Ray Robbins Ad Airs in SD 11

Republican Ray Robbins is running this ad in Senate District 11 where he faces Democrat Jerry Fielding.

Robbins replaced incumbent Jim Preuitt on the ballot after Preuitt withdrew from the race at the end of August.

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Paul Sanford Takes Out the Trash in SD 7

Republican incumbent Paul Sanford takes out the trash in an ad running now in Senate District 7.

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Sanford faces Democratic challenger (and former Senate Majority Leader) Jeff Enfinger.

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Mac Parsons Ad in Supreme Court Race

Democratic Supreme Court candidate Mac Parsons is on the air in some parts of the state with this ad.

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FYI, Vision Forum is the group referenced in the ad that awarded Tom Parker a Man of the Year Award for 2005. The ad above draws some connections to a statement once on that group’s website that “God does not allow women the right to vote” and that by ignoring God’s law in this regard American Christians have “destroyed their own credibility.” While the statement appears to be removed from the website, according to the Internet Archive the statement was on their website from 2006 into 2008 (here, for example). You can also see the statement referenced here at another site.

Make of that what you will.

The Press-Register has an article on this ad here.

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Jack Williams Ad on the Air in HD 47

Republican incumbent Jack Williams challenges the conservative credentials of Independent opponent Chip McCallum in this ad running now in HD 47.

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There is no Democrat on the ballot in this race.

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Bill Poole Ad in HD 63

Republican Bill Poole is airing this spot in HD 63. Poole faces Democrat Susan Pace Hamill in a race for the seat vacated by gubernatorial candidate Robert Bentley.

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Another Joyner Radio Spot in SD 22

Republican Danny Joyner is running this radio spot in Senate District 22 where he challenges Democratic incumbent Marc Keahey.

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Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker Radio Spot

In “The Conservative Minute”, a radio campaign spot for Tom Parker’s re-election to the Supreme Court, Parker says that it’s time to put “liberal, activist judges” with al-Qaeda on the list of America’s biggest security threats.

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The Republican Parker is challenged by Democrat Mac Parsons.

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'Meet Tom Parker' Ad from Mac Parsons

Democratic Supreme Court challenger Mac Parsons has been airing this TV spot that Republican incumbent Tom Parker calls “slanderous and defamatory.” (Parsons’ response? “I will meet Tom Parker at the Montgomery County Probate Office, where these liens are filed, and he can explain how these liens, in his name, at his address, aren’t really his.”)

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The Press-Register takes a good look at the story here.

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Jim Folsom Airs New Ad in Race for Lt. Governor

Democratic Lt. Governor Jim Folsom is on the air with a new TV spot in his re-election bid.

Folsom faces Republican state Treasurer Kay Ivey in Tuesday’s election.

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Chip McCallum Ads in HD 47

Independent candidate Chip McCallum has two ads on the air. One more positive, and one that takes aim at Republican incumbent Jack Williams.

This one starts this weekend.

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Kay Ivey's Closing Argument in TV Spot

Kay Ivey presents the closing argument of her campaign for Lt. Governor in a TV spot that went up yesterday and will run through Tuesday.

The Republican Ivey is challenging Democratic incumbent Jim Folsom.

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Bright Gets Push from DCCC in AL-02

National Journal reports that the DCCC has purchased $21.6 million worth of air time in 66 U.S. House districts, including spending $266,416 in AL-02 where Democratic incumbent Bobby Bright is challenged by Republican Martha Roby.

The DCCC site shows three new ads created for AL-02. Residents there may expect to see some combination of these three.

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Republican Reed Responds in SD 5 Ad

Republican Greg Reed pushes back against Democratic opponent Brett Wadsworth’s latest ad with one of his own.

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I can’t help but note the smack in the pejorative phrase “unknown Democratic Senate candidate.”

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Taylor Ad Deems Mitchell Untrustworthy in SD 30

Republican Bryan Taylor has a new ad running in Senate District 30.

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Taylor is challenging seven-term state Senator Wendell Mitchell, a Democrat.

NRCC Dips into the Vault for AL-02 Ad

The NRCC dips into the vault for a new ad released today in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, using video of Bright on the 2008 campaign trail.

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At one point, the Parlor had an embedded YouTube video of a larger piece of the speech (which has since been removed from YouTube). In it Bright said (as seen above) in answer to the question that he supported Obama (then a candidate, not a president), and also added that he would support McCain if McCain were elected president.

Though the YouTube video is no longer available you can see from the Parlor commenters who had seen it that some readers thought the larger context was important and others thought it irrelevant.

Even (or especially) in the larger context we see again Bright in the delicate dance of a Democrat in a right-leaning district. Bright is challenged this fall by Republican Martha Roby.

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Legislative Dispatch

A Look from the Rearview Mirror

This Thursday will mark the last day of the legislative Session.  For some, it was a Session that seemed would never end.  For others, it was one that ended much too quickly.  It may be early, yet, to write an obit on this Session, but as we approach the finish line, some perspective may be in order.

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Putting Students First

As you know, a very important piece of legislation will be presented for our consideration in the House tomorrow in Montgomery – Senate Bill 310 – the “Students First” tenure and fair dismissal reform bill. Like me, many House members have been inundated with phone calls and emails from opponents of this bill, and some have been [...]

Legislative Transparency

There are a lot of issues to debate before we begin the final days of this session. In fact, I am quite certain there will be some comments on this post debating many of them. Before we get into the last seven day of the session I wanted to bring up a topic that [...]


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