Oil Spill Becomes Election Issue, Blanche Lincoln Accused Of Facilitating BP Crisis

[laughingliberal]

The BP oil spill made a dramatic entrance into electoral politics on Wednesday as two predominantly progressive groups took out ads tying Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) to "Big Oil," in general, and the crisis in the Gulf, specifically.

In a new television ad that will run in Arkansas from now until the Democratic U.S. Senate runoff election on June 8, the League of Conservation voters accused Lincoln of voting "to allow risky offshore drilling for BP and others."

"Big Oil has another gusher," the spot goes. "But this time it is tens of millions in campaign cash. Over the last two years Blanche Lincoln has taken more oil and gas money than any other U.S. Senator." <snip>


Watch ad, read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/02/blanche-lincoln-bp-oil-ad_n_597632.html

[Oceansaway]

1. K&R...n/t

[Carolina]

2. great ad, couldn't happen to a finer shill

[Coyote_Bandit]

3. It really doesn't matter if

Blanche or Dollart Bills gets the party nomination. Come November Republican John Boozman is likely going to be the freshman Senator from Arkansas.

That thought should be enought to terrify Arkansas Dems into working togehter instead of against each other. And the frickin carpetbaggers ought to mind their own fucking business.

[amborin]

4. K&R