The District 2 race in Arkansas is problematic. It’s obvious that the establishment got their pick. They chose a banker named French Hill. Does he wear a white linen suit and sip mint juleps from his plantation? That name alone and the fact he’s a banker screams Country Club Establishment.
He’ll probably win, if only because of the national climate. If he loses, it will be Tim Griffin’s fault. I think he decided to drop out of running to go for Lt Governor (which is a nothing-burger job) perhaps on the suspicion that Asa Hutchinson might lose the top job, and would then give him a leg up for the office in 2018. It appears Hutchinson, after 3 decades+ of attempting to win statewide, may finally score a win, so Griffin won’t have another opening until 2022.