According to Kaiser’s Health Tracking Poll: The July Health Tracking Poll indicates overall public support for the health reform law is steady from June, while unfavorable views of the law have trended downward. Half the public (50%) now expresses a…
Tag: Mike Ross (D)
Immigration: Judge Correctly Blocks Some Parts Of AZ Immigration Law
Well this is sure to draw scads of hyperbolic, ignorant, and/or legally inaccurate rants from conservative television and radio (and probably from Mike Ross, as he seems to tow the Republican line on this issue, even going so far as…
AR-04: Morrison Backs Rankin
I wonder if we are going to look back in a few years’ time and scratch our collective heads at the whole D.C. Morrison thing. I mean, the man was and remains in no way, shape, or form a Democrat. …
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-04: Razing Arizona
Rep. Mike Ross released an official statement today detailing why he opposes the lawsuit filed by the Justice Department last week challenging Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law. The alleged Democrat’s statement even managed to parrot all of the major talking…
AR-Sen, et al.: Final Arkansas Election Line ratings
Via Talk Business, here are the final Arkansas Election Line ratings: For the U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress and statewide constitutional offices, here are our final thoughts: U.S. Senate – Leans GOP GOP Primary – Safe Boozman Dem Primary – Toss…
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-04: Glenn Gallas Apparently Running For Rep Of Nationwide Generic District
Everyone’s favorite misinterpreter of polls, Glenn Gallas, busts out his T-85 calculator and opines: A generic ballot gives the Republican candidate a +1.1% advantage over a Democrat. Add this data to the 70.5% disapproval rating for Congress and this doesn’t…
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-04: Rankin Releases Fundraising Total
Beth Anne Rankin reports that she raised $38,294 in 1Q fundraising. FEC reports for the other two candidates, Glenn Gallas (R) and Rep. Mike Ross are not yet available. While I have no basis to speculate on Gallas’s total, if…