| Apologies for interrupting this food blog with a post about campaigns and elections, but Blanche Lincoln's days are numbered as a U.S. senator from Arkansas. She trails Republican challengers by double-digits in recent polls by Public Policy Polling and Rasmussen. In fact, Lincoln trails her leading Republican challenger by more than 20 points in PPP's poll.
Assuming Lincoln loses, either to a Democratic primary challenger or to a Republican in November, the Senate Agriculture Committee will be needing a new chair in January 2011. Currently, Democrats are expected to retain a majority in the Senate, which would put Debbie Stabenow of Michigan in line to chair the Agriculture Committee. Republicans have a slim chance at winning enough seats to take over the Senate this November. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia would be the likely new chair, since is the ranking Republican on the committee now, but it's possible that the GOP caucus could shuffle things around. |
