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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Bowden

Can Elvis Presley’s cousin take the Mississippi governor’s mansion for the Democrats?

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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.

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