Democrat Chad Causey, who was defeated by Republican Rick Crawford in the 2010 race for 1st District Congress, has put aside thoughts of trying again in 2012.
A couple of items today related to Arkansas's 1st Congressional District:
* MARION BERRY: The former congressman's wife reports on their CaringBridge page (registration required) that he went home Saturday to Gillett after an extended stay at UAMS following surgery for a brain tumor June 13.
Salon has a report on the exposure another bogus "grassroots" group. It's the American Action Network, which called itself a grassroots group, but shows $2.75 million in fund-raising from a whopping 11 contributions, two of them $1 million each.
Scandal of the year. Chad Causey, who has the highest rating possible from the gun-totin' NRA, used the NRA's logo without permission in some campaign stuff and Republican opponent Rick Crawford is crying like a colicky baby.
The line is open:
Early voting continues. And, while I don't want to make too much of it, Republican political consultant Clint Reed's analysis of the numbers show the Democratic turnout in Arkansas not looking so unenthusiastic.
The GOP's 60s-era-conceived Southern strategy isn't over yet. From today's New York Times:
JONESBORO, Ark. — The Southern white Democrat, long on the endangered list, is at risk of being pushed one step closer to extinction.