Senate: D-45, R-33, I-2. House: D-26, R-57. Governors: D-9, R-7.
Tag: The Other 49
AR-01: I'ma Not Huntin' Wabbit
According to Jason Tolbert, the NRA wants AR-01 candidate Chad Causey to remove the NRA’s logo from his most recent commercial. The NRA, per Tolbert, said that the logo is trademarked, and Causey did not have permission to use it. …
Campaign 2010: Milquetoast Is The New Black
Nate Silver has an interesting post on the extent that Republicans and Democrats are mentioning healthcare reform on their campaign websites and the tone in which they discuss it. Excluding the broad subject of the economy, which we divided into…
MS-Gov: Spelign iz harrd
Ah, Mississippi, where would we be without you as a punchline? Thank you for just being you.
AR-Gov: Keet's 2008 Florida Ballot Legit
Since last week’s statement that he moved back to Arkansas “in July or August 2008,” there has been some rumbling that, assuming he is telling the truth, Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Keet violated Florida law by casting an absentee ballot…
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…
SC-Sen: Alvin Greene, Payday Candy Bars, and Squirrel Turds
What are things that are incredibly nutty? Alvin Greene knows exactly how to create jobs in this struggling economy. “Make toys of me,” he says. In an interview with The Guardian, the reliably eccentric South Carolina Senate candidate pitches his…
RWC: MO GOP Candidate Offers Stupidity In Jesus' Name
It’s nice to see the state where I spent my formative years offering up some right-wing stupidity. Ed Martin, a Republican candidate for Congress in Missouri is saying that President Obama and Martin’s opponent, Russ Carnahan, want to take away…
AL-02: Nuttier Than Squirrel Turds
We interrupt your regularly-scheduled Arkansas-centric political blogging for this ad from Alabama’s second congressional district. In the crazy-cake-taking contest, the ominous “SLAVERY” from ol’ Abe takes the cake, but that ad was nuts on a number of levels. Though, really,…
AL-Gov: Critical Thinking Is Highly Overrated
Nope, the “AL” up there is not a typo. Normally, I wouldn’t even comment on the race to be Alabama’s next governor, but this is just… wow. Gasp! You mean your opponent doesn’t believe that people used to live to…