Arkansas Blog: GOP finger-pointing

An article in The Hill highlights Republican bickering about whether national organizations, such as the Republican Governors Association, did enough to help candidates for governor in red states (meaning red presidentially) such as Arkansas. A locally relevant passage, which refers to an unnamed consultant unhappy about the effort:

The consultant also said more could have been done in Arkansas, where Democrat Mike Beebe defeated Republican Asa Hutchinson 55-41 to replace Huckabee.

Conversely, Richard Dresner, a GOP consultant who has worked for and is close to Huckabee, said Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma were not winnable. He said the prevailing Republican strategy of relying on the party’s vaunted turnout machine was more responsible for Republican losses than a lack of funds.

“I don’t think it would have made any difference if they would have spent more money in places like Kansas or Arkansas,” Dresner said. “Nothing could have saved the governor’s race in Arkansas unless Mike Huckabee was running.”

Maybe not even then.

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All the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't put A$a back together again. They tried. Even their 527s couldn't deliver Asa from him self, his failed record, his horrible association with Darth Cheney and what's- his-name. And the little kids. How pathetic.

Posted by: Lwood | November 29, 2006 10:08 AM

I agree with the national GOP that Arkansas was an unwinnable race for them. I think the choice of candidates put them in that predicament. I think Win Rockefeller would've done very well. I just think most of the state save the two furthwest Northwest Counties doesn't like the Bob Jones social ultraconservative school of Republican.

Posted by: Aporkalypse | November 29, 2006 11:00 AM

Anytime you hear a Repuke consultant talking about how more money would've helped it's just so much horse crap. They lost because their candidates sucked and their candidates sucked because we're not afraid of everything anymore.

The only thing they have to offer is fear itself.

Posted by: 70%er | November 29, 2006 11:24 AM

Senator Frist pulls out of presidential bid today. Will retire and return to medicene.

Posted by: Lwood | November 29, 2006 12:08 PM

And work on his patented "remote diagnosis" technique.

Posted by: springdale_progressive | November 29, 2006 12:24 PM

Shades of Mark Foley! I think if someone dug hard enough they'd find the real reasons that mongoloid Frist folded his tent and went home.

Posted by: Deathbyinches | November 29, 2006 01:07 PM

On a National Public Radio news update just now, they commented that Frist's announcement left the GOP without any potential presidential candidate from the South or with any ties to the religious right. I am so confused. Is NPR overlooking someone or is our governor now considered a mid-American moderate or (gasp!) is he not even considered?

Posted by: A_Weevil | November 29, 2006 02:12 PM

I'd guess he's not considered...at all...

Posted by: rosso | November 29, 2006 02:22 PM

Nope....not at all.......

Posted by: Deathbyinches | November 29, 2006 04:02 PM

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