Tom Cotton's Only Challenger Is a Black Libertarian Prison Chaplain
White House,Senate,Tom Cotton,Libertarian Party,Politics
Sen. Tom Cotton's Democratic challenger, Josh Mahony, dropped out of the U.S. Senate race just hours after the filing deadline closed. Between this and Cotton's comments over the past few weeks, which range from calling slavery a "necessary evil" to calling for military force in American streets, many Arkansas voters worry that the Republican incumbent is running unopposed.
Actually, there's Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr.
"There is an alternative to Tom Cotton," reads a Tuesday headline from the Arkansas Times, reminding voters that Cotton's race is not as uncontested as some people believe.
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