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| Boozman May Challenge Lincoln in Arkansas |
| 2010-01-28 |
| Barring a last-minute change of heart, Rep. John Boozman (R) appears set to jump into the Arkansas Senate race in the coming days. Sources on Capitol Hill said Wednesday that Boozman, the lone GOP Member of the state's congressional delegation, has made it clear that he intends to challenge Democrat Blanche Lincoln in November. Boozman already has much of his Senate campaign team in place and the announcement is expected to take place in Arkansas before the weekend is out. When asked about a potential Senate bid Wednesday, a spokeswoman for Boozman would only say "nothing has been announced officially." By taking on Lincoln, Boozman will attempt to do what his brother, former state Sen. Fay Boozman, could not. Fay Boozman challenged Lincoln in the open seat Senate race in 1998 and John Boozman worked for his brother on that campaign. Fay Boozman lost that race by 13 points. He died in an accident in 2005. Boozman spoke with National Republican Senatorial Committee officials and other Senate leaders this week following the firestorm he created last week by openly acknowledging that he was considering making a Senate run. "This is something that really for the last several weeks I have been thinking about," Boozman said in an interview on Monday. At that time he said he planned to make a final decision on the race by Wednesday or Thursday. To take longer, he said, wouldn't be fair to the nine other candidates who are already vying for the chance to take on Lincoln in the general election. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 As I recall (being very old) Lincoln failed to carry Arkansas back in 1860... |
| Posted by: borgboy 2010-01-28 22:33 |
| #1 I can just imagine the chants at his campaign rallies: "We want Boooz! We want Booz!" |
| Posted by: Mike 2010-01-28 12:27 |