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Party victory still possible in this primary and what happens to the big race in november because of out? joining us now is sam hall, political columnist for the clarion ledger newspaper in jackson, mississippi. mr. hall, thank you very much for joining us. it's good to have you here. >> good to be here. >> so one of the things that's been interesting to watch with this saga is the way it has sort of unfolded slowly. little details leaking out, drips and drabs, something new every day. should we read something into that? is this being sort of professionally presented as a political op, or is i...

You know, conventional wisdom was always, if thad cochran wins a primary, he wins the general. if mcdaniel wins the primary, it's a fight. mcdaniel is favor. i think that still holds true. but i think it really gives a lot more for democrats and the national left to take a looking at mississippi and say, "you know what, we have got a harder map to defend the senate. do we want to spend a little money in mississippi." half a million dollars in mississippi goes a long way. we have cheap media markets compared to other states. i can see them getting involved to see if he can get a foothold. i sti...

Country, not just to unseat the incumbent in a primary, but to go on to win the senate race in the fall. mississippi leans republican enough that that was a real possibility. this is the tea party's best chance of picking off a normal republican. well, the primary happens on tuesday. after all of this, is a tea party victory still possible in this primary and what happens to the big race in november because of out? joining us now is sam hall, political columnist for the clarion ledger newspaper in jackson, mississippi. mr. hall, thank you very much for joining us. it's good to have you here. >...

Was about three weeks before they went to the police and the arrests were made. the timeline they gave is, we learned about it, we researched it, we took it to the senator, the senator talked with his attorneys about it, to figure out which was the best venue, and then we went to the city of madison with it. they investigated, made an arrest, and that's the story. so i don't know if that takes three weeks or not, but mcdaniel and his supporters really hitting hard the fact that, hey, they sandbagged this so it would come out two weeks before the election. >> well, is this scandal having a palp...

Is this being sort of professionally presented as a political op, or is it just the circumstances of the way this story has been sourced? >> well, that's mcdaniel's chief complaint about this. the cochran campaign has said that they learned about it the day the video was put up, which was about three weeks before they went to the police and the arrests were made. the timeline they gave is, we learned about it, we researched it, we took it to the senator, the senator talked with his attorneys about it, to figure out which was the best venue, and then we went to the city of madison with it. they...