputable news source, but an anonymous post by a reader on its [...]

From The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: U.S. Rep. Travis Childers’ campaign says he has a 5-point lead over Republican challenger Alan Nunnelee of Tupelo, according to a new poll done for the incumbent Democrat. Childers and Nunnelee face off on the Nov. 2 general election ballot with six independents or non-mainstream party nominees. Childers led [...]

From The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: Dueling news conferences brought U.S. Rep. Travis Childers and challenger Alan Nunnelee together today, figuratively, to oppose privatization of Social Security. Childers, D-Booneville, was first up to bat, signing a pledge to protect Social Security from the Wall Street barons “who got us into this financial mess.” A few [...]