Rep. John Boozman ousts Sen. Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas

[onehandle]

Source: LA Times

The contest was a showdown between Blanche Lincoln, a centrist Democrat, and John Boozman, a Republican riding the GOP's wave of anti-incumbent anger.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/la-pn-boozman-lincoln-final,0,1433949.story

[rateyes]

1. Why vote for a Republican who calls herself a Democrat...

when one can have the real thing?

[notadmblnd]

4. +1

[stray cat]

5. Manchin was more conservative yet du seems happy to have hin win in wv

[Stand and Fight]

2. Good riddance to her.

She should have tried sticking to her word rather than being a chicken-shit turncoat who triangulated more than she legislated.

[stray cat]

6. Would we say good riddance to wv as well - we seem glad the dem won there

A dem much Noreen conservative than lincoln

[ramapo]

7. You are right

It is logical but Lincoln was seen as a traitor even though she might have voted Dem 83% of the time. She was not there for the big votes that really mattered. As far as the WVA guy...well we do need the numbers.

[d_b]

3. too bad

so sad

[tomm2thumbs]

8. some race outcomes were earned, and this was one of them imho

if only the Real Democrat, Bill Halter, who ran against her had reached the final election, I betcha it would have been a different outcome

[bc3000]

9. Can't help but wonder how Bill Halter would have done.

[DeltaLitProf]

13. He would have won.

Boozman is virtually indistinguishable from a corpse. He's barely room temperature.

[tomm2thumbs]

14. I agree - folks wanted a change, a new Democrat would have offered as much

especially a REAL Democrat who doesn't make it hard for the party to get substantive things done

[harun]

10. Good.

All these dem's opposed to the public option just to save their asses are getting their asses handed to them.

[Ian David]

11. Good riddance. n/t

[DuaneBidoux]

12. Well now we at least have truth in labeliing.

I wish all BlueDogs could be deafeated by Republicans. I'm tired of the rap that Dems get for Dems that act like Republicans. All the benefits without the drawbacks.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

15. +1

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