The Arkansas Election Line project has regrouped since the loss of our esteemed left-wing blogger, Blake Rutherford of Blake’s Think Tank fame.
As you know, Blake is joining Attorney General Dustin McDaniel’s staff and has shut down his once popular blog.
Today, The Tolbert Report and Talk Business introduce our new contributor from the left: Matt Campbell of Blue Hog Report.
Matt is "unabashedly progressive, populist, and liberal" in his leanings – those are his words, not ours – and we think he’ll serve as a good check and balance in our ratings of Arkansas political races.
You can read Matt’s analysis at Blue Hog Report and follow him on Twitter at @BlueHogReport. Next week, we’ll put Matt to work quickly as we issue two new ratings changes for the Arkansas Election Line with his contributions.
Welcome aboard, Matt! We’re looking forward to the new collaboration.
The Arkansas Election Line – a joint collaboration between Talk Business, The Tolbert Report, and Blue Hog Report – issues election rankings for several high-profile state and federal races. Our ratings can be "strong", "safe", "lean" or "toss-up" depending on the perceived dynamics of a race.