Bigger Lowcow of the 2010 Election:Joe Miller or Blanche Lincoln

[Pink Panther]

What was worse? Losing to a write-in candidate who was the person you defeated in your party's nomination? Or losing by 20 points being a somewhat well-respected and popular incumbent shortly before the election?

[I’m not Stu]

What was worse? Losing to a write-in candidate who was the person you defeated in your party's nomination? Or losing by 20 points being a somewhat well-respected and popular incumbent shortly before the election?

Being an incumbent who loses a general election by 20. Murkowski won as a write-in, but incumbency helped her.

[Roll Roons]

Gonna say Blanche. Arkansas hadn't even gone full Republican in 2010. Mike Beebe won reelection as governor with 65% of the vote, Democrats kept the legislature and Mike Ross won reelection to his House seat by 17 points.

[I’m not Stu]

Gonna say Blanche. Arkansas hadn't even gone full Republican in 2010. Mike Beebe won reelection as governor with 65% of the vote, Democrats kept the legislature and Mike Ross won reelection to his House seat by 17.

Beebe even won every county.

[Astatine]

Considering the fundamentals? Clearly Blanche's loss.

Considering the expectations by election day? I'd say Miller's loss, polls had Lincoln trailing by double digits for months while Miller seemed to be narrowly favored in his race.

[HarrisonL]

Gonna say Blanche. Arkansas hadn't even gone full Republican in 2010. Mike Beebe won reelection as governor with 65% of the vote, Democrats kept the legislature and Mike Ross won reelection to his House seat by 17 points.

I agree

[MT Treasurer]

Cook Political Report be like "AR-SEN was the bigger upset because an incumbent was defeated."

[kaikea1]

Nothing compares to getting Blanched.

[W]

Blanche fumbled it way harder but I have to say Miller just for his lawsuits and further attempts to beat Murkowski.