Monday, January 28, 2013
Arkansas Politics The gubernatorial sweepstakes
Posted by Max Brantley on Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 4:13 PM
Our man David Ramsey tried to get a direct answer today from House Speaker Davy Carter on whether he was considering a race for governor in 2014, as well-placed sources have indicated. Carter is a Republican. So far, Asa Hutchinson is the only announced candidate on the GOP side. Carter won his House leadership job mostly through Democratic votes, which might or might not serve him so well in a Republican primary.
Anyway ....
RESPONSE TO RUMORS?
No, no…I’m not going to respond to that. I saw that too. I said repeatedly, my focus is here. I don’t have anything to say about that.
ARE YOU DEFINITELY NOT RUNNING?
I am 1000 percent focused on the next 90 days here, or however long that is. We’ve got a lot of difficult things to get through and I’m worried about that stuff, not speculation.
I think that's known as a non-denial.
Carter also was asked about the hot button issue of the day, guns in church. He said, in his own church, he would not want guns. But no comment on guns in church bill. Said there was a lot of support for it in the House.
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It's not just geography that matters in Arkansas GOP primary
May 9, 2013In a blog post last week, I made the case that geography no longer creates a clear barrier to the Republican nomination for a candidate from outside of Northwest Arkansas like House Speaker Davy Carter. /more/
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May 3, 2013Merger negotiations between St. Vincent and UAMS, non-partisan elections, the race for the Republican nominee for governor and more — all covered on this week's show. /more/
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