After L.J. Bryant and David Cook each submitted very good commercials, I started to think everyone had upped their campaign advertising game. “Self,” I said to myself, “I think we might have reached a point where candidates are actually thinking…
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AR-01: Cook Launches Television Ad
BHR endorsee David Cook released his first TV commercial yesterday. I have to say, I really, really like this commercial. The Main St. theme and Cook’s lines about how he “will beat some sense into Wall Street” and how he…
AR-04: Ending The Workday With A Note On Blogs And Punctuation
In an interesting bit of politics-related verisimilitude, less than five minutes after I made the comment about “Lobbyist’s” in the previous post, this post from Glenn Gallas landed in my inbox. Abraham Lincoln is credited with saying of his mother,…
AR-Land Comm: Bryant Releases Ad
I like the commercial; it’s straight-forward, well-done, does not mention Bryant’s opponents by name, and takes a stance on something that most voters would naturally agree with. The “Transparency” and “Advanced Technology” graphics were well-placed, too, in my opinion. The…
AR-Sen: Morrison Fires Shots At Lincoln, Halter; Remains Only Moderately Relevant
Suzi Parker interviewed James Stockdale Mike Gravel D.C. Morrison for Talk Business, and the “Democratic” candidate really seemed to open up on a variety of topics, especially his two opponents. On Bill Halter: “He is kind of an opportunist,” Morrison…
AR-02 In The Blogs: Final Debate
Via The Arkansas Blog, we have some more details on the final pre-primary debate between AR-02 Democratic candidates. Mark your calendar: The Arkansas Times will bring together the five Democratic candidates to succeed U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder for a debate…
AR-Sen: New Polling Numbers
A new poll from Arkansas News/Stephens Media (MOE ~5%) shows Blanche Lincoln with a 44-32 lead over Bill Halter. D.C. Morrison showed up with 7%, and 17% remained undecided. LITTLE ROCK — A new poll commissioned by the Arkansas News…
5 Questions: L.J. Bryant
1. What do you see as the greatest challenge facing the next Land Commissioner? What specific steps will you take to remedy these issues? Given this difficult economy, delinquencies will likely rise. Giving consumers the option to pay delinquent property…
AR-Land Comm: On Luddites, L.J., and Lagging Behind
I received an email earlier today pointing me in the direction of greedymontydavenport.com. I must admit, I laughed, but then I have always been a sucker for pigs with cigars. According to the site, Monty Davenport, who is currently running…
AR-Sen: Halter Trumps Lincoln In April Fundraising
So sayeth Arkansas Business: LITTLE ROCK – Democratic Senate hopeful Bill Halter’s campaign says he raised nearly twice as much as Sen. Blanche Lincoln in April as the primary for her Arkansas seat approaches. Halter’s campaign announced Thursday he raised…