No big surprise here at all.
Republican Sen. Richard Shelby comfortably leads Democrat William Barnes (59% – 29%) in the latest Rasmussen Reports survey.
Shelby enjoys 91% support from Republicans and a “four to one” lead among independents.
Rasmussen finds only 9% rate the economy good or excellent.
Read more of Rick Journey’s blog here.
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Is calling U.S. Rep. Artur Davis “unelectable” code that a black candidate can not be elected governor in Alabama?
Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks has repeatedly said he is more electable than Rep. Davis, but his campaign argues it is because Davis is a “lousy congressman.”
How about if the “unelectable argument” comes in the form of a [...]
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This week on Newsmakers, WSFA’s Bob Howell interviewed 4 candidates for Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.
Democratic candidate: Glen Zorn
Republican candidates: Dorman Grace, John McMillan, and Dale Peterson
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Black bails on BINGO vote
The issue that dominated this legislative session died in the House of Representatives and thus will never receive a vote of the people. The lead sponsor of BINGO legislation in the House, Marcel Black (D), addressed the House on Wednesday afternoon. Black assured the body that a vote to pass the [...]
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Plenty of phone calls started coming in by mid morning about this story.
Several sources tell FOX6 News that Kay Ivey will suspend her campaign for governor and qualify for lieutenant governor.
The two-term Republican is term limited as state treasurer.
Ivey has scheduled a 3:30 news conference at party headquarters in the Birmingham-suburb of Homewood.
Her campaign would [...]
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Sen. Paul Sanford (R-Huntsville) exchanged sharp words with e-bingo sponsor Sen. Roger Bedford before the failed vote this morning. Sanford voted “no” on the procedural vote after Bedford claimed he had his support a day earlier.
In a statement released since that vote, Sen. Sanford says he’ll offer a new bill this week that will “simplify” [...]
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Republican candidate for governor Tim James points out even if an e-bingo bill passes the Senate this week, it has another challenge in the House.
He appeared this morning on FOX6 News Good Day Alabama.
Watch the interview here.
Last night, James joined fellow Republicans, minus Roy Moore, for a candidate forum in Huntsville. Read here.
Read more of [...]
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If not today, when? Senate President Pro Tem Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) says he wants e-Bingo handled in the Senate before Spring Break, which is two weeks away. Smitherman dismisses critics saying this is a matter of…. wait for it…. jobs. Watch the full interview here.
Sen. Priscilla Dunn (D-Bessemer) has been one of those involved in [...]
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Is he tired of being on the defensive over that $500,000 loan?
Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks campaign took its swipe at Congressman Artur Davis this morning. The email in reporters InBoxes claims “Artur Davis traded key votes for campaign cash, siding with Big Oil and the credit card industry.”
The Sparks campaign cites the watchdog group OpenSecrets.org [...]
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It seems absurd to think that families on the same street could pay different tuition at identical state schools
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