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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts) Sat Oct 10, 2020, 07:46 PM Oct 2020

How come there is no Democrat running for the US Senate in AR?

Beebe-D?
Halter-D?
McDaniel-D?

How would those candidates be doing against Cotton?

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How come there is no Democrat running for the US Senate in AR? (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Oct 2020 OP

Any time a state is very lopsided politically, PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #1

I believe that the Dems in AR convinced someone to run leftieNanner Oct 2020 #2

That's not what happened. I heard that Cotton had found some damaging info against the Democratic Arkansas Granny Oct 2020 #4

Ah. Interesting. I hadn't heard that part of the story. leftieNanner Oct 2020 #5

Because of the climate there: ret5hd Oct 2020 #3

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,493 posts)

1. Any time a state is very lopsided politically,

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 07:54 PM

Oct 2020

it's very difficult to get anyone from the minority party interested in running for office. Unfortunately.

leftieNanner

(16,170 posts)

2. I believe that the Dems in AR convinced someone to run

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 08:12 PM

Oct 2020

He registered as a candidate on the last day. After the deadline passed, he dropped out.

Arkansas is a deep red state, but this year, we may take a few of them. And Tom Cotton is a complete asshole.

Arkansas Granny

(32,265 posts)

4. That's not what happened. I heard that Cotton had found some damaging info against the Democratic

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 08:44 PM

Oct 2020

candidate and threatened to release it a couple of days after the deadline to fold had passed, which caused him to drop out. I don't know if that was ever substantiated.

leftieNanner

(16,170 posts)

5. Ah. Interesting. I hadn't heard that part of the story.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 08:46 PM

Oct 2020

Dirty dealers they are.

ret5hd

(22,588 posts)

3. Because of the climate there:

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 08:29 PM

Oct 2020

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