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The Republican National Committee crowed on Twitter Wednesday night about how much support it dropped onto Cindy Hyde-Smith, who won Mississippi's U.S. Senate seat in Tuesday's runoff election.
Hyde-Smith was appointed to the U.S. Senate after Thad Cochran retired in April and defeated Democrat Mike Espy to become Mississippi's first elected female Senator. The election on Tuesday solidified her position until the end of Cochran's original term in 2020.
The GOP tweeted:
"We went ALL IN for
@cindyhydesmith in Mississippi by: -Outspending Democrats 3-to-1 -Recording 2.2 million voter contacts in a state with just 2.9 million residents -Sending 1.5 million text messages and 500,000 direct mail letters to voters."
We went ALL IN for @cindyhydesmith in Mississippi by: -Outspending Democrats 3-to-1 -Recording 2.2 million voter co… https://t.co/rs5RVdXja5— GOP (@GOP) 1543454597.0
President Donald Trump, who vigorously campaigned on behalf of the GOP for Hyde-Smith, congratulated her in a tweet following her victory.
"Congratulations to Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith on your big WIN in the Great State of Mississippi," lauded Trump."We are all very proud of you!"
Congratulations to Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith on your big WIN in the Great State of Mississippi. We are all very proud of you!— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1543376528.0
Is there really much to be proud of besides merely winning? I mean, it is Mississippi - one of the reddest, and poorest, states in the union.
The contest was marred by unapologetic lynching jokes and pro-Confederate musings by Hyde-Smith. Espy, a former four-term U.S. Congressman and Agriculture Secretary, is black.
Mississippi went for Trump in 2016 by an 18-point margin. He received 58 percent of the vote to Clinton's 40 percent. Espy was able to substantially chip away at the inherent Republican advantage.
@GOP @cindyhydesmith And yet she won by half the margin Trump won by.— Nunca Trump (@Nunca Trump) 1543509630.0
@GOP @cindyhydesmith And you won by six points in a deeply red state. I wouldn’t brag about that.— Crusty Beard (@Crusty Beard) 1543455485.0
Hyde-Smith won by an unremarkable seven points. Espy impressively earned a higher share of the vote than Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in their respective presidential campaigns.
Thus, Twitter users pummelled the RNC for boasting over the number of resources it was forced to pour into the race.
@GOP @cindyhydesmith You were overcharged.— Nola Brown Girl (@Nola Brown Girl) 1543506871.0
@GOP @cindyhydesmith HOW much money were you forced to spend in the reddest state in the nation? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣— 𝙳𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚊 𝙸𝚜𝚊𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊 (@𝙳𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚊 𝙸𝚜𝚊𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊) 1543459492.0
@GOP @cindyhydesmith You had to outspend dems 3:1 in one of the most red states in order to win by 5 points. 👏👏👏— Nick Dye (@Nick Dye) 1543463819.0
@GOP @cindyhydesmith The fact that you had to outspend Democrats 3-1 in a state like Mississippi should make you nervous not proud, dummies.— Seton (@Seton) 1543458849.0
@GOP @cindyhydesmith The fact that you had to outspend Democrats 3-1 in a state like Mississippi should make you nervous not proud, dummies.— Seton (@Seton) 1543458849.0
@Kel_MoonFace @GOP @cindyhydesmith I don't know how much money the PR staff at the GOP make, but it's wayyyyyyyyy too much.— Hell's Customer Service Dept. (@Hell's Customer Service Dept.) 1543507349.0
@GOP @cindyhydesmith weird flex but okay— Jack Vaughan (@Jack Vaughan) 1543493343.0
@GOP @cindyhydesmith You honestly should not have to outspend the Democrats 3-1 in a historically red state... just… https://t.co/zsyrK3w8Se— Julaine Nickels (@Julaine Nickels) 1543459919.0
@GOP @cindyhydesmith All in and lost 8 percentage points to #bluewave 😂 DNC was smart to cut their losses on rural… https://t.co/ymluo0ZT3q— Late2party (@Late2party) 1543455489.0
Social media was not going to let Republicans off the hook for backing Hyde-Smith.
They have a point.
@GOP @cindyhydesmith It’s super hilarious that you’re bragging about how much work and money you had to put in to g… https://t.co/aEbfFHp2UD— Christie (@Christie) 1543509640.0
@Christie_D22 @GOP @cindyhydesmith I thought the same thing here, like way to brag about how you purchased the elec… https://t.co/Yk430BRaR2— demz in the house. (@demz in the house.) 1543510727.0
@GOP @cindyhydesmith Wait a minute. You’re bragging that you had to outspend the Dems 3-1 in deep red Mississippi? Lol. That’s funny.— susan alward (@susan alward) 1543483037.0
@GOP @cindyhydesmith And all in an effort to elect a person so unqualified she could not even answer debate quest… https://t.co/qDD89s0SRH— SFC - (@SFC -) 1543510859.0
@markrenaud @peptrombone @GOP @cindyhydesmith It’s both.— Barbancourt🇭🇹Papi (@Barbancourt🇭🇹Papi) 1543514121.0
@GOP @cindyhydesmith Always on the wrong side of history. Sad.— Robert (@Robert) 1543462361.0
@GOP @cindyhydesmith The GOP publically announces that they went all in for RACISM.— peter feliks bez (@peter feliks bez) 1543510104.0
@GOP @cindyhydesmith Money made out of TREES of green, Tied in KKKnots around Americas throats🙄 #MoronsAreGoverningAmerica— Ipsy (@Ipsy) 1543509870.0
Hyde-Smith's win gives Republicans a 53-47 majority in the Senate.