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« Reply #125 on: January 11, 2014, 04:54:57 PM »
Hutchinson raised a grand total of 445k with $1.3 million COH. Jerry, any reason why Hutchinson's an awful fundraiser? Perennial loser, many Pub donors being OK with Ross and a Pub Leg, something else? Needless to say that sort of fundraising is a vicious circle.
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« Reply #126 on: January 11, 2014, 05:01:52 PM »
It's not the pub Legislator, since they have been very bipartisan with Beebe.  He just sucks, and this family name is tarnished in the state also.
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« Reply #127 on: January 11, 2014, 10:41:33 PM »
How will Darr's replacement be chosen? Special election? Appointment by the governor? Appointment by the legislature?
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« Reply #128 on: January 11, 2014, 10:48:00 PM »
Quote from: IndyTexas on January 11, 2014, 10:41:33 PM
How will Darr's replacement be chosen? Special election? Appointment by the governor? Appointment by the legislature?

If I'm interpreting this right, a special election would be within 150 days of the vacany.
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« Reply #129 on: January 11, 2014, 10:52:13 PM »
When Win Rockefeller died in July '06 the parties agreed to leave the post vacant, dunno how that was done though. When Shoffner resigned last spring Beebe appointed a placeholder. I think the statutes have changed or are different. Maybe Jerry can clarify for us.
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« Reply #130 on: January 11, 2014, 10:57:46 PM »
It looks like the 150-day thing would theoretically be in effect, but it might change:

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« Reply #131 on: January 14, 2014, 09:33:13 PM »
Pubs have won the vacant SD-21, which moves the State Senate to 22-13 Pub. More importantly, makes the "private option" reauthorization a bit more difficult, the Pub senator-elect being a fierce foe.
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« Reply #132 on: January 15, 2014, 05:48:37 PM »
2nd Ross ad out. Faith, family values, guns (bad idea considering his backflip) and Beebe.
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« Reply #133 on: January 15, 2014, 06:53:37 PM »
The only reason Arkansas has term limits is simply because of Bill and Hilary Clinton, especially Bill, who served 5 terms as the Natural State's governor. Republicans in Arkansas were only able to beat him once, in 1980 due to the Reagan revolution that year
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« Reply #134 on: January 15, 2014, 06:59:15 PM »
Only 2 guvs served more than 4 years before the term was extended to 4 years (2-year guv terms practically define moronic IMO) in the '80s: Bubba and Faubus.
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« Reply #135 on: January 16, 2014, 08:22:40 AM »
Considering that Faubus (ugh) is Arkansas's longest-serving governor with 12 consecutive years in office from January 11, 1955-January 10, 1967. Had Clinton lost to Bush 41 in '92, he would have easily broken Faubus' record.

Jim Guy Tucker is still allowed to serve 2 more terms since he only served 1 term.

Huckabee is the only Republican to serve 10 consecutive years as Arkansas Governor
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« Reply #136 on: February 05, 2014, 09:06:52 AM »
Third R enters the AG race:

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« Reply #137 on: February 05, 2014, 08:42:48 PM »
On the State Attorney General contest: who's favored on the Republican and Democratic side?
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« Reply #138 on: February 05, 2014, 08:51:59 PM »
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On the State Attorney General contest: who's favored on the Republican and Democratic side?

My best guess is the Republican's favored - Arkansas is only close because Hutchinson is running.
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« Reply #139 on: February 06, 2014, 04:27:35 PM »
Griffin might be considering a run for LG. If he did, dunno if the field gets cleared but he'd probably win anyways. Has to decide soon since the filing deadline's in a couple of weeks. Even if Hutchinson, who'd be 68 in 2018, won and sought reelection Griffin would be 54 and could end his career on a high note.
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« Reply #140 on: February 06, 2014, 11:06:22 PM »
Hutchinson is that old ?
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« Reply #141 on: February 06, 2014, 11:08:04 PM »

Yeah, the brothers (Tim's 65) have been around for decades.
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« Reply #142 on: February 11, 2014, 03:21:09 PM »
Griffin will announce for LG Thursday. Cheesy
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« Reply #143 on: February 11, 2014, 05:49:12 PM »
Wow, Griffin really meant it when he said he wants to spend time with the kids.
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« Reply #144 on: February 11, 2014, 09:12:06 PM »
Hobbs will drop down to LG, Collins probably gets out but Mayberry's staying. Given Burkhalter's self-funding Griffin will need some decent coin, not that I think he'll have a problem getting it.
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« Reply #145 on: February 11, 2014, 09:53:14 PM »
RGA has a negative ad out.
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« Reply #146 on: February 13, 2014, 08:58:43 AM »
Griffin's in.
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« Reply #147 on: February 13, 2014, 09:06:15 AM »
If Ross somehow wins the governorship for the Dems, Griffin could run in 2018 on the GOP side.
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« Reply #148 on: February 13, 2014, 09:10:55 AM »
Collins has confirmed he'll drop out and run for re-election to his state Senate seat.
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« Reply #149 on: February 15, 2014, 09:57:25 AM »
Is the Arkansas Supreme Court elected statewide?
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