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The political fortunes of Democrats down South once were so bad that people openly joked even Jesus Christ would lose by a double-digit margin if he ran for office on the party’s ticket.
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In this May 13, 2008 file photo, Rep.-elect Travis Childers, D-Miss. speaks on the campus of Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Miss. The political fortunes of Democrats down South once were so bad that people openly joked even Jesus...
