she supported at least two efforts to elevate mississippi's confederate history. we found she once co-sponsored a resolution that appeared to glorify the confederate cause. according to "the washington post," she backed a resolution in 2001 to rename a mississippi highway after the president of the con fed arefederacy. this showed her posing in a confederate hat and holding a rifle. during her campaign, she remarked she would attend a public hanging if invited by a supporter. seemingly endorsed voter suppression in what she called liberal college offered a partiy for the public hanging remark. >> for anyone offended, i apologize. but i also recognize that this comment was twisted and it was