Another sign how far AR has moved to the GOP in the past 20 or so years:
In 2004, Kerry lost it by 10 and he lost by 2 nationally.
Now, Hillary (who was supposed to have a "home state" bonus there) is also down by 11, but ahead by 6 nationally.
So, AR was R+8 in 2004 and R+17 now, even with AR's "favourite daughter" on the ticket ...
Not as bad as in 2008 and 2012 with Obama though ...
A lot of voters in Arkansas won't even remember Clintons in the state, as that was mainly 83 - 92. That's almost 25 years ago. On top of that, Arkansas was already drifting away from Democrats before Clinton showed up. Now, it's really irrelevant who the Democrat is - Unless the candidate is massively popular and well-known in the state, "home state" advantages, if the candidate even gets one, isn't usually a bump so big that it could overcome the level of partisanship present in blue/red states.
That said, +11 isn't that bad for her there. Obama lost in AR by over 20 points in 2012, and just shy of 20 points in 2008.
