Heh:

Plenty of Arkansas Democrats were on hand to listen to Michelle Obama’s commencement address to graduates of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Well before the Saturday ceremony began, Arkansas Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor were mingling with people in the audience, shaking hands and posing for pictures. So was Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, running in the Democratic primary against Lincoln, who is seeking a third term. Obama acknowledged Gov. Mike Beebe, who was on the stage with her, his wife Ginger, the Senate delegation and state Attorney General Bobby McDaniel. Absent from her greeting list was Halter.

Unlike in Pennsylvania, where Joe Sestak kept his powder dry and then unleashed his campaign on the airwaves in the final weeks, Halter came out swinging from the start, as did Lincoln, and several business groups. Halter is grabbing a healthy share of the vote, but continues to trail by 8 to 11 percentage points. The incumbent is in the mid-40s in most polls, so Halter still has a shot, but he’ll probably end up a bit short.

The primary is a week from tomorrow.