Dear Friends,

Due to the the conditions of Hurricane Gustav, Senator Cochran decided against attending the Republican National Convention in order to stay at home in Mississippi.  Cochran along with Sen. Roger Wicker, Gov. Haley Barbour, and some of the Mississippi Convention delegates thought it was best to be in their home state to aid Mississippians in the wake of the oncoming hurricane.  As the Cochran campaign, we send out our thoughts and prayers to those individuals and families on the Gulf Coast who are affected by the storm. 

However, the Convention is still in progress in Minneapolis/St. Paul, although it has been scaled back due to the turn of focus on Hurricane Gustav.  While Sen. Cochran and some delegates are back in Mississippi, Cochran staff members and alternate delegates are attending the Convention all week in order to take care of the business at hand, nominating Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin as our president and vice president on the Republican ticket.

Throughout the week, we will update you straight from Minneapolis/St. Paul, so check out our blog daily to see what is going on at the Republican National Convention.

Happy Labor Day, and keep all residents and families on the Coast and in our neighboring states in your thoughts and prayers.