Another Arkansas Senate Race Rumor – Jim Lindsey (UPDATE)
John McArdle with CQPolitics breaks out another name in the Arkansas Senate race tonight on their blog. It is a name I have been hearing for a while but have never felt good enough about the rumor to post anything. Anyway CQPolitics did feel it was strong enough to post. They write…
A source close to wealthy real estate developer Jim Lindsey (R) said Wednesday evening that the former Minnesota Viking football player is in the final stages of launching his bid to unseat Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D) this fall.
Lindsey would join a crowded field that is expected to soon include Rep. John Boozman (R). Nine other Republicans, including state Sens. Gilbert Baker and Kim Hendren, are also in the race.
This rumor started floating around Arkansas after Stanley Reed dropped out in December but it has never materialized. I suspect the timing of the source CQPolitics quotes could very well be attempting to preempt an announcement from Rep. John Boozman which is expected by the end of the week.
Could Lindsey get in? Yes. Will he? I doubt it.
UPDATE - A realiable source connected to Lindsey confirms that he is likely to enter the Senate race regardless of what Rep. John Boozman does.
Lindsey certainly has the potential to pull together a lot of funds and could muddy the Northwest Arkansas vote. To add another twist, it appears that my previous report of Buddy Rogers and Kim Hendren exiting the race if Boozman runs is correct. Hendren has reportedly stopped raising money.
UPDATE II - This story keeps changing slightly. Talk Business sources report the same as mine are reporting – Rep. Boozman is definately running while Lindsey is back to an undecided.
Meanwhile, Baker for Senate consultant Clint Reed takes a shot at Rep. Boozman’s lack of “decisiveness.” I am not sure if that is the best line of attack due to this, this, this, this, this, then this, … oh and this.
Tags: 2010 Candidates
January 27th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
Really? Are you kidding me? You know I think my toddler might announce for the Senate next week. Six people really love him so he must be ready to run.
January 27th, 2010 at 10:37 pm
My God!!!! The field is too crowded! We don’t need anyone else in this Senate race!!!!!!!!
January 27th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
Several Republican friends in this area got push poll phone calls from Lindsey’s people about 10 days ago. He’s definitely spending some money “thinking” about it.
January 28th, 2010 at 11:25 am
I suggest we start a new club:
“The I want to be a US Senator Too club”!! I want to be president of the club though – no, no, pick me, pick me!!!
January 28th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
[...] by Adam Butler on January 28, 2010 for Senate? Jason Tolbert at The Tolbert Report thinks so. I can neither confirm nor deny whether, if [...]
January 28th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
If I’m Blanche Lincoln, I’m loving all these Republicans jumping in the race. Leave it to Arkansas Republicans to end up screwing this up.
We need a couple of candidates to step up, take the lead, and clear out the field.
January 29th, 2010 at 8:05 am
[...] no, wait, one more thing: Jim Lindsey! Might run! OK, now really The [...]
January 29th, 2010 at 11:40 am
Doesn’t this sound familiar. Yes I’m in….no I’m not running…..Yes I’m definately in…..I have not made a decision yet…..2 months after all the conjecture and after Mr. Cox, Mr. Hendren, Mr. Ramey, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Rogers had already declared, Mr. Gilbert Baker decides he is getting into the race. Please Mr. Reed, remember your own candidates political indecisiveness. Give me a common man not a politician or political hack. Will someone in this race quit worrying about who is running and tell me specifically,what you will do about the following issues….Cyberterrorism from China, the reduction of China to a level 2 security priority, specifically how the debt will be ELIMINATED, please don’t give me a Republican party line, because the party line is part of the problem. What will you do to eliminate wasteful spending, what departments in government would you elimnate, not reduce budgets. Mr. Reed, until your candidate or any of the other candidates can provide specific answers to these questions, I find it the height of playing politics for you to suggest anything about any of the other candidates or future candidates decision making. Hello….that is the beauty of having party primaries……wait my basset hound has decided not to run……
January 29th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Tolbert done blown up Clint!