Arkansas: ‘Bible Belt Liberal’ Says He’ll Challenge Lincoln
Roll Call Staff
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D), already a top target of Republicans in 2010, got her first Democratic primary challenger Monday.
Drew Pritt, a small-business owner and self-described “Bible Belt liberal,” announced that he will challenge Lincoln from the left.
“The fact remains we are at a historic moment in our country’s history,” Pritt said in a statement. “So it’s very upsetting, when we see a Democratic U.S. Senator who doesn’t support a public option for health care reform. It’s very upsetting when we see a Democratic U.S. Senator who doesn’t support the Employee Free Choice Act. It’s very upsetting when we see a Democratic U.S. Senator who waivers [sic] and waffles on basic civil rights. And the only explanation that is given is, she is a Senator from the deep South.”
Pritt, who launched and then abandoned a run for lieutenant governor in 2006, said he was hoping that higher-profile liberals would challenge Lincoln, but that none came forward. He went on to compare his long-shot bid to campaigns for change waged by Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Energy and Commerce Committee: Barton Holds the Line for the GOP
March 15, 12 a.m.
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) knows he’s outnumbered. He knows the Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he serves as ranking member, have the ability to “slam things through” when they want to. Read Full Article
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