It’s tough being Blanche Lincoln these days. Her approval ratings are in the tank, and she faces a bleak reelection landscape, assuming she defeats her primary challenger. By and large, she’s dealt with this reality by distancing herself from the Democratic party, in an at-times heavy handed fashion–so why is she now paying for an ad that boasts, “[w]hen Blanche Lincoln, our U.S. Senator, helped President Barack Obama pass health care reform, the tea party and insurance companies attacked her. But she didn’t back down”?
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=128454