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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Arkansas Elections Recommended: A vote against Jon Hubbard

Posted by Max Brantley on Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 10:50 AM

THE CHOICE FOR HOUSE IN JONESBORO: Harold Copenhaver.

THE CHOICE FOR HOUSE IN JONESBORO: Harold Copenhaver.

The Arkansas Republican Party clearly hopes, by Chairman Doyle Webb's warm words toward him, that incumbent Republican Rep. Jon Hubbard will be re-elected by Jonesboro voters despite worldwide attention to his apologia for slavery, his hateful treatment of immigrants and other extreme views.

There is thoughtful opposition, such as from veteran newsman Roy Ockert, who writes a column for the Jonesboro Sun. I"ve made it clear before that, even though we do endorsements here, I'm acutely aware of the limited influence they carry. I do think, though, that a respected voice in a local community on an intensely local race can have an impact. I certainly hope that's the case with Ockert's piece. He writes:

State representative, District 58 — Harold Copenhaver. He’ll be a strong voice for Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas, which is needed. The incumbent, Jon Hubbard, has embarrassed us while pushing his own weird ideas instead of representing his district.

I note that Ockert also endorsed Democratic Prosecutor Scott Ellington over Rep. Rick Crawford, the Republican incjmbent, for the 1st District congressional seat. He noted that Crawford refused to participate in a statewide debate with Ellington, whom Ockert said had done a good job as prosecutor.

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Arkansas Elections Recommended: A vote against Jon Hubbard

Posted by Max Brantley on Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 10:50 AM

Speaking of...

Remember Jon Hubbard, the former Republican legislator from Jonesboro whose views proved too extreme for voters in 2012, though not for the Republican Party of Arkansas? /more/

Easy score. Arkansas Republican Party says U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor should return political contributions he's received from the union that represents Treasury Department employees, which include IRS workers. /more/

Good article by the AP's Andrew DeMillo on House Speaker Davy Carter's consideration of running for governor. /more/

The Arkansas Republican Party is positively thrilled that Nancy Pelosi is speaking in Little Rock today (noon at Statehouse Convention Center to accommodate an expected large crowd). /more/

It's Monday. If we're lucky, we have only 36 more hours of extremist Republican lawmaking (Obamacare approval excepted) at the Arkansas Capitol. /more/

The Arkansas Republican Party, having passed a Voter ID bill developed nationally to depress turnout among traditional Democratic constituencies, mounted a PR effort this morning to show that they really do care about people voting. /more/

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