Tea Party groups sending poll watchers to monitor Mississippi GOP primary runoff

Tea Party groups sending poll watchers to monitor Mississippi GOP primary runoff
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Seeking to combat Sen. Thad Cochran's (R-Miss.) pleas for Democrats to back him in Tuesday's GOP primary runoff, a collection of Tea Party groups are bringing in poll watchers to supposedly ensure no voters break the law.

The Senate Conservatives Fund, FreedomWorks, and Tea Party Patriots will send "trained" observers to polling places in areas where Cochran has been recruiting Democrats, according to The New York Times. Cochran finished second in the initial primary voting to state Sen. Chris McDaniel, and has since enlisted black pastors to help him get out the Democratic vote.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.