Fayetteville: Democrats open shop to court voters in area FAYETTEVILLE — The leader of the state’s Democrats said Thursday that he’ll use the party’s new Northwest Arkansas headquarters in part to go after independent voters, most of whom he said don’t identify with the region’s "Shiite radical Republicans." Jason Willett, chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, officially opened the new, year-round office in Fayetteville, the only full-time headquarters outside of Little Rock. It was a promise he made when he ran for party chairman in February, and one he said represented more than just an effort to get votes...