by - May 15, 2012 8:55 pm
This May, freshman Republican State Rep. Justin Harris faces a primary challenge apparently from a moderate flank. Harris was an outspoken tea party favorite during his first term, which put…
by - May 15, 2012 6:15 am
With only a week to go until the Arkansas primaries, we got a look inside some of the nuts and bolts of the Congressional campaigns by looking at their final…
by - May 13, 2012 10:38 pm
I usually stay out of the whole Vice President prognostication game. Mainly because it is somewhat irrelevant. Mitt Romney is going to pick whichever running mate his consultants tell him…
by - May 10, 2012 10:49 pm
It looks like the fundraising advantage the Clark Hall for Congress Campaign has hit a bit of a snag. According to his latest financial filing, Hall raised just under $20,000…
by - May 9, 2012 10:05 pm
Yesterday, Chamber Bank filed a Motion to Dismiss in Garland County in their foreclosure proceeding against a mortgage on property owned by Q. Byrum Hurst who is seeking the Democratic…
by - May 8, 2012 6:44 pm
It looks like conservative blogger Mark Moore of Arkansas Watch will be running for State Representative in District 95, but as an independent not a Republican. I contacted Moore and…
by - May 8, 2012 7:10 am
The Tom Cotton Campaign is about to get yet another endorsement leading up to the May 22 primary. The Tea Party Express will endorse Cotton this morning at a rally…
by - May 7, 2012 10:39 pm
A few of my readers asked me about a letter from Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington regarding voter intimidation in the upcoming primary, so I inquired with his office about this…
by - May 5, 2012 10:32 am
The Republican primary for the State House of Representative seat in Maumelle (District 39) is heating up with a mail piece going out this weekend. The Mark Lowery campaign is…
by - May 3, 2012 6:50 pm
Lieutenant Governor Mark Darr today acknowledged the 61st Annual National Day of Prayer in a statement from his office. “Let us all take a moment today and I hope everyday…
by - April 27, 2012 7:55 am
Most of the excitement in the state legislature this election year is the record number of general election match-ups in November as Republicans battle to take a majority in each…
by - April 25, 2012 6:36 pm
It looks like Arkansas Congressman Rick Crawford will be on a committee that could be important to Arkansas highways and interstates. Today, Speaker of the House John Boehner appointed him…
by - April 25, 2012 7:34 am
The headline almost looks like a joke but it appears to be for real according to a press release on PR Newswire. (See update below – the press release was…
by - April 24, 2012 7:30 pm
The head scratching continues as to why Democrats have seemed to have rallied behind Hot Springs attorney Q. Byrum Hurst in his race for Congress. First, it came out that…
by - April 21, 2012 7:08 pm
Q. Byrum Hurst – the candidate Democrats seem to be rallying around – has a growing problem as we find out more about his background. Earlier this week, I reported…
by - April 20, 2012 6:29 pm
The topic of same sex marriage does not come up in Arkansas very much. I have not seen a recent poll on the issue, but even Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe…
by - April 20, 2012 8:06 am
The Young Republicans of Arkansas are hosting a debate Saturday in Hot Springs for the Republican primary race in the Fourth Congressional District. This week our Talk Business/Hendrix College poll…
by - April 19, 2012 6:54 am
This week, the all-important first quarter FEC reports began rolling in for Congressional candidates in Arkansas. These reports give many political observers a first look at a candidate’s fundraising ability…
by - April 17, 2012 6:44 pm
With the latest numbers out in the Congressional races, it appears the Democrats in Arkansas have a front-runner in Hot Springs attorney Q. Bryum Hurst. Hurst raised $102,489 last month…
by - April 13, 2012 12:26 pm
Financial reports from the first quarter of 2012 continue to show that Tom Cotton has the money advantage by a landslide over his Republican primary opponents, Beth Anne Rankin and…
