Judge Rules that Mississippi Senate Election Must Be Held in 90 Days

Haley Barbour loses one. The judge judge rules that the special election must be held sooner, rather than later.

In his order, DeLaughter said the election should be held "within 90 days of the governor's Dec. 20, 2007 proclamation of writ of election...on or before March 19, 2008.

Hood cited Mississippi Code 23-15-855, which applies to U.S. senator vacancies. He and Barbour have differing interpretations of that statute.

This is significant for a number of reasons:

• Special elections favor motivated parties, and the Democrats are motivated, and the Republicans are not.
• Barbour's appointee, Roger Wicker is largely unknown throughout the state, and it prevents the politicking to make him look like a real incumbent.
• The RSCC is broke, and the DSCC is flush with cash, and the election must be held before the RSCC can recover.

I'm doing a happy dance now.