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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 [...]

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Public Policy Polling says if Republican Bradley Byrne met Democrat Artur Davis in a general election race right now, Byrne would lead 48%-32%.
The North Carolina-based firm released the findings of its March 27th-29th poll of 1,270 Alabama voters this afternoon. View the complete poll here.
In a Davis- Kay Ivey matchup, Ivey leads 44%-33%.
Ouch! considering sources [...]

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A newly-released poll from Public Policy Polling finds Congressman Artur Davis leading Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks 38% to 28% in the Democratic primary for governor.
A survey of the Republican field has former 2-year schools chief Bradley Byrne narrowly leading former judge Roy Moore 27% to 23%. Rep. Robert Bentley and Treasurer Kay Ivey show up [...]

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By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News
Here’s the first of many reactions on Attorney General Troy King’s announcement that he’s taking over the Governor’s Illegal Gambling Task Force -
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Sparks Says King Needs To Go Even Further
Disband Bingo Task Force For Good
“I’m glad to see that Commander Tyson has been relieved of his duties,” said Commissioner [...]

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By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News, Montgomery, AL
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ron Sparks unloaded on primary opponent, Congressman Artur Davis for his votes on healthcare.  Here’s Sparks’ release:
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Ron Sparks Campaign Release:
Artur Davis has missed half of the votes in Congress this year, yet he has made a point to go back to Washington to kill [...]

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By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News
Ron Sparks, one of two democrats in the running for governor, has staked much of his campaign fortunes on gambling legislation.  And now, he says if elected he’ll take decisive action.  Here’s his release with a time line for bingo:
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Today Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Ron Sparks announced a [...]

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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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“I don’t know what the big issue is.”
Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks answers more questions about that loan to his campaign.
An editorial page question for the last week from the MobilePressRegister/BhamNews/MontgomeryAdvertiser/PoliticalParlor/etc: where did the money come from? In particular, a $500,000 personal loan to campaign Sparks. While it may not be a “talk-about” among [...]

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