Arkansas delegates will throw their votes to the VP.
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Pointers for a presidential pivot
Kamala Harris and all who believe in democracy must push HARD against MAGA and Trump’s record of deceit, dishonesty, incompetence, corruption and mental unfitness.
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Joe Biden closes the deal: Decent and competent vs. Trump
Joe Biden couldn’t have made it clearer last night. He’s not Donald Trump in so many ways, beginning with decency.
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Bauxite teacher on DNC speech: “I never dreamed I’d be standing on a national stage”
With all the nasty political news, how about a feel-good story?
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Video: pro-Bernie delegate from Arkansas gets loud at the DNC; denied credentials over anti-TPP sign
The Intercept has dramatic video of Arkansas DNC delegate Frank Klein, a supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders, getting loud with party officials after being denied his daily credential to attend the convention.
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DNC: The final event
Most reading this watched last night’s final night of the Democratic National Convention and have watched many more hours of analysis of Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech and the other events of the evening, so I will avoid too many more words on what was a crisply delivered speech.
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DNC Day 4: Factions emerge in Sanders camp; one credential denied
At present, I’m listening to a protester on a bullhorn outside the Franklin Hotel in Philadelphia yelling continuously, “Shame on Arkansas.”
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DNC Day 4: Beebe says cynicism is Democrats’ biggest enemy
Speaking at the last breakfast of the Arkansas and New Mexico delegations, former Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe, who spent his 7th and 8th grade years in New Mexico, reiterated the key themes of
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DNC Day 3: What the world needs now
The speech of Christine Leinonen, the mother of a victim of the Orlando shooting, captured the attention of the DNC Convention on night three.
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DNC Day 3: Where it all began
The Arkansas party highlighted the number of folks with Arkansas ties who are in Philadelphia for the convention.