AltWeeklies Wire
Just Another Face in the Crowdnew
The state's political parties moved this year's primary up to Feb. 5 to make Arkansas more relevant in the nominating process -- by the time Arkansas voted in 2004, John Kerry was the effective nominee -- but the change seems unlikely to give the state more electoral muscle or attention.
Arkansas Times |
John C. Williams |
01-31-2008 |
Politics
Iowa Dispatch: Edwards Populism v. Huckabee Populismnew
Huckabee's routine contains little that appeals to the common man's wallet besides the promise to end dependence on foreign oil and the cry to abolish the IRS and enact the FairTax -- a policy that is hardly in the economic interest of the lower and middle classes. Edwards, on the other hand, had a firm grasp on specific government policies that concern working people.
Arkansas Times |
John C. Williams |
01-03-2008 |
Politics