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In comments to supporters overnight, Hyde-Smith said she believes she has the lead “and I assure you I will continue to be your U.S. senator,” according to the Mississippi TV station WLOX.
When Scott Colom was asked about Hyde-Smith’s comment his response was “Bless her heart.”
“Bless her heart” can be a genuine wish, or it could be a backhanded insult which is used as a polite linguistic shield to imply that someone is foolish, naive, incompetent, or a "hopeless case" without overtly "acting ugly" or violating Southern standards of polite manners.
Watch the video and you can decide for yourself which meaning he meant.
nbcnews.com - Colom reacts to sen hyde smith amid tight race bless her heartROTFLMFAO!!!!
