Channel 4 has posted an interview with Gov. Mike Beebe on the race to succeed him in 2014: Variously, he said:
* It will be a "donnybrook."
* It will be a "dogfight."
* It will be a good opportunity for candidates to "present who they are."
* "Curve balls" will be thrown.
* "The scripted part is less important than the way a candidate responds to unforeseen circumstances."
* Also, the item said, the campaign "will test candidate's 'metal' by fire."
Sounds like they all better don full mettle jackets.