Rasmussen: Bentley Leads Sparks by 20%

Rasmussen Reports shows Republican lawmaker Robert Bentley leading Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks 55%-35% among likely Alabama voters.
The survey conducted July 22nd shows Bentley with a 3 to 1 edge among independents.
Similar to an Alabama Senate survey released yesterday, if you think the economy is improving you’re more likely to support the Democrat. If you [...]

Bob Riley: Obama Speech “Disappointing”

Gov. Bob Riley says the president “understands how hard people are being hit” along the Gulf Coast.
Riley says he watched the president during his visit to Alabama this week.
And that’s why he calls last night’s speech “disappointing.”

This morning on FOX6 News Good Day Alabama, Riley said it was disappointing to see the president “morph this [...]

Ron Sparks Addresses His Supporters

Around 8:45 Ron Sparks made an appearance at his election return party held at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Montgomery. Here is video of his speech.

Election Return Party Video

Gubernatorial candidates Tim James, Roy Moore, Bradley Byrne, and Ron Sparks all chose to hold their election return parties in the capital city. Here is some early video from their campaign parties. More videos will come later in the evening.

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Looking for election return results on June 1st? Look no further, we will post all results on this blog.
  Want to see video of candidates at their election return parties and even some acceptance and concession speeches? We will have it right here.
 Desperate for up to the minute tweets on election returns? That’s right, AlabamaPolitics will [...]

Bingo ruling stirs up Democratic gubernatorial campaign

The fallout from the latest bingo ruling is stirring up the Democratic gubernatorial race now just a week away from primary election day.
Electronic bingo has been a big issue for gubernatorial candidates from both parties in the primary races, but most Republicans at least agree that they’re opposed to electronic [...]

Artur Davis Holds Newser Today

Democratic candidate for governor and congressman Artur Davis holds a news conference at his Birmingham HQ at 1pm to further discuss what he calls  “racially tinged” rhetoric from supporters of his opponent, Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks.
Davis’s calls for Sparks to “denounce” such talk began Monday morning during an interview on FOX6 WBRC’s  Good Day Alabama.
Ironically, [...]

The Davis and Sparks Back and Forth

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 [...]

Artur Davis: Sparks campaign should denounce racial tactics

Here is the full story on WBRC’s website.

Rasmussen Raises Questions About Roy Moore in General Election

Scott Rasmussen’s polling firm releases numbers showing Bradley Byrne (R) strong against Democrats Artur Davis (50%-33%) and Ron Sparks (43%-33%) in hypothetical matchups.
Rasmussen Reports finds Tim James (R) in front in a Davis matchup (49%-35%), but tighter with Sparks (38%-34%).
Those two Democrats lead Republican Roy Moore in the same survey. Davis wins the early hypothetical [...]