Mississippi Elections Chief: Professors Teach ‘College Students To Hate Our Country’

Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson says he may be a victim of “a hatchet job” after the Mississippi Free Press reported on his warnings against registering “uninformed” and “woke college students” to vote.
Professors to Watson: Don’t Use ‘Tired, Political Dog Whistle’ to Disparage Students

Last week, Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson made disparaging comments about college and university students and their capacity to exercise their constitutional right to vote. As Mississippi college professors and advocates for good government, we are disappointed by Secretary Watson’s statements and condemn them in no uncertain terms.