
He’s actually just a second cousin.
Brandon Presley’s bid for governor is significant for a number of reasons — one of which happens to be the star power evoked by his last name, a gift from the late great King of Rock and Roll. On Tuesday, he could take a governor’s mansion for the Democratic Party in deep-red Mississippi — further exacerbating the woes of the GOP at a time when their party is wracked by internal turmoil and in the thrall of a likely nominee facing a record 90-plus felony criminal charges.