AG Leslie Rutledge has dropped out of the Arkansas Governor's race.

[TomSlick]

The good news is that now I don't have to vote in the GQP primary. The bad news is that there is not so much as a speed bump between Sarah Smokey Eyes and the Governor's office.

[TexasTowelie]

1. From the Texarkana Gazette:

Arkansas attorney general Rutledge drops bid for governor

LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Tuesday dropped her bid for governor, clearing former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders' path to the Republican nomination for the post.

Rutledge, who announced last year she was running for governor, said she would instead seek the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor.

"At this crossroads in our country's history, now is a time for Christian conservative leaders to unite and fight together against those who wish to destroy the America we know and love," Rutledge said in a statement released by her campaign.

Rutledge endorsed Sanders' bid, saying "she will stand strong against the onslaught of the liberal left's attack on our home state."

https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2021/nov/09/arkansas-attorney-general-rutledge-drops-bid-for/

[TomSlick]

2. I can't abide Rutledge but Sarah is much worse.