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Even the town with perhaps the deepest historical ties to the Clintons voted for Donald Trump in Tuesday's election. The county that surrounds Hope, Ark. -- the birthplace and boyhood home of Bill Clinton, in the state where the Clintons made their political name -- backed Trump by an overwhelming two-to-one margin. According to state data, a total of 62.45 percent of voters in Hempstead County went for Trump, to Hillary Clinton’s 33.72 percent. The state of Arkansas as a whole voted along the same lines, with 60.59 percent voting for Trump and 33.65 percent voting for Clinton.

An unidentified voter believes Arkansas officials purposely misspelled Hillary Clinton's name by adding an extra "I" so that the word "liar" is in her name.

The heirs of late Walmart founder Sam Walton are backing Hillary Clinton for president. Collectively, the leading members of Arkansas' Walton family have given about $714,000 to the candidate and the Democratic Party during the current election cycle, federal records show. The donations are an example of the longstanding ties between the Walton and Clinton families. It is an awkward situation for the candidate, a former Walmart board member, since most of her allies in organized labor and the broader liberal movement detest the Waltons, mainly because of the company's anti-union stance.

The Hillary Clinton campaign is returning to her Arkansas roots, with a slight twist: Hot Springs, Arkansas, instead of the state capital, Little Rock. Hallary apparently plans to have a Camp David-like retreat, called the Little White House, set up for after her election to the presidency. Though several of the campaign's aides were seen checking out the local hot springs, the campaign issued a denial that they were asking questions about the healing properties of the springs. The denial by the campaign took place in front of a local wheelchair store, where local press had cornered some of the...

Insiders have broken the news, Trump will be getting the endorsement from governor Mike Huckabee in Arkansas Shortly before the Arkansas Caucus. This comes after Huck's daughter endorsed Trump Donald Trump announced Thursday that Mike Huckabee's daughter, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, is joining his campaign. "I have great respect for Governor Mike Huckabee and we have a mutual admiration for our wonderful families. It is great to have his daughter, Sarah, join the campaign," Trump said in a statement. "What makes Mr. Trump my choice for president is he will break the grip of the donor class on our government and...

Saturday, February 27, 2016: LIVE Stream of the Donald J. Trump for President rally in Bentonville, AR at the Bentonville Regional Airport beginning at 12:00 PM CST

The first rally today, Saturday, February 27, 2016 is in Bentonville, AR at the Bentonville Regional Airport. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:00 PM CST. Bentonville is the tenth-largest city in Arkansas and the county seat of Benton County. The city is centrally located in the county with Rogers adjacent to the east. The city is the headquarters of Walmart, which is the world's largest retailer. Originally named Osage after the Osage Indians who hunted in the area when white settlers first moved to the area in 1837, the community was renamed to Bentonville in 1843 in honor...

Six years after unseating a two-term Democratic incumbent, Republican U.S. Senator John Boozman faces a long-shot challenge in Arkansas' March 1 primary from a rival who's questioning his conservative credentials. Boozman faces North Little Rock businessman Curtis Coleman in the March 1st primary. The winner advances to the November general election against Democrat Conner Eldridge and Libertarian nominee Frank Gilbert. Coleman is trailing Boozman in fundraising and the incumbent lawmaker has the backing of prominent conservative groups like the National Right to Life Committee and the National Rifle Association. But Coleman is trying to paint the former congressman as a...