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'Arkansas Republicans'

Back home in Arkansas

Greetings. I'm back in Arkansas after an extended vacation. As I explained on Facebook, this trip across the Pacific has been in the works for more than two years, with deposits made before the legislature moved up the primary from May to March.
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Arkansas's red tide will continue

Filing for political office just got underway as we went to press this week, but it's not too early to say that come next November, Republicans will remain solidly in control of Arkansas government.
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Hypocrisy watch

Political opposition is one thing. Hypocritical opposition is another. A couple of examples popped up over the weekend.

Arkansas condones child abuse?

If Harrises and Duggars go unpunished, yes.
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The Republican Split Edition

The split among Arkansas Republicans between the establishment wing and Tea Partiers, opposition to the Fayetteville’s civil rights ordinance, Mike Huckabee's presidential preparations, Martha Shoffner’s terrible time in court part two and Gov. Mike Beebe and pardons — all covered on this week's podcast.

The Drown Our Sorrows Edition

The midterm election that finally turned Arkansas dead red and all that we have to look forward to now that Republicans are in control, the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce standing against the city’s civil rights ordinance and Uber flouting the law in Little Rock — all covered on this week's podcast.
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Our German correspondent quizzes Arkansas Republicans

German filmmaker Viktor Jakovleski, a friend of the Arkansas Times, stopped by Arkansas Republican midterm election celebrations and sent us along his footage. In the video, you'll find patriotic cakes, a man who doesn't believe the president graduated from college, a pirate who expects Republicans to "change the country back," one of the masterminds of the Say Yes to Asa wedding dress campaign and more!

Arkansas's new day; a historic Republican victory

The roundup of the Tuesday election is simple — a triumphant Republican tidal wave that seems unlikely to ebb for many years to come.
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Mark Pryor told Democratic donors he'd like to see Harry Reid replaced as Majority Leader

Tom Cotton is relentless in attempting to nationalize the Senate campaign, so much so that he can descend into repetitive verbal tics that sound like English as spoken by an iPhone talking points app. His OPM ("Obama per minute") rate is often in double digits. Of course in addition to Obama, and Pelosi (Latin for devil-woman, according to my GOP sources), Cotton and other Republican candidates love talking about Harry Reid, the Democratic Majority Leader. This has apparently become a bummer for incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor, who suggested at a private fundraiser that Harry Reid be replaced as Majority Leader.

Arkansas: Best state in America ….

Here's another article, from the Washington Post, lauding Arkansas for its smart adoption of the Medicaid expansion portion of Obamacare.
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Jim Hendren to lead Republican caucus in Senate; talks compromise on Obamacare

Sen. Jim Hendren, an Obamacare foe, will lead the Republican caucus in the Senate. Has leadership opened his eyes to the merits of compromise on a program that has benefitted at least 200,000 Arkansans?

In political universes far from Arkansas: Moderation on social issues gains favor

Democrats find an advantage in social issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage and marijuana. Move along. They are not talking about Arkansas.
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