Rep. John Boozman ousts Sen. Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas

onehandle

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Tue Nov-02-10 07:30 PM
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Rep. John Boozman ousts Sen. Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas

Edited on Tue Nov-02-10 08:10 PM by onehandle

Source: LA Times

The contest was a showdown between Blanche Lincoln, a centrist Democrat, and John Boozman, a Republican riding the GOP's wave of anti-incumbent anger.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/la-pn-boozman-lincoln-final,0,1433949.story

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rateyes

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Tue Nov-02-10 07:32 PM
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1. Why vote for a Republican who calls herself a Democrat...

when one can have the real thing?

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notadmblnd

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Tue Nov-02-10 07:37 PM
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4. +1

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stray cat

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Tue Nov-02-10 07:46 PM
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5. Manchin was more conservative yet du seems happy to have hin win in wv

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Stand and Fight

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Tue Nov-02-10 07:33 PM
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2. Good riddance to her.

She should have tried sticking to her word rather than being a chicken-shit turncoat who triangulated more than she legislated.

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stray cat

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Tue Nov-02-10 07:47 PM
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6. Would we say good riddance to wv as well - we seem glad the dem won there

A dem much Noreen conservative than lincoln

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ramapo

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Tue Nov-02-10 07:49 PM
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7. You are right

It is logical but Lincoln was seen as a traitor even though she might have voted Dem 83% of the time. She was not there for the big votes that really mattered. As far as the WVA guy...well we do need the numbers.

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d_b

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Tue Nov-02-10 07:34 PM
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3. too bad

so sad

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tomm2thumbs

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Tue Nov-02-10 07:57 PM
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8. some race outcomes were earned, and this was one of them imho

if only the Real Democrat, Bill Halter, who ran against her had reached the final election, I betcha it would have been a different outcome

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bc3000

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Tue Nov-02-10 08:01 PM
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9. Can't help but wonder how Bill Halter would have done.

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DeltaLitProf

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Wed Nov-03-10 01:52 AM
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13. He would have won.

Boozman is virtually indistinguishable from a corpse. He's barely room temperature.

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tomm2thumbs

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Wed Nov-03-10 03:29 AM
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14. I agree - folks wanted a change, a new Democrat would have offered as much

especially a REAL Democrat who doesn't make it hard for the party to get substantive things done

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harun

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Tue Nov-02-10 08:07 PM
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10. Good.

Edited on Tue Nov-02-10 08:08 PM by harun

All these dem's opposed to the public option just to save their asses are getting their asses handed to them.

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Ian David

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Tue Nov-02-10 08:14 PM
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11. Good riddance. n/t

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DuaneBidoux

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Tue Nov-02-10 08:14 PM
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12. Well now we at least have truth in labeliing.

I wish all BlueDogs could be deafeated by Republicans. I'm tired of the rap that Dems get for Dems that act like Republicans. All the benefits without the drawbacks.

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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel

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Wed Nov-03-10 07:08 AM
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15. +1

:thumbsup:

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