{"id":2020740,"date":"2023-09-03T10:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T14:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-gov-tate-reeves-leading-brandon-presley-in-mississippis-governor-race-poll\/"},"modified":"2023-09-03T10:05:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T14:05:25","slug":"republican-gov-tate-reeves-leading-brandon-presley-in-mississippis-governor-race-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-gov-tate-reeves-leading-brandon-presley-in-mississippis-governor-race-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Gov. Tate Reeves ahead of Brandon Presley in Mississippi&#8217;s governor race: Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-gov-tate-reeves-leading-brandon-presley-in-mississippis-governor-race-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2020740&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Gov. \u200dTate Reeves Poised to Win Mississippi&#8217;s Governor Race<\/h2>\n<p>Get ready for an\u200c exciting showdown in Mississippi&#8217;s upcoming governor race! Republican incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves is leading the pack, with a recent\u2064 Mississippi Today\/Siena College poll\u200d showing him\u2064 with 52% of likely votes. His Democratic opponent, \u2063Brandon Presley, is not far behind with 41% \u200cof the votes. With 6% of voters still undecided, anything can happen!<\/p>\n<h3>A Battle of Political \u2062Titans<\/h3>\n<p>This race is one of the most highly anticipated \u200bevents in the November general elections. In April,\u2064 a previous poll showed Reeves\u2063 ahead of Presley by \u2064a similar margin, but this latest\u2062 survey reveals\u200c a significant shift. Reeves is \u2064now on track to secure a\u200c majority in the state,\u200b a remarkable achievement for the Republican governor.<\/p>\n<p>Presley, a\u200c distant cousin of the\u200b legendary Elvis Presley, is no stranger to \u200dpolitics. While this is his first\u2064 run for statewide office, he has\u200d already served four terms as the Northern District Public\u2063 Service Commissioner. \u2063His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-gov-tate-reeves-leading-brandon-presley-in-mississippis-governor-race-poll\/\" title=\"Republican Gov. Tate Reeves ahead of Brandon Presley in Mississippi's governor race: Poll\">impressive political\u200b career began<\/a> at the young age of 23 when he became the youngest mayor elected in Mississippi \u200bhistory, winning with an overwhelming 78% of \u2063the vote in his hometown of \u200cNettleton.<\/p>\n<p>Reeves, on the other\u2064 hand, is a seasoned campaigner. This is his\u200d sixth statewide campaign, and he has a\u200d long history in Mississippi \u2063politics. After serving as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/humiliated-in-virginia-the-lincoln-project-faces-bleak-future-in-2022\/\" title=\"Humiliated in Virginia, the Lincoln Project Faces Bleak Future in 2022\">lieutenant governor alongside<\/a> former Republican Gov.\u2063 Phil Bryant, Reeves assumed the governorship in 2020. He made history himself \u2064by becoming the first\u200c Republican state treasurer\u200d in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n<h3>The Welfare Scandal\u2062 Controversy<\/h3>\n<p>One issue that has captured the attention of \u200cMississippi voters is a multimillion-dollar welfare scandal that occurred during Reeves&#8217; time as\u200d lieutenant governor. According to the poll, a staggering 90% of likely voters are concerned about\u200d this scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Presley has\u2062 not \u200bshied away\u200c from attacking\u200b Reeves\u200b on this\u200d front. He has called on the governor to return $1.7 million in\u200d campaign contributions\u200c that were \u2063allegedly linked to the welfare fraud scandal. The majority of these funds came from individuals who donated \u2064to organizations associated with the University of \u2064Southern Mississippi. In \u2062fact, in July 2022, \u2063a federal prosecutor even subpoenaed the university&#8217;s Athletic \u200dFoundation \u200bfor their \u200dcommunications with former \u200cGov. Phil Bryant and other affiliates\u200b involved in\u2063 the scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Reeves,\u200c however, has vehemently denied any involvement in the scandal and has distanced himself from the projects that received funding. The poll reveals that 45% of Mississippi voters \u200dbelieve Presley would do \u200ca\u200c better job at tackling government corruption\u2062 and\u2063 the \u2064welfare scandal, while 43% still have faith in Reeves.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200c the race heats up, all eyes will be on Mississippi to see who will\u2063 emerge victorious in\u2062 this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-loeffler-fires-back-after-ossoff-accuses-her-of-campaigning-with-kkk-member\/\" title=\"Sen. Loeffler Fires Back After Ossoff Accuses Her of Campaigning with KKK Member\">high-stakes battle<\/a> for the governor&#8217;s seat.\u2062 Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Tate Reeves (R-MS) is set to win Mississippi&#8217;s governor race, a crucial November election. A recent poll by Mississippi Today\/Siena College reveals Reeves leading with 52% of likely votes, while Presley trails with 41%. 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