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Sept. 26: Presidential debate, 9 p.m., The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss. Oct. 2: Vice presidential debate, 9 p.m., Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
Mississippi Republicans weren't too worried about the fall presidential race when they arrived at the party's national convention here this week. After all, the last Democrat to win in the state was Jimmy Carter in 1976. Convention photos
If the parties say anything about clout, the Mississippi delegation appears to be a pretty powerful bunch at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., this week.
Some of Mississippi's top female political leaders praised Sen. John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate Friday, but there was little consensus on whether the Alaska governor will help lure undecided voters to the GOP.
