Query: If Patrick Kennedy is supposed to be the technology-embracing, modern candidate who mixes old school and new school campaigning, why didn’t someone from his staff live-Tweet the debate? I mean, John Adams (see here), Robbie Wills (see here), and…
Tag: Campaigning
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-02: Griffin, Wallace Given 20 Chances To Recite Tired Cliches
I know I’m a little bit late on this one, but Republican AR-02 candidates Tim Griffin and Scott Wallace recently did a 20-Questions style debate at UALR’s Bowen School of Law. Based on the excerpted answers in the article, both…
AR-02: [Follow-up] Let He Who Is Without Clerical Oversight Cast The First Stone
In response to David Boling’s statement regarding alleged FEC reporting violations by the Robbie Wills campaign, Wills’ campaign manager, Kyle Gott, issued a reply: Only three months removed from Washington, D.C., David Boling wants to attack a clerical oversight instead…
AR-02: Boling Says Wills' 1Q FEC Report Flawed
From the David Boling For Congress camp today we get the following statement: The Wills campaign did not disclose more than $2000 in fees to the Democratic fundraising website ActBlue, and it failed to memo contributions received from the site.…
AR-Sen, AR-02: You must choose, but choose wisely
According to this article, voters in Faulker County are faced with a tough choice in Arkansas’s partisan primary on May 18 — do they choose to vote in the Republican primary to that they can support Gilbert Baker, or do…
AR-04: Where Have You Gone Self-Selection Bias? Our Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes To You… wooo wooo wooo
I know that candidates frequently promote questionable polls to “prove” that they are viable candidates, but this takes the cake. Gallas Stomps Ross in Straw Poll A report issued by Arkansas Matters lists that Conservative Republican Glenn Gallas, a candidate…
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…