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Republican Governor Hutchinson today endorsed Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the only announced Republican candidate for governor in 2022.

She appreciates it. She said she’ll cut the income tax for rich people just as Asa wants to do. He lauded her “public service,” an interesting description of being a mouthpiece for the most corrupt and dishonest presidential administration since Teapot Dome.

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Who needs issues? To date, Sanders has had little to say about Arkansas issues, except for comforting the comfortable at the tax payment window. It’s all tribal now.

I hope Asa’s stamp of approval does as well for Sanders as Mike Beebe’s endorsement of Mike Ross did in 2013. Here’s a quote from Asa, who defeated Ross, on that occasion:

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“I congratulate Mike Ross on his endorsement. Obviously we expected the Democratic governor to endorse the Democratic candidate, so there’s no surprise here,” said Hutchinson, who was defeated by Beebe in the 2006 gubernatorial election.