Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Ty Pinkins fired shots at those currently holding power in Washington, including his incumbent opponent Republican Roger Wicker, during his stump speech at the Neshoba County Fair on Wednesday.
In front of what was a light, GOP-leaning crowd, Pinkins began by leaning on his 21 years of military service, including three tours in Iraq, to try to rally cross-aisle support for his run for office. The Rolling Fork native argued a need for bipartisan partnership while directly challenging those he feels have “neglected their other” to those they serve.
“The reason I’m running for U.S. Senate is because our country is at a crossroads. We have leaders in Washington right now that have failed us,” Pinkins said. “They’ve forgotten us and many of them have forfeited the promise they made to us.”
He highlighted his point by reminding those in attendance at Founder’s Square of the oath he had to take on multiple occasions in his military career: “To protect and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic.” Pinkins said his opponent and fellow military veteran Wicker has abandoned his commitment to such an oath.
“They have failed to uphold and maintain that oath. My opponent is one of those people,” Pinkins said. “You cannot honor an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies foreign and domestic and, at the same time, support some of the issues that happened in our country.”
Among such issues, Pinkins specifically underscored the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He asserted that the insurrection was harmful to Americans regardless of party affiliation and that those who have shown support for the incident should be held accountable this election season.
“We have to have leaders that have a moral compass. This year in Mississippi, we have to breach those divides that have historically divided us – race, sex, religion,” Pinkins concluded. “Vote your conscience. Vote based on what the person is going to do when he gets to Washington, D.C.”
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