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Mississippi Republicans split over potential congressional redistricting push

SuperTalk Mississippi reports a Republican split over whether Mississippi should redraw congressional lines after Callais. Shad White publicly urged a congressional redraw aimed at Bennie Thompson’s district, while Rep. Sam Creekmore and Sid Salter warned that adding congressional maps would create political, legal, and election-calendar risk after completed primaries. Reeves' May 13 rescission statement keeps the issue in the pressure/watch lane.

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SuperTalk Mississippi reports a Republican split over whether Mississippi should redraw congressional lines after Callais. Shad White publicly urged a congressional redraw aimed at Bennie Thompson’s district, while Rep. Sam Creekmore and Sid Salter warned that adding congressional maps would create political, legal, and election-calendar risk after completed primaries. Reeves' May 13 rescission statement keeps the issue in the pressure/watch lane. This page keeps the item on-site so readers, feed subscribers, and search engines can land on a clean Mississippi-race URL first, then jump out to the cited reporting instead of skipping straight past the desk.

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