Yesterday, I mentioned (and Blue Arkansas detailed more fully) an attack ad against Bill Halter that was created by a group headed by Marion Berry’s son, Mitchell. Except, then it wasn’t headed by Mitchell Berry; he was merely the lawyer…
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AR-02: Robbie Wills Is The Leader In The Fundraising Clubhouse
According to Gerard Matthews (who, by the way, has done a nice job filling in for Max Brantley of late), Robbie Wills raised $327,000 in 1Q fundraising, putting the current AR-02 standings at: Robbie Wills: $327,000 David Boling: $250,000 John…
AR-Sen: Boozman Not A Fan Of Jobs, Tax Breaks, or Infrastructure
At least that’s what his vote on today’s HIRE Act would indicate. The HIRE Act passed the House today, no thanks to Reps. Mark Kirk of Illinois, Roy Blunt of Missouri, Michael Castle of Delaware, and John Boozman of Arkansas.…
AR-02: Kennedy Releases 1Q Fundraising Totals
Remember the halcyon days of last week, when I opined: I would speculate further and say that there is little reason to think Kennedy beat Adams’ $50,000 in 1Q fundraising, given that Kennedy did not immediately try to trump the…
AR-Sen: Weird Gets A Little Weirder
First, there was the news that Marion Berry’s son, Mitchell Berry, was behind a group called Arkansas For Common Sense, which recently launched an ad attack Bill Halter for his position on Social Security. (Marion Berry is a vocal supporter…
AR-01: Debate Wrap-Up
Saturday’s “so-called debate” between Democratic candidates for AR-01 did not offer much in the way of differentiation between the candidates according to The Baxter Bulletin. I guess the author of the article was hoping one of the candidates would wear…
AR-02: Kennedy Tweets Boldly; Explains Meekly
Blake Rutherford has an absolutely fantastic post regarding the following tweet by Patrick Kennedy: The arc of a career politician is long and bends towards corruption. PK 12:34 AM April 12th In response to this, Blake emailed Kennedy and asked…
AR-01: News and Notes
The Baxter County Democratic Club hosted a debate tonight featuring all six Democrat AR-01 candidates. Candidates will give opening and closing statements. They will also be answering questions from a moderator about healthcare, the economy, foreign policy, and veterans’ issues.…
AR-Sen, AR-01: In The Blogs
Blanche Lincoln: Bill Halter takes money from organized labor, and he will answer to them rather than to the voters. Reality: Pot, meet kettle. (h/t Blue Arkansas Blog) **** I have a short post upcoming about some potential issues with…
AR-04: Huckabee backs Rankin
Ex-governor Mike Huckabee is an endorsing machine these days. The most recent endorsee is Beth Anne Rankin. That’s “Former Miss Arkansas Beth Anne Rankin” in some circles. Or some of you might know her as “that one woman who sang…