Jimmy Lagrone, Republican candidate for Secretary of State, and my first cousin (I Swear!), needs your vote.
He's honest to a fault, well educated, personable and nothing more than what he seems to be at first glance.
A former pastor and for several years the leader of the Arkansas Southern Baptist Convention, he is a moderate Republican who believes deeply in conservative values and yet is not a fire-breathing fanatic. Jim is greatly respected by people of both political stripes.
His only major failing as a human being is that he can't drive a four-wheeler worth a fig. The last time I rode one while he was in charge of the driving he managed to throw me off the seat and roll over my right leg....three times. To his credit, he was trying his best to get the thing back into gear so that he could roll off of me, and the clutch kept slipping. No bones were broken, but my life flashed before my eyes.
A hunter and strong family man. His oldest son did a tour of duty in Iraq.
He is having a problem with name recognition. His opponent is the incumbent Charlie Daniels (not the singer). Daniel's critics have for years accused him of nepotism (He has maneuvered his wife and son into high-paying state jobs; his son is heavily involved in the purchase and operation of the state's electronic election machinery.) Charlie has a reputation as a hard drinker with numerous DWI's to his credit. He is considered by some to be so corrupt that even Bill Clinton tried to dissuade him from running for State Land Commissioner in a previous election.
The best that some of his critics have to say about Daniels is that perhaps he is merely incompetent.
While Jim has attempted to make the mismanagement of the state's election process, which is Daniels' responsibility, his major issue, he is having trouble gaining any traction with it. Jim is too well-spoken and mannerly to get personal or sling mud.
I have no such problem. Charlie is an arrogant, corrupt, drunken ass. Typical of the old style political bosses who used to run the state and manipulate the voting process.
Check the facts for yourself. Then, help put an honest and deserving man into office.
Regards, Shuckins
