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Colom: 'Not accurate' to say Schumer recruited him
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Sen.-elect Scott Colom (D-Miss.) pushed back on the idea that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) personally recruited him to run for Senate, saying the people of Mississippi deserve the credit for his upset victory.
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The Mississippi Democrat, fresh off a historic win, also disputed Schumer’s claim that he recruited Colom. “The people of Mississippi recruited me,” Colom told MS NOW.
Sen.-elect Scott Colom (D-Miss.) pushed back on the idea that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) personally recruited him to run for Senate, saying the people of Mississippi deserve the credit for his upset victory.
Newly elected Democratic Senator Scott Colom is pushing back after Senator Chuck Schumer took credit for his win, refusing to commit to backing him for Senate majority leader next year. Colom told MS NOW’s Symone Sanders-Townsend Thursday that he spoke to Schumer after his victory the day before and…
Sen.-elect Scott Colom (D-MS) this week downplayed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) influence in his Mississippi race, as the upper chamber’s top Democrat faces growing turmoil within his ranks. Colom’s win against Sen.
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