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The Democratic challenger dropped out two hours after the filing deadline. Patterson Jun 2020 #1
yeah. so now we have an independent who could be formidable if he gets on the ballot jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #2
A pro-Bernie Independent will be formidable in Arkansas? brooklynite Jun 2020 #18
crazy right? jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #20
But he's not... brooklynite Jun 2020 #23
If Booker wins against mcconnell, will you concede I'm right? jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #26
I wouldn't count on *anyone* being competitive against McConnell. Trump voters will be out in force DTomlinson Jun 2020 #29
itll be tough, but competitive to me is anybody who is able to recruit jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #32
Competitive to me is being able to win or make it a close race... brooklynite Jun 2020 #35
polling is not everything. jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #38
Polling ISN'T everything...if the race is relatively close brooklynite Jun 2020 #39
anybody can realistically beat somebody, usually jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #42
"anybody can realistically beat somebody, usually" brooklynite Jun 2020 #45
that same poll that shows Booker down 14 has McGrath down 20 versus Moscow Mitch Celerity Jun 2020 #55
This message was self-deleted by its author DTomlinson Jun 2020 #25
To be honest, I think the "Democratic" label is often what scares some people away. DTomlinson Jun 2020 #24
To spend more time with the spouse and kids? Or was it some underhanded and dishonest... NurseJackie Jun 2020 #3
I think there was something about a scandal that was brought to light jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #5
Vetting is important. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #6
Yeah... jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #7
It's not like anyone's lining up to be led to slaughter RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #41
WTF? Bring back Howard Dean and the 50-state project. dawg day Jun 2020 #4
Democrats had the seat with Mark Pryor sarisataka Jun 2020 #9
which shows that the seat is winnable. jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #10
the last time Pryor won against a Republican opponent was 2002 Celerity Jun 2020 #56
Thank you. I get a laugh at the liberals who talk about the 50 state strategy. Drunken Irishman Jun 2020 #30
You'd rather have Cotton? dawg day Jun 2020 #51
No. But a lot on the left seemed indifferent to Pryor's loss. Drunken Irishman Jun 2020 #54
Who decided they didn't need him and who let the seat go? SharonClark Jun 2020 #34
He voted against the universal background check bill sarisataka Jun 2020 #48
Howard Dean's 50-state approach should never have been dropped. nt crickets Jun 2020 #21
It wasn't dropped. This is ridiculous, revisionist history. Drunken Irishman Jun 2020 #31
We seem to have different memories. crickets Jun 2020 #36
There's no different memories. There's the right - and there's the wrong. Drunken Irishman Jun 2020 #46
It has to be implemented correctly TheFarseer Jun 2020 #40
Field someone. dawg day Jun 2020 #52
That would mean running some right wing democrat JI7 Jun 2020 #49
Or a super progressive dawg day Jun 2020 #53
People want to know how Sgent Jun 2020 #8
we did run someone qazplm135 Jun 2020 #11
maybe my question is why was he the only one? jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #12
Probably because no one else wanted to run? qazplm135 Jun 2020 #13
True. But recruitment efforts usually involve some persuasion, and a state with 3 million people jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #14
they did have someone interested... qazplm135 Jun 2020 #15
again, they could have recruited more than one. jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #16
if you want to cite vetting sure ok qazplm135 Jun 2020 #17
vet, and keep recruiting. if the vetting comes out poorly, recruit harder. jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #22
In a bright red state TheFarseer Jun 2020 #43
in this case we just needed a warm body. jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #44
False. Drunken Irishman Jun 2020 #33
Umm.... Sgent Jun 2020 #47
No. The DSCC and DCCC did a bulk of the heavy lifting. Drunken Irishman Jun 2020 #50
What a failure not to have a challenger rockfordfile Jun 2020 #19
Can a write in candidate win if they receive enough votes? tavernier Jun 2020 #27
yes. he is filing as a write in candidate just in case he doesn't get on the ballot jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #28
Unacceptable superpatriotman Jun 2020 #37
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