India, Nov. 6 -- The state of Mississippi has not elected a Democrat Senator since 1982. Nearly 48 hours after Tuesday's election, that history is on the verge of changing as the Blue wave also enters the southern state.

Scott Colom, the Democrat Senate candidate from Mississippi, has over 1,000-vote lead over incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith after over 96% of the ballots have been counted (AP). The race is yet to be called, but Colum's lead looks likely to hold over the next few rounds of counting.

Colom, on the verge of becoming the first-ever Black Senator from Mississippi, gathered for an appreciation breakfast for volunteers at a Jackson, Mississippi, joint on Thursday morning. With him was his wife, Nadia Colom, who, those as...