ELECTION: Mississippi Governor and AG Runoff Thread

There are already voting irregularities in several counties. Touch screen malfunctions where selecting Waller but picks Reeves instead.

Lynn was also an Assistant AG and was also ED of the Personnel Board under Barbour. She was also a bond attorney. When did she do real estate closings? Link to the use of campaign money to pay for her home.

Has Lynn Fitch been living off of her campaign funds?

Before the reforms, her campaign finance reports indicate the State Treasurer could have very well been paying her mortgage interest note for her Madison County home, but with limited details and limited requirements, it’s impossible to know for sure without seeing canceled check stubs.

Since 2011, Fitch’s campaign made nearly $200,000 in interest and principal payments to Trustmark National Bank despite a loan for Trustmark never appearing on her contribution list.

During her time in office, Fitch has been involved in at least four personal transactions with Trustmark for property in Madison County, beginning in 2013 with a $100,000 line of credit on a house she was living in, according to county property records. A year later, the loan was increased to $150,000. In June 2015, the loan was satisfied in full, and in July 2015, she received a $388,000 loan from Trustmark for a house on Eastpark Street.

At least two campaign expenditures to Trustmark came within two days of mortgage transactions on her personal residence in Madison County.

Coincidence? It’s a possibility. But, let’s look a little further.

Fitch’s $388,000 mortgage was for 10 years with Trustmark. Had she received a 3-percent interest rate, the interest payment would have been around $900 per month. Beginning In January 2016, Fitch was paying loan interest to Trustmark with campaign funds between $812 to $931 per month in addition to principal payments scattered about, until June 2017, the same year reforms went into effect.

Fitch’s campaign was paying interest payments on a loan that was never documented on campaign finance reports that would be around the monthly interest expense on a 10-year mortgage.

In addition, Fitch has spent thousands and thousands of dollars on gas and convenience store snacks since the finance reform passed, leaving us to wonder if she’s not trying to offset the monthly mortgage interest payment she can no longer use campaign funds to pay. She’s also spent thousands of dollars eating out in the metro and on gifts, though we don’t know who the gifts are for or what they were.

THAts some true frickery right there. How was he able to record with his phone AT the polling station? Thought that was illegal no?

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You literally accused me of being obtuse yesterday. Spill it if you have something.

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You were. I can't.

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I respect your opinion a lot, especially on MS politics.

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Thanks. My wife's family is deep into politics and there is a lot of politicking at our fair cabin at Neshoba County Fair. I hate what goes on in politics because to me the whole thing is a sleazy business but I do keep my ear to the ground. Plus, I live in Madison Co where many of these yahoos live.

2% Reporting

Tate 54-46
Taggart 53-47

I hope Jackson hasn't reported yet.

Tate up 1500 with 11% in. (54-46). Metro area still out and Waller will win by 10k votes there.

Taggart holding on to a slight lead.