Democrat Scott Colom has defied history and shocked the political world defeating Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. His father tells Laura his son's work ethic is what carried him through the election and that even though he's won, the work is just beginning.
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Democrat Scott Colom has defied history and shocked the political world defeating Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. His father tells Laura his son’s work ethic is what carried him through the election and that even though he’s won, the work is just beginning.
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