As activists passed out fliers at a mall in Jackson's suburbs, a number of black voters brought up the "hanging" comment right away. In a typical election, white voters outnumber black voters by a two-to-one margin. Black voters make up 36 percent of the state's electorate and 61 percent of the permanently disenfranchised population, according to Mississippi Today. Espy's campaign is working to convert a small pool of moderate voters, while it and multiple third-party groups try to fire up black voters. 2020Sen. Amy Klobuchar speaks to the media at the Democrats' election night party in St. Paul on Nov. 6.

Source: Washington Post November 25, 2018 22:30 UTC