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Hallie Shoffner, the Democratic Senate nominee in Arkansas, criticized Sen. Tom Cotton and President Donald Trump for focusing on daylight saving time instead of pressing issues like gas prices and healthcare. On MS Now, she noted that national Republicans have spent $13.5 million against her while Cotton has barely campaigned. The Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent, passed the House with a 308-117 vote but remains stalled in the Senate due to Cotton's opposition based on concerns over winter sunrises being too late.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Democratic Senate nominee Hallie Shoffner criticized Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and President Donald Trump for focusing too much on daylight saving time instead of addressing issues such as gas prices, grocery prices, and healthcare that are concerning to Arkansas voters. The dispute stems from the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent year-round; while Trump supports it, Cotton opposes it due to concerns about late winter sunrises. Shoffner highlighted that she has not been asked about daylight savings during her 450-day campaign trail and emphasized that national Republicans have spent $13.5 million in Arkansas against her candidacy, despite Cotton's minimal campaigning efforts there. The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act with a vote of 308-117 in July, but it remains stalled in the Senate.
Written for “Daylight Saving Time Debate” on 2026-10-08,
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Democratic Senate nominee Hallie Shoffner said Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and President Donald Trump should spend less time sparring over daylight saving time and more time addressing the issues facing Arkansas voters.
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Cotton → say → voters
Shoffner was responding to the public dispute between Trump and Cotton over the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent.
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time → respond → Act
“I’ll tell you, over the 450 days that I’ve been on the campaign trail, not once have I been asked about daylight saving time,” Shoffner said on MS Now.
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Shoffner → tell → MS
“What are Arkansans talking about?
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Arkansans → talk → What
They’re talking about gas prices and grocery prices.
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They → talk → prices
They’re talking about healthcare.”
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They → talk → healthcare
Shoffner also criticized national Republicans for spending heavily on the Arkansas race while Cotton has largely avoided campaigning against her.
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Cotton → criticize → her
“They’ve spent $13.5 million in Arkansas against a farmer and a first-time candidate, and Tom Cotton still isn’t showing up,” she said.
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she → spend → farmer
Cotton has opposed making daylight saving time permanent, while Trump has repeatedly urged the Senate to advance the legislation.
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Trump → oppose → legislation
The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in July by a 308-117 vote, but the bill remains stalled in the Senate.
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bill → pass → Senate
Trump called on Arkansans to pressure Cotton to support the legislation, even posting the senator’s cellphone number on social media.
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Trump → call → media
“To the Great People of Arkansas, please let your Senator know it would be a GREAT Bipartisan WIN for the United States Senate, and for America, itself,” Trump wrote Saturday on Truth Social.
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Trump → let → Social
“The Sunshine Protection Act” was passed in the House by a Vote of 308 to 117.
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Act → pass → 308
Cotton responded that he opposes permanent daylight saving time because of the effect of later winter sunrises.
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he → respond → sunrises
“No one likes changing the clock, me included, but Congress has enacted permanent Daylight Savings Time multiple times before and repealed it each time once Americans experienced absurdly late sunrises in the winter,” Cotton posted Saturday.
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Cotton → like → winter
“Arkansans don’t want their kids going to school in the pitch dark, and I’ll always put Arkansas first.”
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I → want → Arkansas
Trump also criticized Cotton earlier in the week, saying the legislation was being held up by the Arkansas senator “for reasons unknown” and calling the twice-yearly clock change “foolish, inconvenient and, in some cases, very costly.”
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legislation → criticize → cases
Cotton, the third-ranking Republican in the Senate, remains heavily favored to win reelection, with the Cook Political Report rating the race solid Republican.
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Report → rank → race
A J.L. Partners poll conducted Aug. 14-18 found Cotton leading Shoffner 51%-35%.
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Cotton → conduct → Shoffner
However, a Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College poll conducted Aug. 11-12 found Shoffner leading Cotton 47%-44%.
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Shoffner → conduct → Cotton
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