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Newton said it can be difficult
to understand why some candidates
win and others lose. Incumbents were
attacked for voting for highway fund- “[TRUMP’S BIG WIN] IS INDICATIVE OF, ONE, HOW
ing and still won. In some of the races ARKANSAS IS TRULY A FIRE ENGINE RED STATE, AND
for open seats, candidates who opposed TWO, THE PRESIDENT IS MEGA-POPULAR IN THIS
additional highway funding won. It’s
hard to know how much of the results STATE TO THE POINT WHERE IT DWARFS ANY OTHER
can be traced to issues, the candidates POLITICIAN ON THE NATIONAL SCENE.”
or district preferences.
“You can’t really just apply one lit- —BILL VICKERY, PARTNER, CAPITAL ADVISORS GROUP
mus test to every single race,” she said.
In the presidential race, Arkansas
was one of 10 states won by former Vice
President Joe Biden on Super Tuesday. point where it dwarfs any other politi- of Arkansas’ four U.S. House members
But Bill Vickery with Capital Advisors cian on the national scene.” faced a primary opponent, so the ATA
Group noted that President Trump, He said results on the state level has not yet become involved in those
who won with 97.11% over two weak indicated the popularity of “core races.
challengers, had more votes than all Republican principles of low taxes and The ATA did co-host a fundraiser
the Democratic candidates combined, smaller, efficient government.” Webb’s in Little Rock for Tommy Tuberville, the
238,035 versus 228,424, despite not election in a nonpartisan judicial race Arkansas native and former Auburn
having to really run a campaign. makes it “obvious that Republicans are head football coach who is running for
He said Trump’s big win “is indica- paying attention to judicial races now, the U.S. Senate in Alabama. Tuberville
tive of, one, how Arkansas is truly a fire far beyond the sleepy days of when just placed first in a four-person race and a
engine red state, and two, the president lawyers and law firms did,” he said. July 14 runoff with Jeff Sessions, the for-
is mega-popular in this state to the Neither Sen. Tom Cotton nor any mer U.S. senator and attorney general. ATR

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