Pop quiz: why did Blanche Lincoln miss today’s vote for cloture on the filibuster that is holding up, among other things, the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell? “Senator [Blanche] Lincoln didn’t make it back to this vote because she…
Tag: Blanche Lincoln (D)
#ARElections: Polls Closing, 7:30pm CST, AR-Sen called
MSNBC Calling AR-Sen for John Boozman (margin unknown). Update: MSNBC buying into the ridiculous lie that Bill Halter’s campaign against Lincoln hurt her to the point that it cost her the race. Weak. I hope to have a post on…
Arkansas Election Line: Auditory Prognosticatin'
Have you been thinking, “gee, I wish there was a way I could hear even more opinions from Matt?” No? Well, regardless, here’s your chance: a discussion on the major races with Roby Brock and Jason Tolbert. (You can also…
Arkansas Election Line: Final 2010 Ratings
The Arkansas Election Line — a collaboration of Talk Business, The Tolbert Report, and Blue Hog Report — returns with our final ratings of the 2010 state and federal elections in Arkansas. With one exception, the ratings remain unchanged from…
End-of-Day Miscellany: It's Friday, You Ain't Got No Job…
Loverboy was right; everybody’s blogging for the weekend. Or something like that. Jason Tolbert points to Timmy! Griffin taking his ridiculous radio ad to a television screen near you. No, you are not high1; Tim Griffin is actually making CHARACTER…
End-of-Day Miscellany: "Updates! Getchyer Updates Here!" Edition
I see. So, what you’re saying is that even though you are an almost-paralyzed, multiphobic personality who is in a constant state of panic, your wife did not leave you; you left her because she … didn’t get to this…
AR-Sen: Brummett Makes The One Strong Case For Lincoln
I am not what you would call a big fan of Blanche Lincoln. (The cool kids call that “understatement.”) Other than the fact that there is no way I would consider voting for the poor-blocking lineman from Fort Smith High,…
(Partially) Off-Topic: Shameless Self-Promotion Redux
In which I gratuitously use Anchorman quotes to distract from the navel-gazing nature of this post… “I’m very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.” Week 2 of the NFL season, which means Week…
AR-Sen: Steve Patterson Spins Me Right Round, Baby, Right Round
May 2010: Mason-Dixon has Blanche Lincoln down 17 points. September 2010: Mason-Dixon has Blanche Lincoln down 17 points. How to handle this non-movement? Pretend like it is moving, of course! The first formal Senate debate held last Friday was a…
We're Getting The Band Back Together!
Beth Anne Rankin’s recent foray into the world of lyrics and digital synthesizers gave me an idea for a post. Namely, if all the important candidates were going to compile a double-CD release of songs that best define their campaigns,…