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Mississippi Senate candidate Scott Colom attacks Cook Political Report accuracy

Publisher and editor in chief Amy Walter at her desk at the Cook Political Report’s offices in Arlington, Virginia, last month. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post)

Senate candidate Scott Colom (D) in Mississippi lashed out at the Cook Political Report on Monday, criticizing the vaunted election forecaster for underestimating his campaign’s strength against incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R).

In a post on social media, Colom, who is leading Hyde-Smith by nearly 2,600 votes , argued that Cook’s race ratings hurt his campaign by hampering his ability to fundraise.…