The Arkansas Election Line — a collaboration of Talk Business, The Tolbert Report, and Blue Hog Report — announces the first of two changes in our analysis of U.S. Congressional races. In AR-01, the Election Line moves its rating from…
Month: September 2010
Think Tank Memorial End-of-Day Miscellany
[For an explanation of the title, see here.] Here’s what I didn’t get to on a sloooow news day: Jason Tolbert covered the Mike Beebe Campaign Kick-off event today, and noted that the ol’ Gov isn’t singing the same song…
Campaign 2010: Milquetoast Is The New Black
Nate Silver has an interesting post on the extent that Republicans and Democrats are mentioning healthcare reform on their campaign websites and the tone in which they discuss it. Excluding the broad subject of the economy, which we divided into…
AR-Gov: Like Wearing A Fur Coat To A PETA Meeting
Great news, Republicans! Dear Sir’s [sic] My name is David Dinwiddie[,] and I am a write[-]in candidate for Governor. I am registered to vote as a Republican[,] and I campaigned for Gerald Ford in [‘]76. So[,] the good news is[]……
AR Election Line: AR-02 "Safe Griffin"
The Arkansas Election Line — a collaboration of Talk Business, The Tolbert Report, and Blue Hog Report — announces the first of two changes in our analysis of U.S. Congressional races. In AR-02, the Election Line moves its rating from…
AR-Sen: Lincoln Launches First Attack Ad (Math Optional)
I can’t decide if Blanche Lincoln keeps saying “23-percent sales tax” because she wants her statement to match the face of John Boozman’s proposed bill (and thus preempt any pro-Boozman whining about how the tax is “only” twenty-three percent) or…
AR-04 [Update]: Rankin Also Refuses To Divulge That Sun Will Rise In East Tomorrow
A couple days ago, I noted that Beth Anne Rankin was telling fans of her Facebook page that, despite their wanting to know when and where they could meet her on her trip to Mena, she “[couldn’t] post every detail.” …
AR-04: Wait…What?
For lack of a better (read: more easily accessible) definition, I note that Wikipedia defines “town hall meeting” as: A town hall meeting is an informal public meeting. Everybody in a community is invited to attend, voice their opinions, and…
MS-Gov: Spelign iz harrd
Ah, Mississippi, where would we be without you as a punchline? Thank you for just being you.
Think Tank Memorial End-of-Day Miscellany
[For an explanation of the title, see here.] Here’s the stuff we didn’t get to today (or yesterday, as the case may be): Blue Arkansas says supporting the DREAM Act and painting Timmy! Griffin as a carpetbagger are winning issues…