I think he should have beaten Lincoln in the senate race but, alas, such was not the case. Of course, it now appears we will have at least 2 Republicans running against him, Asa Hutchinson and Mike Ross. Oh yes, Mike Ross - a scary proposition. This so called "Blue Dog Democrat" (founder of the caucus by that name) is a wolf in sheep's clothing. He is from my district and when he beat out the Republican Rep, Jay Dickey, in 2000, I and my entire family were thrilled we finally had a Dem in that seat and had high hopes for Mike's sojourn in Congress. Boy, were our hopes dashed! His voting record became so atrocious that I vowed I would never vote for him again (and did not except in 2010 when it was a matter of desperation). It turned my stomach though.
Bill Halter, on the other hand, is just who we need for governor, absolutely! Unfortunately, this district is so grievously conservative that I fear no real progressive has a snowball's chance in hell here. I will vote for him nonetheless, of course. Ross stayed on so long because he voted consistently with the Pubs on almost everything. Bill Halter? Well, I can dream, can't I? 
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