Regarding Joyce Elliott’s chances and the recent Talk Business poll, Blue Arkansas writes: This was always going to be difficult. But like I said from the beginning, Elliott’s path to victory has always been one that involved a big win…
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AR-02: Poll On, Family; Poll On, Crew
By now, pretty much anyone who cares about such things has heard about the Talk Business poll showing Timmy! Griffin leading Joyce Elliot by a whopping seventeen points. In a survey conducted on Tuesday night, August 17, 2010, Griffin leads…
AR-02: Ugh.
Pop quiz, hotshot. You are an underdog candidate in a race against an opponent with more cash, a better ground game, and better connections. Your assets in the race are that you are running in the bluest district in the…
HCR, etc.: If I Am Elected, I Will Bring The Dodo Back From Extinction
Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo looks at what won’t happen even if the Democrats lose the House in November. The Democrats passed Health Care Reform. They passed Financial Services Reform. And though they’ll likely not get credit for it…
AR-02: Well, At Least She Didn't Choose Gilbert Baker, I Guess
Joyce Elliott has picked former opponent Robbie Wills to be her Faulkner County chairperson. (h/t Tolbert Report) While the whole thing is a little surprising, the part that confuses me is why Wills would do it. I mean, if Wills…
Econ 101: Austerity Has Unicorns
It’s not my intention to turn this blog into all-econ, all the time. But, maybe, if we repeat it enough, this message will get through to the amazing number of Arkansans who don’t get it, especially those in office or…
AR-02 In The Blogs: Timmy! v. Elliott Is Must-See TV
Or whatever the political equivalent of “must-see TV” is, according to Suzi Parker’s article for Talk Business. The most interesting race in Arkansas may not be between Senator Blanche Lincoln and Rep. John Boozman. Rather the battle to watch? The…
AR-01, AR-02: DCCC Announces Second Round of R2B Candidates
Per today’s press release from the DCCC, Joyce Elliott and Chad Causey are both listed among the latest group of candidates who have qualified for the “Red To Blue Program.” These candidates earned a spot in the program by surpassing…
Overheard At My Polling Location While Voting For Bill Halter
Election official #1: “I guess I won’t see Tina today.” Election official #2: “Who?” [long exchange of “Tina ___?” “No, you know, Tina who ____.”] Election official #2: “Why, did she vote early?” Election official #1: “No…she voted Republican.” Election…
AR-Primary Runoffs: Let's Get Ready To Rumble
And, by “rumble,” I mean “vote for Bill Halter, Chad Causey (if you live in AR-01) or Joyce Elliot (in AR-02), L.J. Bryant, Pat O’Brien, and Scott Pace (Dist. 31).” “Rumble” was just more succinct. Anyway, silliness aside, the polls…