by - October 18, 2012 7:54 am
Chairman of the Republican political action committee GOPAC David Avella was in Little Rock Wednesday to announce support for six Arkansas Republicans – three State Senate races and three State…
by - October 17, 2012 6:13 pm
I picked over a year ago that the State Senate race in Conway between Sen. Jason Rapert and Rep. Linda Tyler would be one for the ages. So far it…
by - October 15, 2012 8:50 pm
Once again, Republican Congressional candidates have posted some major numbers. All three Republican candidates for Congress with a Democratic opponent announced today that they have raised over a million dollars….
by - October 14, 2012 6:08 pm
After ruffling Gov. Beebe’s feathers with their last one, Americans for Prosperity is back with a couple of new ads – one that targets the implementation of Obamacare in Arkansas…
by - October 11, 2012 5:59 pm
The deadline to register to vote was Tuesday, so we now know what the total number of registered voters will be this year. As of Thursday (Oct. 11) according to…
by - October 11, 2012 5:01 pm
It looks like the Scott Ellington for Congress campaign is getting a boost from a previous Democratic First District incumbent. Former Congressman Bill Alexander is back in Arkansas to roll…
by - October 10, 2012 8:39 pm
A mailer from Rep. Allen Kerr hit his Democratic opponent Barbara Graves for her prior support for a Pulaski County tax increase. “In 2006, if Barbara Graves had gotten her…
by - October 9, 2012 5:35 pm
Republican Tom Cotton and Democratic State Sen. Gene Jeffress squared off in a short debate on KARK today where their differences stood out particularly on the issue of health care…
by - October 8, 2012 6:21 pm
I don’t plan to make many endorsements over the next month leading up to the 2012 election. My basic guidelines for deciding whether to endorse a candidate is (1) if…
by - October 7, 2012 9:17 am
This following statement should not have to be said in 2012: There is no excuse for racism – zero, nada, nothing, none. Any candidate for office – whatever their party…
by - October 5, 2012 5:10 pm
With about a month to go until election day, the races are heating up in Arkansas. From where I sit, it seems all the attention is on the battle for…
by - October 4, 2012 5:14 pm
Democratic State Sen. Gene Jeffress’ campaign for Congress is largely a grassroots campaign. Many of his volunteer campaign workers are his family members. These supporters defend him passionately on Twitter….
by - October 2, 2012 5:58 pm
Last week, a federal court rejected a lawsuit from Sen. Jack Crumbly that claimed the State Senate district in which he ran in was drawn in a racial discriminatory manner. …
by - October 2, 2012 7:46 am
I mentioned in my previous post on the Democratic Party of Arkansas (DPA) expenditures on oppo research that they have also spent $44,000 last quarter on Washington pollster Hickman Analytics. …
by - September 30, 2012 4:37 pm
Yes, things look really nice for Republican candidates right now. They are leading in all four Congressional races. They have a 13-point overall generic lead in state legislative races. President…
by - September 28, 2012 5:30 am
On Friday, the Arkansas Legislative Council will meet to – among other things – consider a report from the Executive Committee of the ALC which has proposed revisions to their…
by - September 27, 2012 5:10 pm
The State Senate race in the North Little Rock area’s District 34 has heated up recently when a mailer went out from Americans for Prosperity hit Democratic Rep. Barry Hyde…
by - September 26, 2012 6:35 pm
This morning Talk Business released our poll showing a generic statewide advantage for Republicans in state legislative races. The Republican candidate is preferred by 49 percent of those polled while…
by - September 26, 2012 5:38 pm
In an article this morning in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Gov. Mike Beebe continued his talking points on the amount of jobs announced instead of actual job numbers. But it…
by - September 26, 2012 4:35 am
As Roby Brock reported Monday night, Gov. Beebe has taken exception to an ad from Americans for Prosperity that said, “We can make (Arkansas) a better place to live.” The…
