Blanched [Blanche Lincoln poll numbers, AR-Senate]

RCP/Time ^ | 10/31/09 | Sean Trende

[freespirited]

Research 2000, in conjunction with the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, has polled the Arkansas Senate race. The good news for Blanche Lincoln is that she leads her opponents; she leads Gilbert Baker 41%-39% and she leads Curtis Coleman 43%-38%. The bad news is that I follow Senate races like Kirstie Alley follows the Swiss Made Fudge catalog, and I still have to look up who Gilbert Baker and Curtis Coleman are (the answer, according to Politics1, is "state senate minority leader" and "Republican activist"). Senators who have trouble getting to 40%, let alone 50%, against completely unknown opponents don't last long.

I should probably add that the internals are about as bad for Lincoln: she has a 41% favorable rating, 47% think she's out of touch with Arkansas voters (38% say in touch), and 51% think she's an ineffective Senator.

[freespirited]

she has a 41% favorable rating, 47% think she's out of touch with Arkansas voters (38% say in touch), and 51% think she's an ineffective Senator.

She needs Bubba to campaign for her.

[Vigilanteman]

It would be nice if Huckabee would get into this race. He could actually win. Even if he would be another Lindsey Graham, it would still be better than an ObaMao rubberstamp.

[goldstategop]

Arkansas has long been the sole Southern state to buck the trend of electing Republicans to the Senate. That may change next year.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus

[hinckley buzzard]

So where is the RSCC money that should be flooding into the state? Should be a fertile field for the gop--if the gop wasn't a castrated bunch of eunuchs. They can't seem to fertilize anything lately. Even had to have Sarah! figure out NY 23 for them.

[Viking2002]

'It would be nice if Huckabee would get into this race. He could actually win. Even if he would be another Lindsey Graham, it would still be better than an ObaMao rubberstamp.'

Huck ain't taking a pay cut and giving up his current big-nickel paycheck. Especially to marinate in that cesspool. The guy may have his faults, but masochism isn't one of them

[kempo]

Blanche Lincoln will be defeated here in Arkansas next year providing the Republicans don’t shoot their selves in the foot. She screwed up when she called the people going to town hall meetings “trouble makers” or some such thing. What she didn’t know was half of the people at those town hall meeting were Democrats who are scared to death of the people in the White House.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Please, no. We already have enough liberal RINOs in DC.

[Palmetto Patriot]

This looks ugly. While it is way too early to mean much for Nov. 2010, it could help with the Health Care debate.

[Hoosier Catholic Momma]

Another screwup was her not visiting the second largest city in Arkansas—Fort Smith (our current home). She visited the safe liberal haven of Little Rock, but I guess she was scared of the more conservative Fort Smith crowd.

Blanche, you’re fired (come next year, that is)!