Espy ready for rematch with Hyde-Smith

Democrat Mike Espy says he's ready for a rematch in November with U.S. Sen.

Cindy Hyde-Smith.

WHAT VOTERS SAW TWO YEARS AGO INTHATSPECIAL SENATE RACE WAS ASCIRMISH - BUTCOME NOVEMBER - IT'S ALL OUTWAR."WE WANT MIKE!

WE WANT MIKE!"ESPY EASILY WON THE DEMOCRATICNOMINATION WITH A VAST MAJORITYOF THE VOTE.

THE FORMER U-S AGSECRETARY SAYS HEPLANS TO PUT TOGETHER ACOALITION OF BLACKSAND WHITES, YOUNG AND OLD TOLEAD HIM TOVICTORESPY SAYS HE WILL DRAW A SHARPCONTRAST BETWEEN HIS VERSION OFTHE STATE AND HIS REPUBLICANCHALLENGER SENATORCINDY HYDE-SMITH."WE KNOW WHAT HER VERSION OFMISSISSIPPILOOKS LIKE.

IT LOOKS LIKE VOTERSUPPRESSION.

IT LOOKS LIKEFEDERAL MEMORABILIA.

WE KNOW WHOSHE IS BECAUSESHE SAID IT.

MY VERSION OFMISSISSIPPI IS AMISSISSIPPI OF PROMISE.MISSISSIPPI WHERETHESE RURAL HOSPITALS ARE NOTCLOSING,BECAUSE WE HAVE MEDICAIDEEXPANSIONHOPEFULLY, AND I'LL WORK FORTHAT WHEN IGET TO THE SENATE."ESPY SAYS HE FEELS COMFORTABLERUNNINGON THE TICKET WITH JOE BIDEN ATTHE TOP OF THEPRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE.ESPY'S CAMPAIGN SAYS THEY'VEALREADYOUTRAISED HYDE-SMITH AND THEYWILL HAVE ENOUGH CAMPAIGN CASHTO MAKE THIS ACOMPETITIVE RACEREPORTING FROM DOWNTOWN JACKSON,ROSS ADAMS, 16 WAPT NEWS.

INCUMBENT SENATOR CINDYHYDE-SMITH WASON YESTE