A Night To Remember!

July 25, 2009
Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels joins the Oak Ridge Boys onstage for a rousing chorus of "Elvira."

The Democratic Party of Arkansas had a big to-do in North Little Rock Friday night, pulling in an estimated 1,400 people for a big party fundraiser at Verizon Arena. Why, all the stars were there: Gov. Mike Beebe! Sen. Blanche Lincoln! Sen. Mark Pryor! Attorney Gen. Dustin McDaniel! Bill Halter, champion of the Arkansas lottery! Blake Rutherford! Good for them. It sounds like it was highly successful and a great event. And we KNOW it was a great event from this extraordinarily flattering … [Read more...]

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Sign of the Times

September 18, 2008

...is that you won't see many campaign signs in Arkansas in 2008, at least in the presidential race. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Matthew S.L. Cate, who was tragically born with one too many initials, reports that Arkansas' "nonbattleground status" means that campaign yard signs will be hard to come by in the Natural State. But if no signs are bad news for supporters of John McCain or Barack Obama wanting to show their allegiance, it's good news for Ad Craft of Arkansas, a Little Rock print … [Read more...]

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Hits a New Low!

September 10, 2008

In a story today on the opening of Barack Obama's state office in North Little Rock, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette tips a hat to the Arkansas Project's "Rumor Mongering" item from Tuesday about a possible Natural State touchdown by GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin: Obama last visited Arkansas during Gov. Mike Beebe’s 2006 campaign. Meanwhile, McCain has visited twice this year alone, primarily for fundraisers. And a conservative blog on Tuesday suggested that state Republicans are preparing for a … [Read more...]

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