Reddit: First time AR voter. Done

[LiberalArkie]

Hey reddit users this is worth a read
https://www.reddit.com/r/Arkansas/comments/1gfv8eg/first_time_ar_voter_done/


O my god its getting closer and closer, good job for voting

Awesome! It is a great feeling isn't it!?

I'm 36, and this is going to be my first time voting ever. I wasn't able to vote before because of legal troubles and not knowing my residency status.

I used to think it was pointless to go vote, but things have degraded to the point where I think we need to do literally everything we can to at least take a step in the right direction

let y'all keep it real. No matter the person/party, this election really counts and the more people that vote the better. We have the privilege of living in a great State, and country that allows us to participate in the outcome. Stand strong and be proud Arkansasans.

[RazorbackExpat]

1. I sent my ballot in

Straight D all the way. Caitlin Draper for 3rd District representative.

[RazorbackExpat]

3. Unfortunately, Republicans have had a lockhold on the 3rd since 1966

The only time a Democrat even came close to challenging the incumbent was in 1974 when Bill Clinton challenged John Paul Hammerschmidt. It came down to the results in Ft. Smith, and there was a lot of talk about shenanigans going on down there. At any rate, Clinton lost, but two years later he went on to become the state's attorney-general, and then two years after that he was governor.

[RazorbackExpat]

4. I will say this about Womack

When the tornado hit Rogers, he really seemed concerned about the damage that the tornado had done to the local area. It really did a number on what had been his favorite eating place while he was mayor of Rogers. I don't think he's as bad as some of the others, but still, it's time to end the Republican stranglehold on the 3rd district.