President Obama finds himself in a bit of a primary fight in Arkansas. He probably didn’t see that one coming. But with a Texas prison inmate scoring 42 percent of the vote against the incumbent POTUS in last week’s West Virginia primary, there must be a delicious scent of mischief in the air among discontent Natural State Democrats. There is nothing more electrifying than toppling a heavyweight champion or a cocky incumbent.
Mr. Obama is narrowly leading an unknown gadfly candidate called John Wolfe 45-37 in the May 18 primary. Mr. Wolfe has no money and hasn’t run a single ad, yet he finds himself in striking distance of upsetting a sitting president. The President almost certainly carries Arkansas — it’s really tough to take down an organized state party get-out-the-vote operation — but expect it to get closer in the next two days. Underdog stories like this one have gigantic legs and the sheer giddiness of a David vs. Goliath effort can become contagious.
The thing to watch is whether Mr. Obama is forced to make a quick campaign stop in Arkansas or to send in a surrogate like Bill Clinton. If he is, the media will have a field day with it. But not as much as if he loses. A May surprise. What fun!
“Unknown gadfly” John Wolfe actually has something to say but amazing to see how the Democratic National Party and the media have shut him up and shut him out- so I did send him your recent video about how Big Media does not report anything that goes against the POTUS. You noticed the big stories on Keith Judd but you take a credible candidate like Wolfe and watch how they bury the story. It will become more interesting with Texas though because I watch his web stats and about 50% of ALL hits coming from Texas.
The DNC has “some xplaining” to do too as they strip all these delegates earned in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. I love your show, so does John–I hope you can cover some of this if you’re allowed.