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Arkansas

RazorbackExpat

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10. Politically, the weirdest Arkansas was was in 1968

Reply to Dorothy V (Reply #7)

Fri Jan 10, 2025, 08:56 AM

Jan 10

when the state voted for an anti-war Democrat for the Senate (J. William Fulbright), a Progressive Republican as Governor (Winthrop Rockefeller), and an avowed segregationist for President (George Wallace). If Bobby Kennedy had lived and gotten the nomination, I'm pretty sure the state would have voted for him.

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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders proclaims Jan. 9 as President Jimmy Carter Day in Arkansas [View all] berniesandersmittens Jan 8 OP

A MAGA being respectful and polite? Must be on drugs or have dementia. Irish_Dem Jan 8 #1

Im wondering the same berniesandersmittens Jan 8 #2

And she is a really nasty piece of work. Something is very off with her right now. Irish_Dem Jan 8 #3

Go F yourself, you ArKEENsaw jackass. paleotn Jan 8 #4

This seems suspiciously magnanimous for a Huckabee Mike 03 Jan 8 #5

Maybe when MAGAs have a total mental breakdown, they get nice and polite. Irish_Dem Jan 8 #6

She kind of has to. Dorothy V Jan 8 #7

Politically, the weirdest Arkansas was was in 1968 RazorbackExpat Jan 10 #10

She is very opportunist. She even called out the national guard early for the snow storm. LiberalArkie Jan 9 #8

Well, Arkansas did vote for Jimmy in 1976, at least RazorbackExpat Jan 10 #9