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"But I'm still not convinced [Asa] could knock off Blanche, though he'd probably give her a good run."

I'm not certain of the final result, either, but I think that Asa is our best hope against Blanche Lincoln. Hopefully Asa will be able to run up huge margins in the very Republican NW corner of the state (which he and his brother represented in Congress, and in which his brother didn't do all that great in last year because of his personal problems), allowing him to make up for Lincoln's advantage in (less populated) NE Arkansas. Asa will also benefit from Bush running for reelection; W. got 51% of the Arkansas vote in 2000, and will get between 55%-60% against either Kerry or Dean in 2004.

14 posted on 08/27/2003 11:46:32 AM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)

If Dubya approaches 60%, then I agree Asa probably would knock her off (if he's running). I just think his voting total will be much closer to 55% (although higher than 2001's 51%).

I agree, but the question is, will he run???

He says he's not interested, but on the other hand he said it would be hard for him to say no if Bush asked him to run.