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Blanche Lincoln vs. Bill Halter in Round Two of Arkansas Senate Fight
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – This Race is About Arkansas, Not Outside Groups. That's U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln's mantra as she gears up for a June 8 Democratic runoff with Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. Neither candidate received 50 percent of the primary vote, guaranteeing three more weeks of testy campaigning. Lincoln received 44.3 percent to Halter's 42.5 percent. The third candidate, DC Morrison, who aligned more with the Tea Party than with Democrats, garnered a stunning13 percent. A Democracy for American / Research 2000 poll after the primary showed Halter with 48 percent and Lincoln with 46 ...
Democrats Lincoln, Halter Head to Senate Runoff in Arkansas
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyAnd the winner in the Arkansas Democratic primary for U.S. Senate is... Stay tuned. Neither Sen. Blanche Lincoln nor Lt. Gov. Bill Halter got enough votes to win the nomination, so a runoff election will be held June 8. The winner of that contest will face Rep. John Boozman in November. He emerged from a field of seven other candidates to claim the Republican Senate nomination outright. Here's a look at the possible general election scenarios. Lincoln vs. Boozman --The two Washington insiders tackle each other in an anti-incumbent electoral climate. During the primary, Lincoln, a moderate ...
Arkansas Republican John Boozman Wins Senate Primary, Avoids Runoff
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyIn the last days of his campaign, Arkansas Republican Rep. John Boozman flew around the state to bolster his bid for the GOP Senate nomination against seven other candidates. It paid off. Boozman received enough votes Tuesday to avoid a runoff election, saving himself and his party a potentially bruising Round Two. A runoff between the top two vote-getters would have cost Republicans time, money, and energy, and may have turned more negative than the primary. The good news for Republicans is that they now have a real chance of winning a U.S. Senate seat that has been held by Democrats ...
Tuesday Primary Election Results: Will the Incumbents Survive?
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyEditor's note: As the first primary Super Tuesday approaches, we've asked Politics Daily writers around the country for their latest perspective on what to expect in the various races. As results become available, we'll update the various sections with results and further analysis, so be sure to check back as the returns come in. Update, May 18: Jill Lawrence reports here on Rand Paul's victory in Kentucky and the latest in the Arlen Specter and Blanche Lincoln races. Jill Lawrence: Will Arlen Specter Be the Next Victim of Anti-Incumbent Fever? Pennsylvanians will send the nation signals ...
Blanche Lincoln, Bill Halter Likely Face Run-Off After Primary in Arkansas
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyLong before Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln drew two Democratic primary opponents, she was in the crosshairs of a wide array of political foes. From the right, Arkansas Tea Partiers singled her out at their December Christmas bash by chanting "Bye, Bye Blanche." On her left were a multitude of critics: The AFL-CIO targeted Lincoln for her wishy-washy position on the "card check" bill that would have made it easier for unions to organize workplaces. (She initially sponsored the bill, then opposed it.) Health care overhaul advocates loathed Lincoln for her indecisiveness and lack of support ...
Blanche Lincoln Holds Modest Lead Over Bill Halter in Arkansas Primary Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyAs Tuesday's primary approaches, Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln is leading Lt. Gov. Bill Halter 46 percent to 37 percent with 6 percent for another candidate and 11 percent undecided, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted May 10-12. The margin of error is 4 points. That's roughly the same margin as in the previous Research 2000 poll, although each of them have picked up two points of support as the number of undecideds start to go down. On the Republican side, Rep. John Boozman is way ahead of three other contenders with 46 percent. The closest candidate to him is Jim Holt who ...
Should Blanche Lincoln Return WellPoint Donations?
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyLITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas has always been a champion for women's health care. Just last month, she introduced legislation that would ensure Medicare coverage of custom-fabricated breast prostheses, which are a lower-cost alternative to reconstructive surgery, which has additional risks and higher costs. But since 2001, Lincoln has also accepted $12,500 from a PAC for Indiana-based WellPoint, one of the nation's largest health insurance companies, which is currently under fire by the Obama administration. In his weekly radio address last weekend, President Barack ...
Lincoln Leads Primary Foe, Lags Republicans in Arkansas Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyEmbattled Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln has a 12 point lead over her opponent for the Democratic nomination, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, but Halter fares slightly better than Lincoln in general election match-ups against most of the five Republican hopefuls, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted April 12-14. Lincoln's support in all the match-ups with GOP hopefuls tops out at 43 percent, and her numbers in this poll haven't moved much since last month including in her contest with Halter. The survey has Lincoln leading Halter 45 percent to 33 percent with 16 percent undecided. The ...
Bill Halter Hopes 'Microtargeting' Will Topple Blanche Lincoln
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyWhen Lt. Gov. Bill Halter of Arkansas announced his plans to challenge incumbent U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln in the coming Democratic primary, the liberal blogosphere exploded with giddiness. It turns out that the Democratic Party's left wing has the same impulses toward party purity as the Republican Party's right wing. But while Lincoln is a "blue dog" Democrat who has frequently irked liberals within her own party, she's also an incumbent. No matter how much disaffection voters express, there is still power in incumbency. And the polls give her a consistent lead over Halter. Halter's ...
Lincoln Makes Gains in Arkansas Senate Race, But GOP Still Has the Edge
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyEmbattled Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln, who now has a challenger for the Democratic nomination in Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, has improved her weak numbers against Republican hopefuls running for her job, but still trails them as does Halter, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 1. Lincoln's support against the GOP candidates ranges from 38 percent to 41 percent while Halter gets between 33 percent and 38 percent. Rep. John Boozman leads Lincoln 48 percent to 39 percent with 6 percent preferring someone else and 7 percent undecided. Last month, he led her 54 percent to 35 ...
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