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Nov 2, 2015

TRUCKER WIN GOVERNOR NOMINATION * USA: Robert Gray from Mississippi

* Mississippi - Trucker on longshot quest to unseat as GOP governor

-- Robert Gray, the long-haul truck driver who surprised even himself by winning the Democratic nomination for Mississippi governor, was allotted 10 minutes to try to persuade state Chamber of Commerce members they should support him rather than Republican Gov. Phil Bryant in Tuesday’s election... Unlike politicians who spend years hearing their own voices echo in legislative chambers and banquet halls, Gray stops talking when he runs out of things to say - perhaps appropriate for a man whose CB handle is “Silent Knight” ... If he becomes governor, 46-year-old Gray will complete one of the most remarkable and unexpected treks of Mississippi political history... He won the Democratic primary in August without spending a dime and without even voting for himself because he said he was busy running errands that day... Gray has spent about $3,000 on his campaign in the past three months, and said he has parked his rig to focus on campaigning... Present Gov. Bryant has spent $2.7 million this year and still has $1.4 million in the bank... “Truck driver Robert Gray is a novelty candidate and seems to be a nice fellow, but he’s totally unequipped to serve as the state’s chief executive officer,” one newspaper, The Greenwood Commonwealth, wrote in a decidedly lukewarm endorsement of Bryant for a second term... Still, during his low-key campaign appearances around the state, Gray has been talking about substantive issues like expanding Medicaid and putting more state money into education. Those issues resonate with voters such as Jackie Andrews of Byram, who said she wants Mississippi to overcome its perpetual struggles with poverty and health problems... Andrews said she disagrees with Bryant’s steadfast opposition to expanding Medicaid under the federal health overhaul that President Barack Obama signed into law... 
 (AP Photo, by Rogelio V. Solis - 7, Oct 2015 - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Robert Gray speaks about his campaign during a visit to the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Gray, the long-haul truck driver who surprised even himself by winning the Democratic nomination for Mississippi governor, continues his unlikely quest to unseat Republican Gov. Phil Bryant that will culminate with the election Tuesday)  --  Jackson, MISS, USA - Associated Press/The Washington Times, by EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - November 1, 2015

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