Report: DSCC Trying to Get Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) to Retire

Via email from a friend

[AuH2ORepublican]

How old is that info from Tapper? Isn’t Tim Griffin already running in the AR-02 (the seat from which Vic Snyder is retiring)?

[Impy]

Yeah he is.

As for the Senate seat unless they coax Governor Beebe in the race they won’t be helped much by a new candidate. The liberal LT Governor Bill Halter could do worse than Lincoln.

[kcvl]

Is anyone challenging Mike Ross?

[Impy]

Yes. Marc Rosson. A rancher who ran for the state house in the past.

http://www.marcrosson.com/

Only that one guy from what I can tell.

In 2008 Ross faced only a green party candidate.

Ross appears to have been moving to the left the last couple congresses. A strong challenger might have a chance. Doesn’t look like this race has been targeted.

[Brugmansian]

Unfortunately, they did it to Dodd and Blumenthal now looks very likely to keep the seat for Democrats. Dodd was an exceptional case though. Democrats here turned on him. I do believe they will try to keep the brand by ditching the sickly candidates however. As you say, however, I can’t see everyone rolling over and dying for the cause and because the leadership tells them to.

[parsifal]

Well, he’s a working class guy who grew up poor. If he’s honest, and stays honest, he can’t be any worse than the idiot goobers up there now. Plus,no one is likely to put over any of that Wall Street crap on him. Right now your average republican has his nose so far up Wall Street’s . . .

Oh, you get the picture.

parsy, whose nose is clean

[kcvl]

The fundraising letter that I saw from Ross said he was being targeted by those ‘evil’ Republicans.

[Impy]

Anyone would say that in a fund raising letter. If he said he’s pretty sure he’ll win easily nobody would donate.

Hopefully our guy has a chance.

[kcvl]

I know, but he just made it sound like he was being attacked mercilessly which is a damn lie (as usual)!