2002: Incumbent Republican Senator loses in a good year for Republicans
2008: Incumbent Democratic Senator running unopposed
2014: Incumbent Democratic Senator loses in a landslide
2020: Incumbent Republican Senator running unopposed
Quite the political evolution here.
Anyway, Cotton is truly one of the last Republican Senators who deserves to run unopposed, so here’s hoping against hope someone at least mounts a serious primary challenge.
Wait, why do you want him to run unopposed?
He’s actually saying the opposite