One Of The Longest Serving Republican Senators Just Set Up A Huge Challenge With The Tea Party Next Year Townhall.com Staff | Posted: Dec 06, 2013 2:42 PM Share Tweet In something of a surprise, Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi, one of the longest-serving Republican senators, announced Friday that he will run for re-election next year. The senator first shared the news in an interview with Gannet. Read more at Politics WH: With Time Running Out, Trump is 'All In' on the Latest Obamacare Replacement Plan Guy Benson | Crunch Time: Will Senate Republicans Replace Obamacare Next Week? Guy Benson | Graham Surprised He Worked With ‘Darth Vader’ Bannon on Health Care Cortney O'Brien | Bolton Praises Trump's UN Speech as Best of His Presidency Leah Barkoukis | Reminder: Obama Also Said The U.S. Could Destroy North Korea Katie Pavlich | Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Recommended Crunch Time: Will Senate Republicans Replace Obamacare Next Week? Guy Benson The Left Is Now Triggered By Cotton Leah Barkoukis City of Oxford Threatens To Withdraw Award from Aung San Suu Kyi for Failing to Act on Genocide Christine Rousselle CARTOONS | Steve Breen View Cartoon Most Popular President Trump Goes After North Korea's 'Rocket Man', Iran and Loser Terrorists at the UN Katie Pavlich Netanyahu: Trump's UN Speech Was the Most Courageous in 30 Years Katie Pavlich The Left Is Now Triggered By Cotton Leah Barkoukis