The liberal group sends an appeal to its list asking for a fairly small amount of aid to Bill Halter, the lieutenant governor of Arkansas who just entered the primary against .
Primary challenges have been among the least appreciated, most impactful stories of this Congress. In January 2009, it was not at all clear that Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) would be solid liberal votes; it was not clear how Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) would vote at all. But all worked to stave off primary challenges from their parties' respective bases — so far, only Gillibrand has succeeded — by moving away from the center and taking on big fights. Will Halter force Lincoln to the left? That's an open question, but so is her unpopularity in a state with an incredibly popular Democratic governor.
Dear MoveOn member,
For the past year, a small handful of conservative Democrats in Congress has obstructed progress at every turn—but starting today, we've got a huge opportunity to stop one of the worst of them.
That's because just this morning Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter announced that he's challenging Senator Blanche Lincoln in the Democratic primary there.
Sen. Lincoln stood with insurance companies to kill the public option, with coal companies to roll back the Clean Air Act, and with big banks to kill legislation that would have helped families stay in their homes.
rest at http://washingtonindependent.com/77917/moveon-backs-primary-challenger-to-lincoln
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