John Gray

Arkansas Senate Race: Blanche Lincoln's Uphill Battle Against John Boozman

Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln doesn't have to close a small gap in her race against Republican Rep. John Boozman. She has a cavern to conquer. Some polls show the incumbent senator down by 40 points heading into the fall midterm election. But unlike the anti-Washington sentiment facing other incumbents, Lincoln, a Blue Dog Democrat, has her own set of unique circumstances that makes a November victory challenging, but not impossible. "Right now, few voters are paying attention to the actual races they'll see on November ballots," said Janine Parry, political science professor and ...

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