Surprised about Blanche Lincoln's fight for survival? I'm not.
Tags: 2010 Elections , U.S. Senate Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln is fighting for her political survival. Republicans are in full attack mode, and polls indicate she's the most vulnerable Senate incumbent in the country. Frankly, I'm not surprised. As I travel around the country, I've been asked repeatedly about Senator Lincoln's political troubles and what, if anything, EMILY's List will be doing to help her win a third term in 2010. My answer? Nothing. In 1998,...

Blanche Lincoln: Distance from D.C.
by Mark Silva "I don't answer to my party,'' Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln says in the debut of her Reelection campaign's television advertising. "I answer to Arkansas.'' And so we have it, that sign of an endangered Democrat running against part of her own party's agenda in Washington -- against the Wall Street and auto company bailouts, and against "the Cap and Trade bill.'' And notably: Against the "Public Option'' that was proposed in the healthcare bill. The Senate, of course, stripped...

Blanche Lincoln's Genius Pitch to Arkansas Democrats: I Opposed the Public Option; Also, Democrats Suck
Take a look at this brand new Lincoln campaign spot. I’m trying to decide what the most tone-deaf aspect of it is. Is it that: One Tough Lady? Let’s make Blanche One Former Senator. Donate to Bill Halter’s campaign. Tags: Bill Halter , Blanche Lincoln , Democrats , DINOs , Senate Related posts: Blanche Lincoln Attacks Bill Halter for Not Supporting Public Option Strongly Enough Blanche Lincoln Should Wish She Were as Popular as the Public Option in Arkansas Tell Mike...

Democrat Blanche Lincoln Faces Anger from the Left and the Right
(democratsenators.org) Hitting the airwaves in Arkansas for the first time in her bid for re-election, Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln declared that Washington is broken. "I want to show you what it's like in Washington these days," the one-term Democrat says to start off the ad saying. The visual: children fighting each other with foam bats. Those same kids are then seen throwing money around the room, which Lincoln says is "your tax dollars." She says she voted against "giving more money...

Bill Halter Is The Democrat Running Against Blanche Lincoln, Far And Away The Worst Democratic Senator Up For Re-election This Year
Even before Blanche Lincoln killed Employee Free Choice by publicly stating, at a Chamber of Commerce event, no less, that she would join the Republican Filibuster of EFCA there were people working on ways to dislodge one of the most reactionary-- actually the second most-- and one of the most corrupt Democrats in the Senate. Yes, and that predated her decision to sell herself totally to Big Insurance and leave the Arkansas Democratic voters who have been her base for her entire career high...

Blanche Lincoln begins television ad campaign
Embattled Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D) began her television advertising campaign today with a commercial that amounts to a defiant poke in the eye to the liberal left despite a serious Primary challenge from Lt. Gov. Bill Halter . The ad, which was produced by Steve Murphy and Mark Putnam, portrays Washington as a classroom full of unruly children, throwing money around willy-nilly. "This is why I voted against giving more money to Wall Street, against the auto company Bailout, against...

Green Groups Go After Blanche Lincoln
Blanche Lincoln is one of three Senate Democrats so far to officially back a GOP effort to block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating Greenhouse gas emissions. And now she's taking the heat for it: Environmental groups are gearing up in force to oppose the Arkansas senator's campaign for Reelection in November.  The Sierra Club blasts Lincoln in new ads released in Arkansas Tuesday for "backing this Big Oil Bailout"—referring to the anti-EPA measure. This...

AR-Sen: Buying Blanche Lincoln
When Halter released his announcement video, Lincoln responded: I know that I am the target of both political extremes but that’s what makes this campaign so important to all of us. This Senate seat belongs to Arkansas, not to outside groups that are angry I don’t answer to them. Of course, given Lincoln's woeful Favorability Ratings in Arkansas (easily the worst in the country for any senator), it's clear that it's her constituents are angry. So who is she answering to...

Left And Right Circling Wagons Around Blanche Lincoln
Since I don’t plan to visit Arkansas, I can say from a safe distance that in my humble opinion, the liberal group MoveOn.org and the service employees union attempting to raise millions of dollars for what they consider a liberal candidate for U.S. Senator is not a wise investment. The object of their affection is Lt. Gov. Bill Halter who is attempting to unseat two-term Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln. Now, I share disappointment with these two groups over Lincoln’s pledge to...

DSCC Chair: 'I Believe Blanche Lincoln Would Be Our Best Candidate' (VIDEO)
The man responsible for electing Democrats to the Senate, DSCC chair Bob Menendez, told MSNBC this morning that he stands with Sen. Blanche Lincoln in the Arkansas Senate primary. Menendez wouldn't say whether the national party will spend money to defend Lincoln against Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, who's running against her for the Democratic nomination with the backing of national progressive and labor groups, saying only that the DSCC is supporting her as it does all incumbent Democrats. Menendez...