From Arkansas News:

During the 2008 presidential election, Pulaski County Circuit-County Clerk Pat O’Brien was Barack Obama’s campaign spokesman in Arkansas.

O’Brien, who is now running for secretary of state, won’t rule out doing something similar in 2012 even if he is elected to be Arkansas’ chief elections officer.

“It just depends on the situation,” the Democratic nominee said last week. “I wouldn’t categorically rule it out, but on the other hand, I might be busy at the time … I may have other things I’ve got to do.”

O’Brien’s attitude differs 180 degrees from that of his Republican opponent. State Rep. Mark Martin says he not only would refrain from participating in any campaigns if elected secretary of state, but also would limit what political activities employees of the office’s elections division could take part in on their own time.

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