Barth: Democrat Party Likely Nervous...
Political analyst Jay Barth of Hendrix College says the 2006 Arkansas gubernatorial race remains wide open. He says it's time for the candidates to step forward and define the compelling issues, noting that most Arkansans don't have passionate ties to the candidates at this point, only their parties. (Interview on FM89 News)
During the interview Barth stated: “He [Asa Hutchinson] has had a better few months than Mike Beebe" Barth continued to say “the Democrat party is likely nervous about Mike Beebe’s candidacy because Beebe has not run a contested race in the past…"
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It's worth pointing out that Jay Barth is a member of the Arkansas Democratic Party state committee, too. He's not going to give Hutchinson a break unless he really really has to. This tells just how nervous the Democrats are about Mike Beebe.
Posted by Anonymous | 11/18/2005 08:17:00 AM