Blue Arkansas blog offers a rundown of the most recent Rasmussen polling numbers for Blanche Lincoln’s seat. UPDATE: Not surprisingly, Faith and Freedom Coalition is embracing the very bias that Blue Arkansas mentioned.
AR-02: More On Social Media In Campaigns
Yesterday, I mentioned the seeming lack of understanding by Arkansas candidates on how to implement a coherent social media strategy. As luck would have it, Patrick Kennedy posted a Facebook note touching (somewhat) on this issue yesterday as well. Sadly,…
AR-Sen: Halter Raises More Than $2M in 31 Days
Following last night’s deadline for first-quarter financial reporting, Carol Butler, campaign manager for Bill Halter, said that the candidate had raised over $2M since announcing that he would seek Blanche Lincoln’s Senate seat. Obviously, given the monetary lead Lincoln had…
AR Dept. of Health receives $400K grant
Senators Lincoln and Pryor and Congressmen Ross, Snyder, and Berry issued a joint announcement yesterday that the Arkansas Department of Health will receive a $400K grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand its capacity to…
AR-02: Kennedy Embracing Social Media Technologies
CNN Political Ticker has a piece on AR-02 candidate Patrick Kennedy, branding him “an example of the next generation of political candidates” due to Kennedy’s use of foursquare and other social media. Says Kennedy: I have always been attracted to…
AR-Sen: Blanche Goes Negative (Again)
The Huffington Post has a copy of the most recent Blanche Lincoln mailer, in which she implies that Halter has a prescription drug problem. The mailer also repeats the incredibly unoriginal “Dollar Bill” Halter nickname, and continues to equate “sitting…