Pryor Gets Tough Challenger

Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) will announce his candidacy next week to challenge Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR), “arguably Democrats’ most vulnerable senator of the cycle,” Roll Call reports.

The Cook Political Report moves the race to “toss up.”

Politico: “Arkansas is one of a handful of Republican-leaning
states represented by Democrats — Louisiana, North Carolina and Alaska
are the others — that are critical to the GOP’s chances of flipping the
Senate next year. The party needs to net six seats to capture the
chamber. But Democrats say history is in their favor, noting that only
three of their incumbents have lost in the past decade.”