Archive for May, 2010
Bill Halter and African Americans in Arkansas
May 27, 2010 No Comments ›› jsamuelI can see why Blanche Lincoln is going all out to try to stop the tide of African Americans voting for Bill Halter. If Bill Halter can win both rural whites and African Americans, he will be defying a national trend that Democrats have been trying to defy for decades. Also of note, Halter destroys ...
Continue ReadingHalter Continues to Lead Lincoln in Runoff Poll
May 27, 2010 No Comments ›› jsamuelThis poll confirms a poll done the night of the primary showing Halter leading by two points. DailyKos/Research 2000 - MOE 5% Democratic primary Blanche Lincoln (D) 44 Bill Halter (D) 47 Undecided 9 I am encouraged by Halter's lead in the polls, but Halter supporters should not take this lead for granted. Halter has not hit the ever so important ...
Continue ReadingLincoln’s Clinton Rally at Philander Smith Highlights Her Contradictions
May 27, 2010 No Comments ›› jsamuelBlanche Lincoln's campaign will be holding an event with former President Bill Clinton at a traditionally African American college, Philander Smith, this weekend. This is an obvious attempt to get the African American vote in the runoff. While she brings out the big guns to get their votes, she votes against them in the Senate. ...
Continue ReadingBlanche Lincoln Is Chicken
May 26, 2010 1 Comment ›› ARDemBlanche Lincoln is the most spineless, whimpy politician in Arkansas. Check her statement on the debating Bill Halter again: Little Rock - U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln today said she is prepared to meet Bill Halter for a fourth debate as soon as he tells Arkansas voters where he stands on card check legislation. "My stand on this ...
Continue ReadingChad Causey Gains Momentum/Endorsements
May 26, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemState Senator Steve Bryles has joined with Blue Arkansas hero David Cook and is endorsing Chad Causey for Congress in AR-01. Together, the three of them have hit Blytheville, Jonesboro, and Pocahontas all in one day. I was wondering if Bryles was going to do this, he had, after all, gone out of his way to ...
Continue ReadingHow Rachel Maddow Feels About Blanche Lincoln
May 26, 2010 No Comments ›› jsamuelThis is from when Rachel Maddow spoke in Little Rock at the Clinton School of Public Service. By the way, her show is my favorite news program. On MSNBC at 8pm CST.
Continue ReadingHalter Ad Focuses on His Friends and Family
May 26, 2010 No Comments ›› jsamuelGreat ad. It reinforces the message that Bill Halter wants to work for Arkansans, not special interests. It is also nice to see a member of his family in the ad. It stresses that Halter will protect social security, a response to the negative attacks on him from the Lincoln campaign.
Continue ReadingDeconstructing Patterson
May 25, 2010 No Comments ›› jsamuelSteve Patterson, Lincoln's Campaign Manager, put out a press release containing more spin than a carousel. LINCOLN RELEASE To: Interested Parties From: Steve Patterson, Lincoln Campaign Manager Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Re: Lincoln Campaign's "Countdown to Victory" Lincoln Campaign "full speed ahead" With a Primary Election first-place win I thought she was the comeback kid? If she won, how can she come ...
Continue ReadingThe Virginia Mansion Story Is Taking Off
May 25, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemCheck this ad: Yes, that's our Virginia Mansion photo. This story has legs.
Continue ReadingMore Half Truth’s From Blanche Lincoln
May 25, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemCheck Blanche's newest ad: Notice that beyond the general progressive theme, Blanche Lincoln uses Rachel Maddow (who last I checked wasn't all that fond of Lincoln) to kick off the ad. If that's not a pander to progressives I don't know what is. And honestly, this would be a great ad...if it wasn't a ...
Continue ReadingTim Wooldridge’s Vote Against Military Men And Women
May 25, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemIn 2005, an act was introduced in the state legislature to raise the state income tax exemption on the pay of enlisted members of the armed services from $6,000 to $12,000. The $6,000 dollar figure had been in place for about thirty years and it was time for a change. However, when the bill made ...
Continue ReadingJoyce Elliott Attracting Netroots Attention
May 25, 2010 3 Comments ›› ARDemJust got news of this today. Joyce Elliott is going to be receiving the endorsement of Blue America, so says her great write up on Down With Tyranny. She's also going to be liveblogging at 4 pm our time tomorrow at Crooks and Liars. Make sure you catch it! Hopefully, this is the start of ...
Continue ReadingRoby Brock and the Talk Business Poll Were Right
May 24, 2010 No Comments ›› jsamuelI have been meaning to post this since election night. It needs to be said. The Talk Business poll was the only one to predict the level of support received by D.C. Morrison. It also was probably about right in the distance between Blanche Lincoln and Bill Halter at the time. The Lincoln campaign was furious ...
Continue ReadingAR-01: Screen Out The Republicans; Vote For Chad Causey
May 24, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemBy now a lot of people have seen that the Republicans have put out a big statement attacking Tim Wooldridge. It's also pretty transparent that they're trying to influence the choice in AR-01. Whether they want Chad Causey to be the nominee because they think he's the weaker candidate or because they want Democrats to flock ...
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