In First Debate, Cotton Ties Pryor To Obama; As Pryor Struggles To Defend His Record

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In a Friday afternoon debate on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas, U.S. Senate candidate Tom Cotton repeatedly tied Senator Pryor to President Obama and criticized Pryor for rubber-stamping President Obama's agenda 93% of the time. While Senator Pryor's tone was angry and defensive, he couldn't explain away his 93% support for Obama's agenda, and he stuttered and stumbled through several answers.

Cotton demonstrated a strong command of the issues and maintained poise and control throughout. Pryor became visibly agitated trying to answer for his support of President Obama's agenda in a host of issue areas. At one point, Pryor became so frustrated that he lashed out at Cotton, repeating his infamous attack that Cotton exhibits a "sense of entitlement," an attack that was widely ridiculed as a tasteless, personal attack on Cotton's military service.

"President Obama said just last week that his policies are on the ballot -- every single one of them, and I agree with him. In Arkansas, those policies are on the ballot under the name of Mark Pryor," said Cotton. "Senator Pryor has said that President Obama doesn't have a lot to offer rural America and states like Arkansas. I agree. I just don't understand why he continually votes for the President's agenda 93% of the time."

Cotton easily bested Pryor on several exchanges including Obamacare, taxes, and foreign policy, and while Cotton spoke directly to issues that impact the day-to-day lives of hardworking Arkansans, Senator Pryor whined about negative TV ads and campaign contributions. Apparently Senator Pryor would much rather discuss the process of politics than his performance as our U.S. Senator.

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