At 6:30 this morning, Bill Halter was in Ashdown, AR, kicking off his 25-hour get-out-the-vote push that will take him all over The Natural State. The scheduled appearances are as follows: Monday, May 17, 2010 * 6:30 a.m. — Ashdown,…
Tag: Marion Berry (D)
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…
AR-01: Cook Distinct Among Congressional Candidates
A week ago, I linked to a Baxter Bulletin article about the April 10, 2010 AR-01 Democratic debate that bemoaned the lack of distinguishing features among the six candidates. In that article, Bulletin writer Frank Wallis stated: A so-called debate…
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-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-01: Debate Wrap-Up
Saturday’s “so-called debate” between Democratic candidates for AR-01 did not offer much in the way of differentiation between the candidates according to The Baxter Bulletin. I guess the author of the article was hoping one of the candidates would wear…
AR-02: Elliott Endorsed by LR Fire Fighters
Little Rock Firefighters Association today endorsed Joyce Elliott. Joyce has been one of the real heroes in state legislature for working families, said [LRFA President Richard] Morehead. As our Congresswoman, I know Joyce will be a tireless advocate for our…
AR Dept. of Health receives $400K grant
Senators Lincoln and Pryor and Congressmen Ross, Snyder, and Berry issued a joint announcement yesterday that the Arkansas Department of Health will receive a $400K grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand its capacity to…