Everything's Coming Up Halter: Money, Polls Suggest He's The Real Deal (can beat Lincoln)

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Evan McMorris-Santoro | April 2, 2010, 10:19AM

Lt. Gov. Bill Halter is proving himself to be a force to be reckoned with in the Arkansas Democratic Senate primary. Just a month after announcing his insurgent candidacy against Sen. Blanche Lincoln, Halter is beating her badly in the fundraising race and is polling better than her against Republican opponents.

Yesterday, Halter's campaign announced it raised more than $2 million since the campaign kicked off on March 1. That's double the "more than $1 million" Lincoln's campaign told the AP she raised in the past three months.


Lt. Gov. Bill Halter (D-AR) and Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)


Suddenly, Lincoln's $4 million war chest -- thought my many before Halter got in to be insurmountable -- doesn't seem so intimidating. Halter's still got a long way to go to beat her, but right now the momentum is entirely on his side.

The polls are going his way, too. Yesterday, a new Rasmussen poll showed Halter performed better than Lincoln against all the potential GOP candidates (both still trail the Republican field, but Halter is less behind).

Those numbers came after a Research 2000 poll for DailyKos showed similar results. That poll also showed Halter is gaining ground on Lincoln in the primary race, closing the gap with her to 11 points.

FULL story at link.