Presley Highlights Medicaid in Campaign to Unseat Mississippi’s G.O.P. Governor
The Mississippi governor’s race is surprisingly close, given how deeply red the state is. A key reason, at least according to the Democratic challenger Brandon Presley, is Medicaid. Gov. Tate Reeves, the Republican incumbent, has opposed any Medicaid expansion in his state, one of the poorest in the country. But 72 percent of likely voters…