by - June 17, 2014 5:07 pm
With the primary now in our rear view mirror, prepare for a deluge of political ads from both sides slinging everything they can at one another. Many of these ads…
by - June 9, 2014 6:08 pm
On Tuesday, the runoff for the Republican nomination for Attorney General will mercifully come to an end. The race has certainly been a wild one complete with out-of-state money TV…
by - June 3, 2014 7:24 am
The steady stream of TV ads in the U.S Senate race continues with a new spot from American Crossroads backed by a significant ad buy. This ad has a girl…
by - June 2, 2014 5:10 pm
The Republican runoff for Attorney General is heating up between David Sterling and Leslie Rutledge to unbelievably intense levels. With a predicted low June runoff turnout, both candidates are not…
by - May 28, 2014 7:39 pm
The ads from the Tom Cotton for Senate campaign have all had a basic theme to them. At Christmas, he had an ad featuring his mom. A few weeks ago,…
by - May 21, 2014 5:16 pm
Tuesday night, I enjoyed being a part of the Talk Business & Politics and KATV election night coverage. I hope you tuned in for our three hours of live streams,…
by - May 19, 2014 6:02 pm
Much attention has been focused on the statewide and Congressional primaries taking place this Tuesday, but in four state senate districts, the Republican primaries will select who will serve for…
by - May 17, 2014 8:12 am
The race to replace Cong. Tom Cotton down in the Fourth Congressional District has heated up in recent days. The Republican primary pits Arkansas House 2013 Republican Minority Majority Leader…
by - May 16, 2014 6:03 pm
You may recall last month former State Sen. Paul Bookout agreed to pay $4,000 in fines to the Arkansas Ethics Commission based on a complaint I filed regarding his 2010…
by - May 13, 2014 5:05 pm
You got a poll; I got a poll, they got a poll, all God’s children got a poll. They come in all shapes and forms and everyone seems to have…
by - May 9, 2014 5:08 pm
Last week, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced that he personally supported the legalization of same-sex marriage, but the Democratic candidate vying to replace him tells me that he does…
by - May 7, 2014 5:45 pm
I try to be rather judicious in making public endorsements on races. Although I have strong personal opinions which I offer freely on this blog, I save an actual endorsement…
by - April 30, 2014 6:16 pm
A new poll out from Public Policy Polling – a Democratic leaning, but usually reliable polling firm – has a new Arkansas poll out today that is mostly good news…
by - April 30, 2014 6:14 am
There are several hotly-contested state legislative races around the state. One of them over in the western Arkansas area around Fort Smith is a Republican primary race that pits incumbent…
by - April 22, 2014 9:35 pm
I wrote earlier this week on the seemingly strange attacks from Leslie Rutledge on David Sterling – one of her Republican primary opponents for Attorney General – during the debate on Saturday. Her…
by - April 22, 2014 8:54 pm
The Arkansas Farm Bureau held their annual “Measure the Candidates” event in North Little Rock on Tuesday. This is sort of a must-attend event for statewide candidates in an agricultural…
by - April 21, 2014 6:11 pm
A couple of Republican primary candidates picked up endorsements today from gun rights groups. One of these candidates received the endorsement following a rather bizarre attack on the issue from…
by - April 19, 2014 6:35 pm
Nine Republican candidates in four Arkansas primaries debated each other Saturday morning in a spirit and sometimes contentious debate. The debates were sponsored by the Arkansas Federation of Young Republicans…
by - April 18, 2014 10:38 am
In the three-way Republican primary for the office of Lieutenant Governor, two candidates rolled out key endorsements this week that could be pivotal in a close election. Congressman Tim Griffin…
by - April 17, 2014 8:09 pm
The Arkansas Federation of Young Republicans will host a debate this Saturday for several of the upcoming GOP primary races. The debate will take place at the Clarion Hotel in…
