Republican Gubernatorial Debate Republican Gubernatorial Debate Posted by MSU College Republicans on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Robert Foster v. William Waller On April 2, the Mississippi State University branch of the College Republicans held the first GOP primary debate in the race to decide Mississippi’s next governor. The presumed frontrunner, current Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, chose not to accept an invitation to the debate, despite multiple attempts by the hosts to find a date that would suit him. He claimed he was too busy, even though his duties as president of the Legislature wrapped up l ..read more