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 [...]
The three-way race for Rhode Island governor is a toss-up heading down the stretch with Democrat Frank Caprio holding a 33 percent to 30 percent lead over Republican-turned-independent Lincoln Chafee, with Republican John Robitaille a distant third at 19 percent, according to a poll conducted Sept. 22-26 for WPRI-TV and WNAC-TV. Fifteen percent are undecided. [...]
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 [...]
Republican-turned-independent Lincoln Chafee holds a statistically-insignificant lead over Democrat Frank Caprio in Rhode Island’s gubernatorial race with Republican John Robitaille in third place, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Sept. 16. Chafee, who had represented the state as a GOP senator until his defeat in 2006, leads Caprio, the state’s treasurer, by 33 percent [...]
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