JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Mississippi’s former Congressmen Gregg Harper and Mike Espy spoke in Jackson on Monday about the state of the 2024 presidential race and how they see things shaking out.

Harper, a Republican who represented the Third District of Mississippi for a decade, believes former President Donald Trump will be reelected to the White House, if Trump can stay out of his own way.

“I do believe at the end of the day, Trump will prevail. If, and it’s a big if, if he can just act presidential for a couple of months. Don’t be calling people names. Don’t be having battles where you don’t have to have battles,” stated Harper.

Espy, a former Democratic congressman and Secretary of Agriculture, is feeling the momentum from the Harris-Walz campaign. He’s confident they’ll be able to get their vision out with just 84 days until the election.

“Harris inherited a formidable grassroots organization to knock on doors, to call. So, she’s not hurting for money she’s not hurting for volunteers,” he said.

Espy is no stranger to the challenges Democrats face in Mississippi. He’s expecting a Trump victory in Mississippi, but he believes Harris will over-perform.

“She’s not going to win Mississippi, but she’s going to do very, very, very well because her base is excited. Her base is excited,” he said.

Harper joins the Mississippi GOP in expecting a Trump victory.

“It might be a little bit closer because Biden was just viewed as so inept down the stretch there. And there are a lot of behind-the-scenes stories there that I’m sure we’ll learn more about how that process went down. But as far as Mississippi’s electoral college votes, I think Trump clearly will carry those,” he said.

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