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Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 December 2009 02:24 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 8 December 2009 02:24
From arkansasnews.com
State Sen. Gilbert Baker is not taking his narrow victory in last weekend’s state Republican U.S. Senate straw poll for more than what he says it was: A fundraiser for the party.
Far from the end of the GOP primary campaign, Baker says the real contest could just be beginning, with possibly more hopefuls entering the current field of seven.
The Senate Republican from Conway garnered 35 percent of the vote in Saturday’s straw poll held in Hot Springs, edging out Little Rock businessman Curtis Coleman’s 33 percent. Retired Army officer Conrad Reynolds of Conway placed third with 23 percent in the party’s first test of strength for would-be challengers to Democratic incumbent Blanche Lincoln’s bid for a third term next year.