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…
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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…
Sen-33: Sierra Club (AR) Endorses Barth
According to a press release on Jay Barth’s website: LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Chapter of the Sierra Club announced today that it has endorsed Jay Barth for Arkansas Senate, Dist. 34. “The Arkansas Sierra Club backs Jay Barth because…
AR-02: Second Debate Wrap-Up
Suzi Parker recaps last night’s UCA-based AR-02 Democratic debate. Great stuff in there as per usual, so read the whole thing, but here are some highlights: [Re: Offshore Oil Drilling] But Speaker of the House Robbie Wills said that drilling…
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…
AR-Sen: Clinton, Obama Support Lincoln In Radio Ads
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…
AR-01 In The Blogs: Wooldridge video missing
First, let this serve as a reminder to all AR-01 Democrats that David Cook is by far the best candidate to represent your district in Washington D.C. It’s really not even close. In that same vein, via Max Brantley, we…
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-01: Mountains, Molehills, and FEC Filings
Suzi Parker raises some interesting questions in her most recent Talk Business article. It seems there are some strange overlaps and filing entries in the FEC reports of Marion Berry and Chad Causey. One curious payment on Berry’s April FEC…