Showdown in Mississippi

There's a very important election Tuesday and it's not the Democratic primary in West Virginia.

There's a very important election Tuesday and it's not the Democratic primary in West Virginia. It's the special congressional election in Mississippi. A Democratic win would -- and should -- propel Republicans from simple alarm into full-fledged panic.

This is the third election in 10 weeks in a solidly Republican district. Democrats won the first two, and if they manage to win this one, look for GOP leaders to go into crisis mode. Already, the loss of the first two seats -- in

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Mark Willen
Senior Political Editor, The Kiplinger Letter