As I am sure most people know by now, Presidents Clinton and Obama have cut radio ads in the last few days in support of Blanche Lincoln. I’ve yet to hear any of the ads (there are three, as Clinton…
Tag: Bill Halter (D)
AR-Sen: Fort Smith Paper Finds Way To Endorse Republican in Dem Primary
The Fort Smith City Wire has endorsed D.C. Morrison in the May 18 preferential primary. Though they admit that their endorsement is “unlikely to help him capture much support among the 17 people in the Fort Smith region voting in…
AR-Sen: Friday Poorly Done Campaign Commercial Trifecta Hits!
First it was Tim Wooldridge. Then it was Chad Causey. If you had Chamber of Commerce qua Blanche Lincoln for the third slot on your card, you win! Holy. Crap. Seriously? No, I mean seriously? At no point during the…
AR-Sen: Being A U.S. Senator Is Like Crack Cocaine
John Brummett says he is sick of both Blanche Lincoln and Bill Halter. This is a nothing less than a classic case study in the decline of modern political discourse. I can’t think of a single issue that has been…
AR-Sen: Silly Internet And Its Ability To Make Disproving Claims Much Easier
Another day, another attack by Blanche Lincoln that just begs for context and for her own record to be thrown back in her face. (h/t Blake’s Think Tank) First, the new ad: I love that, in an ad designed for…
AR-Sen [Follow-Up]: Lincoln To Keep Goldman Donations
Remember the halcyon days of yesterweek when Blanche Lincoln gave a straightforward “no” when asked if she would return the Goldman Sachs’ campaign contributions? Remember how I wrote: [B]y playing the “they had paid off TARP” card as an excuse…
AR-Sen: Why, Senator Lincoln, I Do Believe That Ad Is From An "Outside Group"
In “it isn’t technically ironic, but it’s close enough that most people would call it ‘irony’” news, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is now running ads in support of Blanche Lincoln. “In Arkansas, we depend on our small businesses, and,…
AR-Sen: Oh, so you're one of them freaks, get geeked at the sight of an ATM receipt
I’m trying to figure something out, and I hope you can help me. Let’s put it in timeline form, just so we can see the big picture. 10/28/08 — Goldman Sachs, Inc., receives $10 billion in TARP funds in exchange…
AR-Sen: Lincoln Leads, Still Lacks 50%+1
I have absolutely no idea how I failed to mention this last week, but the latest Daily Kos / Research 2000 poll has Blanche Lincoln leading Bill Halter 45% to 33%, with 6% for D.C. Morrison and 16% still undecided…
AR-Sen [Follow-up]: Lincoln To Keep Goldman Donations
In a timely follow-up to my last post, Firedoglake reports that Blanche Lincoln will not return the donations her campaign received from Goldman Sachs despite the civil fraud lawsuit now pending against Goldman (and despite her earlier statement that, as…