Fivethirtyeight.com has a fascinating post discussing a recent working paper by Ruy Teixeira. “The Democratic Party will become even more dominated by the emerging constituencies that gave Barack Obama his historic 2008 victory, while the Republican Party will be forced…
Tag: Right-Wing Conspiracy
AR-House 46 [Follow-Up]: That word…you keep using it. I do not think it means what you think it means.
I have found that, as a general rule, the more ridiculous someone is in his or her initial position on an issue, the more quickly he will paint himself into a logical corner when discussing it or attempt to change…
AR-House 46: When Ignorance Attacks!
Every now and then, Jeff will listen to Rush Limbaugh despite knowing full well that Rush will undoubtedly say something so false and inflammatory that Jeff will turn off the radio in disgust. Likewise, I have a friend who will…
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-02: Wallace Endorses Griffin
From a campaign press release via Timmy! Griffin For Congress: “For conservatives in Arkansas, 2010 is our chance, and I am standing with Tim Griffin to help him win in November,” [Scott] Wallace said. “Arkansas is my home and our…
AR-Land Comm: [Addendum] One Other Thought
Grab your tinfoil hats and ponder the following email I just received: Maybe a Republican is behind the site. They created it when they thought Davenport was the threat, and now they’re smearing LJ since they’re worried about him too.…
AR-01: Causey Launches New Ad, "Quotes" BHR
OK, first, the ad. I like it. While I credited Bill Halter and L.J. Bryant recently for not mentioning their opponents, I think Chad Causey is smart to mention Tim Wooldridge here. Wooldridge has gone on the offensive by playing…
GOP: Faster Fish
We’ve been talking so much about technology around here lately that I just had to post this story, despite the fact that it has nothing to do with Arkansas directly. It seems that the GOP has decided that the best…
AR-01: Wooldridge's Anti-Endorsement
Calling this GOP statement an endorsement of Chad Causey doesn’t seem as apt as calling it an anti-endorsement (an undorsement?) of Tim Wooldridge. REPUBLICAN STATEMENT Sensing a momentum shift as third-place primary finisher David Cook endorsed his runoff opponent, Tim…
AR-Sen: Rasmussen, Arkansas Voters, & Cognitive Dissonance
By now, I assume most people have seen the most recent Rasmussen poll showing John Boozman with a sizable lead in hypothetical matchups against both Blanche Lincoln and Bill Halter. On the surface, the numbers were pretty damning. A new…