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Arkansas

backtoblue

(11,682 posts) Wed Nov 7, 2018, 09:17 AM Nov 2018

Clarke Tucker ran a great campaign.

I figured Mahony would be a landslide, but Clarke came pretty darn close.

The casino amendment.

A constitutional amendment making it mandatory that my county (Pope) play host to a casino.

I must digress that this amendment defied local votes. It was a very rough night for me here in Arkansas.

Any of you have good news? At least the minimum wage passed...

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Clarke Tucker ran a great campaign. (Original Post) backtoblue Nov 2018 OP

Damn - the two non-CT/national spotlight candidates I gave the most heavily to. NorCen_CT Nov 2018 #1

Thank you! backtoblue Nov 2018 #2

He did. And we managed to keep that creep off the state supreme court. sinkingfeeling Nov 2018 #3

True! backtoblue Nov 2018 #4

NorCen_CT

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1. Damn - the two non-CT/national spotlight candidates I gave the most heavily to.

Reply to backtoblue (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 09:20 AM

Nov 2018

I hope Clarke runs again in 2020 (with the right candidate at the top of the ticket, it could be enough to get him across the finish line).

In 2016 Hill won AR-2 by 21.5%
In 2018, Clarke lost by only 6.4% (silver lining, I know).

He's one to keep an eye on, for sure!