A Surprise To No One

It should not cause outrage that a friend supports a friend.

In a boost to embattled Dem Senator Blanche Lincoln — and a bit of a blow to primary challenger Bill Halter — fellow Arkansan Bill Clinton is throwing his support to the incumbent Senator, his spokesman confirms to me.

Halter’s entry into the race had kicked off a round of speculation about who Clinton would endorse, given that he hails from the state and remains very popular with Dem primary voters. If Clinton had remained neutral it would have been a big boost to Halter.

Clinton spokesman Matt McKenna tells me, however, that the former President is supporting Lincoln.

“Senator Lincoln asked President Clinton several months ago to support her reelection,” McKenna says. “He said he would, and he does.”

Clinton as everyone knows now is a New Yorker. So what if he supports his friend like expected?

The former president doesn't live there anymore and frankly won't be the deciding factor in this race.

Ads like the following one, however, where Lincoln feigns like she is the solution to DC for Arkansas when she is just the opposite, are more important to the race in my mind:

By the way, since it is World Grammar Day and all, maybe someone should have told Lincoln's team that in the title of that ad, the correct grammar would be "What It's Like" instead of "What Its Like."