Remember way back before things got ugly, when Blanche Lincoln ran this ad: “I don’t answer to my party; I answer to Arkansas.” Interesting. You see, I would assume that someone who doesn’t answer to her party would similarly not…
Tag: Bill Halter (D)
AR-Sen: "Lincoln’s cynically dishonest campaign" Costs Her At Least One Vote
That would be the vote of John Brummett. Brummett’s stance is interesting to me primarily because it was only late last month that he wrote: I would tell you how I’m newly thinking of voting in this race, but I…
5 Questions: Bill Halter
[The second in BHR’s 5 Questions series. For an explanation, see here. For our previous 5 Questions responses, see here.] 1. Senator Lincoln has tried time and time again to tie your name to “outsourcing.” As a real response to…
AR-Sen: SEIU Attacks Lincoln On HCR
The Service Employees International Union launched an ad yesterday taking Sen. Lincoln to task on her “no” vote for the “fixes” package sent from the House to the Senate following passage of the Senate’s HCR bill. In response, Friends of…
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-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…
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…
AR-Sen [Follow-Up]: President Obama's Pro-Lincoln Ad
(h/t Blake’s Think Tank) Here is the copy of the aforementioned radio ad that President Obama cut in support of Senator Lincoln. This is President Barack Obama and I want to tell you why I support Senator Blanche Lincoln for…
AR-Sen: Lincoln Uses Indian Imagery In Mailer
Last Friday, I mentioned this racist anti-Halter ad, and opined: One would hope that the [Blanche] Lincoln campaign would denounce the ad tomorrow if not sooner (though, at this point, I won’t hold my breath). After all, given that Lincoln…
AR-Sen: One-Sixtieth Of The Truth
The Blanche Lincoln camp launched a new ad today, entitled “We Can Again.” (Apparently, they thought “Yes, We Can Again” would be too obvious.) Take a gander: As recent political ads go, this one is pretty well done, at least…