Please read the following article written by the Clarion-Ledger staff expressing their endorsement of Senator Thad Cochran for a 6th term for the United States Senate.

Endorsement: Cochran earns a 6th term
The Clarion-Ledger • November 1, 2008

Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, the senior member of Mississippi’s congressional delegation, has earned re-election to a sixth term based on his seniority, his service and his ability to be effective in representing Mississippi’s interests on the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee.

Cochran, who has served the state in Congress since 1973, faces Democrat Erik Fleming in the Nov. 4 election.

Fleming is a former Hinds County state legislator. With scant financial support from his party, Fleming has waged a game effort against Cochran during the long campaign. He currently works as a paralegal with the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance and was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2006, gaining 35 percent of the vote against former Republican U.S. Sen. Trent Lott.

But as the ranking GOP member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, Cochran’s seniority is simply too valuable to Mississippi to seriously consider making a change.

Cochran chaired the Appropriations Committee before Democrats seized the majority in the 2006 elections and will serve four more years after this current term as ranking minority member should he win re-election.

A full sixth term would give Cochran 36 years in the Senate, matching the record of his predecessor, the late U.S. Sen. James O. “Big Jim” Eastland of Doddsville.

While Cochran and Fleming have argued vigorously the differences of their political parties and their personal philosophies, Cochran speaks well of Fleming and Fleming speaks well of Cochran. Their campaign has been about ideas and ideals.

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Civil Rights leader Charles Evers, brother of Medgar Evers, endorses Senator Thad Cochran for the United States Senate.  Watch the video below of his endorsement.

Senator Cochran was recently endorsed by the nationwide VETERANS’ VISION which was established in 1993 with the mission of focusing the experience and dedication of American leaders and veterans on the challenges facing the nation.  Read the endorsement below:

“Senator Cochran is well aware of the needs of the military and its service members.  Senator Cochran enlisted in the U.S. Navy soon after graduating college, and has served as Chairman of the Board at the Military Academy at West Point, member of the Board of Visitors of the Air Force Academy, and is currently on the Board for the U.S. Naval Academy.  Senator Cochran can be counted on to legislate on behalf of active duty military and veterans.” - VETERANS’ VISION

This endorsement can be found in VETERANS’ VISION Campaign 2008 Issue.

Senator Cochran was endorsed this morning by the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Read the endorsement below:

“Cochran for Senate – Mississippi’s senior senator has served for 30 years in a manner that has always reflected well on the state. He rose to prominence in the Republican hierarchy, serving for a time as Appropriations chair, but without adopting the bitter partisanship so common in recent years. His influence and friendships extend across party lines and he has been an effective advocate for Mississippi’s interests.”- Daily Journal

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