LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — It’s one thing to see a politician stand behind a podium and recite talking points on their Senate votes.It’s another picture entirely to see that same politician walking around cow manure, petting goats, taking a hand-writing analysis and shaking hands. Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln did just that Friday afternoon at [...]
The poster child for political jeopardy this year is Sen. Blanche Lincoln, Democrat of Arkansas. On the surface, it appeared that Lincoln, a seasoned, victorious veteran of four federal campaigns, had adroitly threaded the political needle in preparation for re-election. Since becoming a senator in 1998, she has played the role of independent Blue Dog [...]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) needs all the help she can get in her battle to hang on to her seat, and Wednesday she gets an assist from Joe Biden. The vice president travels to Boston, where he will attend a fundraiser for the two-term senator, CNN reported. Lincoln, who narrowly survived a Democratic primary against [...]
The Stonewall Democrats in Arkansas are not happy with Blanche Lincoln. In fact, members of the group feel like they have “egg on their face,” according to one e-mail after Lincoln’s vote Tuesday on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Lincoln and Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor were the only two Democrats who joined all 40 Republicans in [...]
Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln, having survived a primary and a run-off, is not making any headway in her campaign for reflection in Arkansas with Republican Rep. John Boozman holding a 17 point lead, according to a Mason-Dixon Polling & Research survey conducted Sept. 12-14 for the Arkansas News Bureau. Boozman leads Lincoln 51 percent to [...]
Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln took a swing at her Republican opponent Rep. John Boozman in a Friday afternoon debate. The issue: Boozman’s record on parental rights for rapists. Part of the debate allowed the candidates to pose questions to each other. In her final question, Lincoln, who is down by 40 points in some [...]
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