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Arkansas

RazorbackExpat

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10. And to think that in the 1980s we had Senators Bumpers and Pryor,

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2024, 06:22 AM

Nov 4

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Governor Clinton, and 3 of the Congressional districts were Democratic. Pulaski County Sheriff Tommy Robinson of Little Rock was elected to Congress as a Democrat but switched parties and was defeated in the next election. Those were the days *sigh*

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I voted today. Blue all the way down the ballot. [View all] Arkansas Granny Oct 21 OP

Same ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 21 #1

I did the same. No need to pump up their numbers. Arkansas Granny Oct 21 #2

It takes a lot of work in Arkansas to try and figure out who the MAGAts are in the judges races LiberalArkie Oct 21 #5

Same in the 3rd world of TN. SheltieLover Oct 21 #7

I did some research and found that Justice Karen Baker RazorbackExpat Nov 4 #14

That's the way to do it. I took my Dem voting guide right into the booth and double checked it before hitting print. mobeau69 Oct 21 #3

My sister lives in Mountain Home, and she strongly supports Harris-Walz. Gaytano70 Oct 21 #4

I have friends and family who will vote blue. We talk politics among ourselves, but Arkansas Granny Oct 21 #6

I don't say who I am voting for, I just say I am to the left of Bernie :) LiberalArkie Oct 21 #8

So far no one has responded with "well, I am to the right of Pol Pot" LiberalArkie Oct 22 #9

And to think that in the 1980s we had Senators Bumpers and Pryor, RazorbackExpat Nov 4 #10

I remind people that Arkansas used to be a blue state. Arkansas Granny Nov 4 #11

i think some of this has to do with the 2008 assassination RazorbackExpat Nov 4 #12

I met both Senators Bumpers and (David) Pryor in the 1980s RazorbackExpat Nov 4 #13