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…
Tag: Polling
AR-Sen: Being A U.S. Senator Is Like Crack Cocaine
John Brummett says he is sick of both Blanche Lincoln and Bill Halter. This is a nothing less than a classic case study in the decline of modern political discourse. I can’t think of a single issue that has been…
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-01: "Safe Crawford;" "Leans Wooldridge," But Don't Count Out Cook
Arkansas Election Line has a look at the first congressional district. Unsurprisingly, Rick Crawford seems to have the GOP nomination in the bag. Princella Smith was simply too late to the game and hasn’t compiled the kind of resources, Newt…
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: 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: In The Blogs
Recently added to the BHR blogroll, the awesomely named Donkeylicious raises a good point about Blanche Lincoln’s more-stringent derivative reform proposal. Namely Take a clear and strong stand against the banks, and if you go down swinging, people will at…
AR-Sen: New Talk Business Poll Released
Talk Business polled 1,167 statewide voters regarding their preference in the Democratic preferential primary for U.S. Senator. The results: 38% Blanche Lincoln 31% Bill Halter 10% D.C. Morrison 20% Undecided The margin of error is +/- 3%, which means that…
AR-Sen, AR-01: In The Blogs
Blanche Lincoln: Bill Halter takes money from organized labor, and he will answer to them rather than to the voters. Reality: Pot, meet kettle. (h/t Blue Arkansas Blog) **** I have a short post upcoming about some potential issues with…
AR-02: Poll Results Surprising, But Not For Reasons You Might Think
Talk Business polled 446 voters in the second congressional district, and the results were a little surprising, at least on the surface. 21% Joyce Elliott 16% Robbie Wills 11% Patrick Kennedy 7% David Boling 4% John Adams 41% Undecided A…