Remember Mississippi: How Chris McDaniel Exposed the GOP Establishment and Inspired a Revolution

The Republican "civil war" is currently raging between the ruling establishment and defiant conservatives. Thus far, the greatest battle of this conflict occurred in Mississippi 2014 in a fight over a US Senate seat between the incumbent establishment stalwart Thad Cochran and young, charismatic conservative Chris McDaniel. This race held far-reaching consequences beyond Mississippi. To maintain their hold on the Senate seat, the GOP establishment shamelessly trashed McDaniel, their party's rising conservative star, with vicious allegations which unwittingly ignited a full-blown rebellion. As a result, there arose a massive conservative grassroots insurgency intent on taking down the ruling Republican Establishment. This insurgency contributed to the nomination of Donald Trump in 2016 and his eventual election to the presidency. This is their story...