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*'''Arkansas'''

*'''Arkansas'''

Moderate Democrat [[Blanche Lincoln]] will be one of Republicans top targets in 2010. In the [[2008 Presidential Election]], Arkansas was one of the few states where [[John McCain]] exceeded [[George W. Bush]]’s margin, despite the national trend favoring Democrats. In an attempt to appeal to her conservative constituents Lincoln voted against the [[Employee Free Choice Act]] (card check) and has stated opposition to the public option in [[health care]]. She began airing TV ads in March touting her independence from President Obama and national Democrats. [[Lieutenant Governor]] [[Bill Halter]] will challenge Lincoln for the Democratic nomination.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/01/AR2010030103753.html</ref>

Moderate Democrat [[Blanche Lincoln]] will be one of Republicans top targets in 2010. In the [[2008 Presidential Election]], Arkansas was one of the few states where [[John McCain]] exceeded [[George W. Bush]]’s margin, despite the national trend favoring Democrats. In an attempt to appeal to her conservative constituents Lincoln voted against the [[Employee Free Choice Act]] (card check) and has stated opposition to the public option in [[health care]]. She began airing TV ads in March touting her independence from President Obama and national Democrats. Lincoln is facing [[Lieutenant Governor]] [[Bill Halter]] in a runoff for the Democratic nomination.

Announced Republican candidates include third district Congressman [[John Boozman]], State Senator [[Gilbert Baker]], Arkansas Senate Minority Leader [[Kim Hendren]], Retired army colonel Conrad Reynolds, and Tom Cox, Founder of the Arkansas Tea Party. An April 2010 Rasmussen poll showed every Republican challenger well ahead of both Lincoln and Halter. <ref>http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/arkansas/arkansas_senate_halter_and_lincoln_both_trail_top_gop_prospects</ref>.

Third district Congressman [[John Boozman]] easily won the Republican nomination, defeating State Senator [[Gilbert Baker]] and former State Senator Jim Holt. A May Rasmussen Reports poll shows Boozman well ahead of both Lincoln and Halter <ref>http://arkansasmatters.com/content/Election2010Text_Fulltext?cid=315551</ref>  

*'''California'''

*'''California'''