Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) was never going to have an easy time winning re-election in 2010. As a conservative Democrat facing reelection in a state that went for John McCain by an overwhelming 59-39 margin, she has had to do a delicate dance to distance herself from the national party led by a Democratic President whose unfavorable ratings there hover around 60 percent. And it doesn’t help her cause that the conservative base has been re-energized by their antipathy to her party.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=128627