Politico’s Jonathan Martin nationalizes the Lincoln-Halter race through the prism of a Clinton visit. With all due respect, I think Arkansas voters will make a decision through a different prism. Like her. Like him. Like status quo. Like lottery. Etc.

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Former President Bill Clinton spoke today at a rally for Blanche Lincoln for Senate in Little Rock amid questions about his involvement in the White House deal to offer Rep. Joe Sestak a job in exchange for him not running against Sen. Arlen Specter. I was fortunately enough to ask President Clinton about this while the [...]

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If you have not been following it, there has been quite a bit of controversy this past week involving whether Joe Sestak was offered a job by President Obama if he would agree not run against Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter. Sestak defeated Specter in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary on May 18. Today, the Washington Post on [...]

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The U.S. House of Representative voted for an amendment tonight that will repeal the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy by a vote of 234 to 194. From the Arkansas delegation, Reps. Berry, Boozman, and Ross all voted against the amendment while Rep. Snyder voted for the repeal. Over on the Senate side, Sen. Lincoln has said [...]

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Michael Tilley with The City Wire digs deeper into the per diem expense of Rep. Frank Glidewell and finds that his reimbursements were much higher than he originally claimed. These reimbursements have become a hot button issue in the race for State Senate district 13 (Fort Smith area.) “If you want someone who claims to be [...]

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The repeal of the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy crossed a major hurdle today when Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) said that he plan to vote on a compromise bill that will enable the repeal to move out of the Senate Armed Forces Committee and up for a vote on the Senate floor. I asked [...]

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The debate over if there will be a debate between Lincoln and Halter has been answered… sort of…well…not really. But the Lincoln for Senate Campaign said this afternoon they will agree to another debate under one condition – if Halter says where he stands on Card Check. “My stand on this legislation is the reason D.C. [...]

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Another day, another union attack ad on Sen. Blanche Lincoln.  This one is from the Communication Workers of America.  It features several apparently middle class workers talking about Lincoln not caring about their jobs. “I can’t feed my family without a job,” says a man. “But Arkansas middle class jobs are disappearing,” continues a woman. “Because [...]

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State Sen. Cecile Bledsoe has a new ad out today that packs a big punch at her opponent Mayor Steve Womack. The ad compares statements Womack has made to statements from President Obama. “On tax increases, Steve Womack agrees with Barack Obama that we need to keep all options on the table,” says the ad. [...]

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Sen. Blanche Lincoln for Senate campaign unveiled this new ad today which touts her efforts in the financial reform bill to force banks to spin off their derivative trading practice.  I find this ad strange for several reasons. First, most Arkansans care nothing about derivatives.  Even if they know what a derivative is it is not [...]

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