Roger Wicker: The Cookie Cutter Candidate

In a series of private meetings around the state local Republicans have been introducing Wicker in communities he is not familiar with. The purpose is to reassure Republicans in those areas and to solidify Republican support early. It makes sense to do.

A friend of mine, a Republican, was at one of those meetings and asked Roger Wicker a few questions. He came away unimpressed.

When he asked the interim Senator about himself he said he was a Mississippi Republican and that his ideas and votes would be just like those of Senator Trent Lott and Governor Haley Barbour. When asked to clarify if he'd have any differences he offered none.

According to his reports the interim Senator showed no passion about anything at the meeting.

We have a candidate who says all the right things and insists he won't be any different.

That may reassure the small percentage who rarely disagree with the right-wing of the Republican party, but most Mississippians would prefer a Senator with a mind of his own.

We have a cookie cutter candidate.