A PAC funded by progressive groups including MoveOn.org, SEIU and Democracy for America has launched a website aimed at drawing Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter into a Democratic primary against Sen. Blanche Lincoln. Progressives have been talking about a Halter bid for months, promising him national support from like-minded Democrats fed up with Lincoln. Now it appears they’re trying to keep him in the Senate race as he toys with a run for Congress instead. DraftHalter.com launched this morning, allowing would-be Halter backers to promise him financial and volunteer support.
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