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Bill Clinton Back in Arkansas, Campaigning for Sen. Blanche Lincoln

by Tom Diemer on May 28, 2010 • No Comments

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Former President Bill Clinton was headed back to his home state of Arkansas Friday to campaign for embattled Sen. Blanche Lincoln.

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AR-Sen: Halter takes narrow lead

by Jed Lewison on May 27, 2010 • No Comments

Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 5/24-26. Likely Democratic primar voters. MoE 5% (5/10-12 results)

Democratic primary

Blanche Lincoln (D) 44
Bill Halter (D) 47
Undecided 9

Favorable/Unfavorable

Lincoln 59/36 (61/35)
Halter 63/21 (65/17)

Lincoln seems stuck  in the mid 40s, as...

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AR-Sen: Blanche Lincoln is now the greatest progressive champion. EVER

by Jed Lewison on May 24, 2010 • No Comments

Goal ThermometerOh, the lies!

Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln is shifting her campaign message dramatically as she heads into a Democratic primary runoff against Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, depicting herself as a firm supporter of President Barack Obama’s agenda as she seeks to avoid defeat at the...

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Orange to Blue: Don’t Forget the House

by Jed Lewison on May 20, 2010 • No Comments

This has been a damn fine week for progressive Democrats. You've heard it all before, but it bears recapping if only because it's nice to hear again: Arkansas is headed to a run-off after a much closer vote than expected. Jack Conway is the nominee in Kentucky. Joe Sestak is the nominee in Pennsylvania. Sue...

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AR-Sen: Local election observers say race leans Halter

by Jed Lewison on May 20, 2010 • No Comments

Goal ThermometerNice:

Halter went from down thirteen points in the first primary poll on March 25 to within two points on election night. Lincoln’s support has remained in the low 40’s the entire time while Halter steadily gobbled up the undecided voters.

Halter now has...

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Blanche Lincoln vs. Bill Halter in Round Two of Arkansas Senate Fight

by Suzi Parker on May 19, 2010 • No Comments

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The Democratic race for U.S. Senate may be about Arkansas, as one candidate says, but there is plenty of outside interest in who gets the nomination.

 

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WSR/AR-Sen: Bill Halter helps save derivative reform, for now

by Jed Lewison on May 19, 2010 • No Comments

There's more detail from TPM on Chris Dodd's decision to keep Lincoln's derivatives reforms intact.

A far-reaching proposal to regulate derivative trading will not be scaled back in Wall Street reform legislation, at least for now, multiple Senate aides confirm. The development comes as welcome news to an unusual mix of progressives,...

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AR-Sen results thread #4

by Jed Lewison on May 18, 2010 • No Comments

Halter pulled ahead briefly, but is back to trailing narrowly.

68.5 reporting

Lincoln 43.6
Halter 42.8
Morrison 13.7

Lincoln will likely get the narrow victory, but it doesn't matter either way because this thing is going to a runoff, and the results were MUCH tighter than...

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AR-Sen results #3

by Jed Lewison on May 18, 2010 • No Comments

56.8 reporting

Lincoln 43.4
Halter 42.4
Morrison 14.2

The gap is just 2,000 votes.


Why does a runoff matter? Let's see what happened in Arkansas, in a similar situation, on May 19, 1998:

Blanche Lincoln 140,825  45.4%
Winston Bryant...

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AR-Sen results #2

by Jed Lewison on May 18, 2010 • No Comments

Not a good night for Blanche. Not at all.

42.6 reporting

Lincoln 43.8
Halter 42.1
Morrison 14.1

There's also some drama over in the GOP primary:

42.2 reporting

Boozman 50.1
Holt 16.5
Baker 12.5

Boozman is the...

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Just AR-Sen results

by Jed Lewison on May 18, 2010 • No Comments

We're already 3-4 tonight. Can we make it 4-4?

Looking that way.

31.8 reporting

Lincoln 43.6
Halter 42.1
Morrison 14.3

Lincoln may not even be the top vote getter tonight.

Oh, and Lincoln looked much stronger earlier because AP fucked up and gifted her...

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PA, KY, AR election results #5

by Jed Lewison on May 18, 2010 • No Comments

I've nuked the burrito, will try to eat it soon.

Latest numbers:

Kentucky: 99.2 percent in, Conway 44.1, Mongiardo 43.0.
Pennsylvania: 64.5 percent in, Sestak 52.7, Specter 47.3.
Arkansas: 11.9 percent in, Lincoln 48.1, Halter 38.9, Morrison 13.0.

PA-12: 39 percent in, Critz (D) 54, Burns (R) 43...

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