Washington (CNN) Mississippi Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith appeared to say laws that make it "just a little more difficult" for attendees of some of the state's universities to vote are a "great idea" in a video posted Thursday.

"And then they remind me that there's a lot of liberal folks in those other schools who maybe we don't want to vote. Maybe we want to make it just a little more difficult. And I think that's a great idea," Hyde-Smith says in the video.

Cindy Hyde-Smith on voter suppression: "And then they remind me, that there's a lot of liberal folks in those other schools who that maybe we don't want to vote. Maybe we want to make it just a little more difficult. And I think that's a great idea." Nov 2nd in Columbus, MS. pic.twitter.com/OxNY77XCft — Lamar White, Jr. (@LamarWhiteJr) November 15, 2018

Correction: Video WAS taken in Starkville on 11/03, which is what I had initially reported. There was some confusion, because apparently, Sen. Hyde-Smith has a talent for saying things like this often. @GanucheauAdam — Lamar White, Jr. (@LamarWhiteJr) November 15, 2018

There is no additional context included in the video. Hyde-Smith's campaign said in a statement she was "making a joke" and that the video was "selectively edited."

"Obviously Sen. Hyde-Smith was making a joke and clearly the video was selectively edited," said Hyde-Smith campaign spokeswoman Melissa Scallan.

Hyde-Smith faces Democratic former Rep. Mike Espy in a runoff for Mississippi's Senate seat on November 27.

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