In Little Rock, a well-fitted Democrat faces an uphill climb

Clarke Tucker is chasing an elusive accomplishment for Democratic congressional candidates in the South who happen to be white and male: winning an election.

In the Republican wave election of 2010, many of the 60-plus seats Democrats lost were white males from below the Mason-Dixon Line. Since then, there haven’t been many congressmen like Tucker. He’s trying to break the losing streak this year on a message of moderation and localism.