Sanders’ efforts against 2 prison project opponents a test of Arkansas governor’s pull

By: Ainsley Platt

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: March 2, 2026

Words: 1,288

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Two veteran Arkansas lawmakers are fighting for their political lives in Tuesday’s Republican primaries, with a barrage of mailers and ads funded by outside groups casting them as insufficiently conservative against challengers backed by GOP Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

The flood of mailers targeting Sens. Bryan King and Ron Caldwell over the past several weeks have featured images of the Chinese flag, drag queens reading to schoolchildren and drones chasing farmers. Sharp elbows are nothing …

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