Elections/Ballot Issues

Asa vs. Abbott: Why Can’t Arkansas Have a Conservative Governor Like Texas?

August 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

Arkansas has more Republicans in the state legislature than Texas and voted for Donald Trump 8 points higher than Texas did. It is past the time for platform Republicans and [...]

Asa and the Republican primary – What to watch

June 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Republican primary in Arkansas will be interesting to watch. The spotlight will be on Governor Asa Hutchinson. No, not for his reelection bid. The spotlight will be on [...]

How Rep. James Sturch Killed Special Election Reform by Walking Out

May 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

Photo Source: Arkansas Times/Brian Chilson Cities, counties, and school districts have special elections at random times throughout the year to raise taxes. It costs [...]

Your right to elect AR Supreme Court Justices still under attack

December 22, 2016 // 0 Comments

It is like a scene out of a monster movie where you think the monster has been killed, but in the next scene, when everyone has relaxed, the monster springs up and attacks [...]

Collapse of the Democrat Big Tent

December 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

Collapse of the Democrat Big Tent Guest article by David Ferguson When I started working for the Arkansas legislature in 1980, the Democratic Party was already being called [...]

CFA reviews your 2016 Ballot Issues

October 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

Conduit For Action Analysis of 2016 Ballot Measures Voting date November 8, 2016 Introduction As we sat down to summarize these seven ballot measures Arkansans will [...]

Incumbents may keep a much larger war chest after the 2016 election

March 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

Incumbent politicians already have a huge advantage over challengers. Their advantage will be even greater after this campaign season thanks to the passage of the deceptive [...]

Republicans seek to unseat 11 Democrats in Arkansas General Assembly

March 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

There are a number of Arkansas legislative races to be decided in November. Today we want to focus on those races in which an incumbent Democrat state legislator is being [...]

Big Night for incumbents = Status Quo for Obamacare Medicaid Expansion

March 2, 2016 // 0 Comments

In the Republican primary, incumbents ruled the day from U.S. Senate down through state legislature races. In the state legislative races, incumbents pushed the message they [...]

Candidate Endorsements – Some don’t mean what you think

February 29, 2016 // 0 Comments

Endorsements are much appreciated by candidates and can help a candidate get elected. But, sometimes those endorsements don’t mean what you think. Governor Asa Hutchinson [...]

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