An article at The Huffington Post — HuffPo, as the kids say — discusses the building momentum against Wall Street. Using very broad strokes, the article points to the proposed financial reform bill and the activities of groups like SEIU…
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AR-01: Cook Distinct Among Congressional Candidates
A week ago, I linked to a Baxter Bulletin article about the April 10, 2010 AR-01 Democratic debate that bemoaned the lack of distinguishing features among the six candidates. In that article, Bulletin writer Frank Wallis stated: A so-called debate…
AR-Sen: A Smattering Of Stuff On Lincoln And Halter
(Plus an unavoidable mention of D.C. Morrison.) MSNBC First Read’s “First Thoughts” post has two nuggets about the AR-Sen race. The more noteworthy entry of the two is from Luke Russert’s interview with Bill Clinton. Asked to opine on the…
AR-02: Elliott's 1Q Fundraising
I almost let this slip through the cracks, but Blake Rutherford reports that Joyce Elliott raised $123,000 in 1Q fundraising. Elliott was, of course, the last of the AR-02 Democratic candidates to release her total, and the number places her…
Reality Check: Yeah, About Those Obama Tax Increases…
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about the Tea Party demonstration that descended upon the Arkansas Capitol yesterday. It seems, even in Arkansas, some Americans are mad as hell about Obama raising their taxes, taking over healthcare, and being a…
AR-Sen: In The Blogs
Recently added to the BHR blogroll, the awesomely named Donkeylicious raises a good point about Blanche Lincoln’s more-stringent derivative reform proposal. Namely Take a clear and strong stand against the banks, and if you go down swinging, people will at…
AR-Sen: Lincoln Doing The Cupid Shuffle?
As in, “to the left, to the left, to the left, to the left….” Based on yesterday’s about-face regarding financial reform, it appears so. According to Politico, she dropped her efforts to cooperate with Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) after he…
AR-Sen: Pee On The Fire And Call The Dogs, This Race Is Over
On the heels of yesterday’s poll showing a tight race between Bill Halter and Blanche Lincoln, Talk Business released a poll of 1,357 voters who plan to vote for a Republican in the May 18 preferential primary. 46% John Boozman…
AR-04: Rankin Releases Fundraising Total
Beth Anne Rankin reports that she raised $38,294 in 1Q fundraising. FEC reports for the other two candidates, Glenn Gallas (R) and Rep. Mike Ross are not yet available. While I have no basis to speculate on Gallas’s total, if…
AR-Sen: New Talk Business Poll Released
Talk Business polled 1,167 statewide voters regarding their preference in the Democratic preferential primary for U.S. Senator. The results: 38% Blanche Lincoln 31% Bill Halter 10% D.C. Morrison 20% Undecided The margin of error is +/- 3%, which means that…