U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran's fundraising remains low JACKSON, Miss., Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Mississippi Republicans said they do not know whether veteran Sen. Thad Cochran will run for re-election in 2014. "Senator Cochran is the only person who knows, and anybody else who claims to know is probably working out of his or her imagination," Republican attorney Andy Taggart told Politico. Cochran, 75, initially said he would make his decision by the end of November but he has yet to make a public announcement. Many state insiders expect him to step down. Cochran has only raised $53,000 in the third quarter of this year, Politico reported. Experts said he would have no trouble getting re-elected if he decided to run again, but a poll indicates he would have to work at defeating his primary challenger, state Sen. Chris McDaniel. Many others have announced that they would run if Cochran retires, including state Auditor Stacey Pickering and Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann.