Check it out: Bill Halter Eyeing Arkansas Congressional Race

[chill_wind]

Bill Halter Eyeing Arkansas Congressional Race

By Joshua Miller
Roll Call Staff
Aug. 6, 2011, 5:03 p.m.

Former Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter (D) is pondering a bid to take on Rep. Tim Griffin (R) in the state's 2nd district, according to a Democratic source in Little Rock.

Halter spokesman Bud Jackson didn't deny that Halter might be considering a run, but said he remains focused on other things. "The only thing he is pondering is what he has to do for work and what time he'll be having dinner with Shanti and his girls," Jackson said in a statement.

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Halter took on then-Sen. Blanche Lincoln in the 2010 Democratic primary. With the help of national liberal interest groups, he raised more than $4.2 million during his short campaign.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is making a hard push to recruit in the Razorback State, where the party lost two seats last cycle and where the only remaining Democrat, Rep. Mike Ross, is retiring. DCCC Recruitment Chairwoman Allyson Schwartz (Pa.) went to Arkansas Thursday to search for possible candidates, Roll Call has learned, though it is unclear if she met with Halter.

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http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_21/Bill-Halter-Eyeing-Arkansas-Congressional-Race-208048-1.html?pos=htmbtxt

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[napi21]

1. I HOPE Halter runs. I thik he stands a good chance of winning and

he would be a good congressman.

[Flubadubya]

2. I hope so...

I wish he were our junior Senator from Arkansas right now, instead of Bozo Boozeman. I think he actually could have beaten Boozeman if he had successfully primaried Lincoln. :shrug:

[OHdem10]

3. I hope she met with Halter. If she did not, we know they DCCC are

simply looking for more Moderate Republicans they can
dress up in donkey suits.

Halter make a great run against a solid incumbent.

[Coyote_Bandit]

4. Oh, yippeee

Looks like the fucking carpetbaggers are planning a return to my state.

If they'd tended to their own business John Boozman would not be my Senator. Of course, that's no skin off their nose. It's just another failed effort to meddle in somebody else's politics.

[chill_wind]

6. It will get interesting.

"Ross announced last month that he would not seek another term, as he eyes a 2014 gubernatorial run. Add to that the retirement announcement of Rep. Dan Boren (Okla.), the announcement by Rep. Joe Donnelly (Ind.) that he is running for Senate, the departure of former Rep. Jane Harman (Calif.) earlier this year and brief speculation that Rep. Heath Shuler (N.C.) was mulling an exit, and Members and aides began to openly wonder what the future of the coalition would be."

Blue Dogs Looking for a Lift
By Jessica Brady
Roll Call Staff
Aug. 7, 2011, 3:07 p.m.

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_21/blue_dogs_looking_for_lift-208063-1.html?pos=hftxt

[WhiteTara]

5. I like Halter and would work for him even though

that's not my district.