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AKwannabe

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Wed Jul 16, 2025, 02:29 PM Jul 2025

Arkansas farmer launches bid to challenge US Sen. Tom Cotton's reelection bid

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A sixth-generation farmer from northeast Arkansas announced Tuesday that she is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Sen. Tom Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, who is seeking a third term.

Hallie Shoffner of Newport announced her bid for the nomination to unseat Cotton, who was first elected to the Senate and is widely viewed as a potential 2028 presidential hopeful.

“I’ll cut taxes for blue-collar workers, fight to restore Medicaid, save Social Security, cut the deficit, and be radically focused on bringing costs down for regular people,” Shoffner said in a release. “I’ll fight this rigged system every day — Tom Cotton’s the guy who did the rigging.”

Cotton was first elected to the Senate in 2014, defeating two-term Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor in a nationally watched race that drew millions of dollars in outside spending. Cotton easily won reelection in 2020 after his Democratic challenger dropped out of the race days after filing to run. >end Snip


https://www.ky3.com/2025/07/16/arkansas-farmer-launches-bid-challenge-us-sen-tom-cottons-reelection-bid/

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Arkansas farmer launches bid to challenge US Sen. Tom Cotton's reelection bid (Original Post) AKwannabe Jul 2025 OP
so lemme get this straight.... democratsruletheday Jul 2025 #1

democratsruletheday

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1. so lemme get this straight....
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 04:27 PM
Jul 2025

A woman and a Dem is going to challenge shit gibbon from hell Cotton in one of the most vile states in the country. I'm sure she'll get a solid 40% of the vote. They love Tommy C. down there. He's an evil POS and they can't get enough of him.

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