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,…
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AR-Sen [Follow-up]: If Not Mitchell Berry, Then Who?
Yesterday, I mentioned (and Blue Arkansas detailed more fully) an attack ad against Bill Halter that was created by a group headed by Marion Berry’s son, Mitchell. Except, then it wasn’t headed by Mitchell Berry; he was merely the lawyer…
AR-02: Kennedy Releases 1Q Fundraising Totals
Remember the halcyon days of last week, when I opined: I would speculate further and say that there is little reason to think Kennedy beat Adams’ $50,000 in 1Q fundraising, given that Kennedy did not immediately try to trump the…
AR-Sen: Weird Gets A Little Weirder
First, there was the news that Marion Berry’s son, Mitchell Berry, was behind a group called Arkansas For Common Sense, which recently launched an ad attack Bill Halter for his position on Social Security. (Marion Berry is a vocal supporter…
AR-Sen, AR-01: In The Blogs
Blanche Lincoln: Bill Halter takes money from organized labor, and he will answer to them rather than to the voters. Reality: Pot, meet kettle. (h/t Blue Arkansas Blog) **** I have a short post upcoming about some potential issues with…
AR-Sen: Lincoln Continues To Make Bizarre Campaign Decisions
So, let me get this straight… Blanche Lincoln was comfortably ahead by double digits about a month ago. Rather than run ads promoting herself and acting like Bill Halter didn’t exist, she chose to go negative, and her poll numbers…
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-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…