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Title: Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln Has Become The First Senate Democratic Incumbent To Fall, Defeated By Rep. John Boozman
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Associated Press
URL Source: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie ... AULT&CTIME=2010-11-02-20-34-29
Published: Nov 2, 2010
Author: Associated Press
Post Date: 2010-11-02 20:38:35 by Brian S
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Views: 8287
Comments: 18
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln has become the first Senate Democratic incumbent to fall in Tuesday's election. The two-term Democrat was defeated by Rep. John Boozman. Lincoln's loss was another boost to Republicans who were already cheering the victories of two tea party candidates, Rand Paul in Kentucky and Marco Rubio in Florida. Democrats are fighting off a GOP resurgence that could shift the balance of power in Washington. Republicans need to gain 10 seats to take back control of the Senate they lost in 2006. Lincoln campaigned hard on her status as a moderate. Boozman challenged Lincoln's independence, saying she was too closely aligned with the Obama White House.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
firedoglake: "Blanche Lincoln was the recipient of lots of money in a primary where she narrowly held off Bill Halter. Progressives who donated heavily to Halter were told in that race that they were wasting their time and their money. But Lincoln was nowhere the entire race, and got smoked tonight. There was almost no chance that she would ever pull that seat out. Exactly who engaged in a pointless exercise, then? To say that Lincoln was a casualty of the “liberal base” in Arkansas neglects the fact that she was right where she wanted to be. She had a hard-right candidate to her right and a candidate to her left in the primary. I hear Lawrence O’Donnell gloating that the liberal base “took her out,” tsk-tsking liberals who opposed her, but this is exactly how she ran her entire Senate career, and exactly how she wanted to run – right down the middle. She was rewarded by losing miserably. The message here is not that you shouldn’t run primaries – it’s that you should run candidates with a chance in hell of winning general elections."
Bill Clinton came in and threw Garland Co for Blanche, and defeating Bill Halter Lt Guv. Pyhric Victory. They spent a ton of $$$ keeping my POV out. 8D
Heck, I'd vote for a name like Boozman before I'd vote for a Blanche.
Blanche DuBois (married name Grey) is a fictional character in Tennessee Williams' 1947 Pulitzer Prize-winning play A Streetcar Named Desire. The role is challenging and controversial in that the former Southern belle has a lurid past (a marriage to a young homosexual who committed suicide when she discovered his secret; notorious sexual promiscuity; ongoing alcoholism, etc.) as well as genuine spiritual idealism and refinement.
8D And Boozman goes out of his way to pronounce his name: BOZEMAN. I love pronouncing Booz man to Republicans. They wince every time. 8D If you want that, then change your spelling. 8D He's a zioFundy who'll do whatever $$$ tells him too.
I'll have to watch that or read it. That was some risky material back in the old days.
My name is Satan. But I pronounce it Santa.
How's the evacuation of the Gulf Coast proceeding, mcclown? What's the matter, too much bullshit in your head?
They are quietly dying down there Yucktard. Don't you follow the news?
Don't you follow the news? How could they if they have been evacuated, dumbshit? Maybe mcclown can update us?
But I pronounce it Santa. Good One! 8D
What's the problem, mcclown? Avoiding confrontation like a sissy?
Don't you follow the news? ;}
Tell us all about it, mcclown, you little pussy.
Take another shot of Sterno yukko.
It is apparent that you have been a regular user of Sterno yukko. How do you manage to navigate when you have your head buried in your ass all of the time.
Now you can use the edit feature. LOLOL
Why? You're the one with your head up your ass.
#2. To: All (#1)
#3. To: mcgowanjm (#1)
#4. To: Fred Mertz (#3)
Heck, I'd vote for a name like Boozman before I'd vote for a Blanche.
#5. To: Fred Mertz (#3)
Heck, I'd vote for a name like Boozman before I'd vote for a Blanche.
#6. To: mcgowanjm (#4)
Streetcar Named Desire
#7. To: mcgowanjm (#5)
#8. To: mcgowanjm, All (#2)
They spent a ton of $$$ keeping my POV out.
#9. To: Ibluafartsky (#8)
#10. To: Fred Mertz (#9)
They are quietly dying down there
#11. To: Fred Mertz (#7)
My name is Satan.
#12. To: mcgowanjm (#11)
#13. To: Fred Mertz (#9)
They are quietly dying down there Yucktard.
#14. To: mcgowanjm (#13)
#15. To: Ibluafartsky (#14)
#16. To: Fred Mertz (#15)
Take another shot of Sterno yukko.
#17. To: Ibluafartsky (#16)
It is apparent that you have been a regular user of Sterno yukko.
#18. To: Fred Mertz (#17)
Now you can use the edit feature.
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