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  Arkansas Senate Race All But Over
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Last EditedJason  Jul 20, 2010 06:43am
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News DateTuesday, July 20, 2010 12:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionIn order to take control of the US Senate this November, Republicans need a net gain of 10 seats. Some of those contests promise to be nail biters, others will be long shots and at least one looks like a gimme. According to a new poll, US Representative John Boozman (R-Arkansas) has a 25 point lead over incumbent Senator Blanch Lincoln (D-Arkansas).

The poll of likely Arkansas voters found that 57% would vote for Mr. Boozman compared to 32% who would choose Ms. Lincoln if the election were held today. Five percent prefer other candidates and 6% remain undecided.

Senator Lincoln helped shape the financial reform bill recently passed by the Senate and hoped that effort would help her in the polls (and help some voters forget hers was the 60th and deciding vote for President Obama's hugely unpopular health care overhaul bill). But as this new poll suggests, the people of Arkansas agreed with her opponent on financial reform.

Mr. Boozman, who voted against the bill in the House, said recently that it creates a permanent bailout system. "Putting the taxpayers permanently on the hook for Wall Street's misdeeds is certainly not holding lenders accountable for risky schemes. This only makes it more, not less, likely that bailouts occur in the future," he said.
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