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BENTONVILLE, Ark. - A former Arkansas governor is now an official 2024 presidential candidate.
This comes following the formal announcement from Asa Hutchinson Wednesday in Bentonville.
He made the announcement in his hometown of Bentonville on the Benton County Courthouse steps, the same place he announced his run for U.S. Senate 30 years ago. The state was blue at the time, and he did not quite taste victory just yet, though he began to win over time.
Now, 30 years later, Arkansas is a red state. Hutchinson said he believes his leadership nationally and statewide over the last three decades had an impact on that shift.
The speech started with a prayer from an Arkansas pastor.
“Father God, I pray most of all for favor, God. Our country needs help… God, I pray for Asa that he would be able to move the conversation toward thoughtfulness and truth, faith,” the pastor prayed.
Hutchinson was introduced by his wife, the former first lady of Arkansas, who now hopes to have that same title for the United States.
Once Hutchinson made it to the stage, he pointed to his ...
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