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 Posted by Danny, on October 22nd, 2010, at 3:57 pmDemocrat Charley Grimsley takes a swing at his Republican opponent in this ad running in Montgomery. (The ad buy will be expanded into other markets next week.) Grimsley and Republican Young Boozer are seeking to succeed Republican Kay Ivey in the Treasurer’s office. 
Posted by Danny, on September 13th, 2010, at 2:53 pm
Here are a few highlights…
43% of Alabamians intend to vote only or mostly for Republicans, 21% for Democrats, according to the poll. Net favorable Ratings:
If you were looking for mitigating factors… those more knowledgeable than I in this realm have suggested that the 20% African-American sample may be a bit low. One told me that 22% would probably still be on the conservative side. Also, the sample may be a little on the young side, with 18 to 24 year-olds representing 12% of the poll’s sample, and those 65 and over representing 20% of the sample. Others have suggested that the youngest group might be nearer to 5% of the actual turnout, while the oldest group might be nearer to 30% of actual turnout. As Alabama becomes more red, the youngest group tends to be more Republican, and the oldest group tends to be more Democratic than other age ranges, a holdover from the days when Alabama was a one-party state. There is still this question, which struck me as odd before and still does:
A hard re-elect number is often gathered many months out to figure a baseline of support for the incumbent, but we are into September. This question gives respondents info to think about when they answer the next question (which is, would you vote for Republican Kay Ivey or Democrat Jim Folsom, Jr.?), info that won’t be on the ballot. As I mentioned before, I’d like to know results on the Ivey/Folsom matchup question asked straight-up without the preceding question. There may be little difference, but results tend to be more meaningful when info not on the ballot is not presented in the poll. YMMV. The poll was taken August 30-31. The margin of error is +/- 4.9%. Lots of goodies are in there. Let us know what in there [.pdf] strikes you. Related Articles: Posted by Danny, on July 27th, 2010, at 4:35 pm
In addition to the ones you already saw here at the Parlor in a sneak peek*, ALFA’s Farm-PAC also endorsed: CD 5 – Steve Raby (D) ALFA’s Farm-PAC had already endorsed our incumbents in Washington, Supreme Court Justices Mike Bolin and Tom Parker, Supreme Court candidate Kelli Wise in Place 1, and Tommy Bryan in his re-election bid to the Court of Civil Appeals. Of those, Bobby Bright in Congressional District 2 is the only Democrat. No endorsement was made in the governor’s race between Robert Bentley (R) and Ron Sparks (D). See the ALFA announcement here. *Kay Ivey (R) for Lt. Governor, Luther Strange (R) for AG, John McMillan (R) for Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries, Jan Cook (D) for PSC Place 1, and Susan Parker (D) for PSC Place 2 were noted here last week as receiving the recommendation for endorsement from ALFA’s Farm-PAC advisory trustees. Related Articles: Posted by Danny, on May 20th, 2010, at 11:20 amCharley Grimsley, Democratic candidate for state Treasurer, goes on the air statewide this Saturday with this ad. 
He faces Jeremy Sherer in the Democratic primary. George Wallace, Jr., and Young Boozer square off in the GOP Primary. Related Articles: Posted by Danny, on May 5th, 2010, at 2:10 pmRepublican Young Boozer is airing what is, as far as I know, the first TV spot of the state Treasurer’s race. http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/YoungBoozerforTreasurer_May2010.flvHe may be right that his name may be an asset for him in the race. It is, as he says, “unbelievably sticky.” He faces George Wallace, Jr. in the Republican primary. The nominee will face the winner of the Democratic primary between Charley Grimsley and Jeremy Sherer. Posted by Danny, on March 29th, 2010, at 2:45 pm
Young Boozer makes official what we heard as a possibility eight months ago: he will enter the race for state Treasurer. The former deputy state finance director will challenge George Wallace, Jr. for the nomination. Also, it’s no secret to those close to Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh that the former state GOP chair is considering another run for the Public Service Commission. Cavanaugh narrowly lost the PSC Presidency to Democrat Lucy Baxley in the 2008 general election and has been giving serious thought to running for the seat currently held by Democrat Jan Cook. Republicans Chip Beeker, Terry Dunn, and Stephen Evans have announced their candidacies for the seat. Who else might we hear from by Friday? Update: Multiple sources tell the Parlor that Cavanaugh has expressed interest in getting Beeker to switch races so that he would run for the PSC Commisioner’s seat held by Democrat Susan Parker, but we also hear that it’s not going to happen. Posted by Danny, on February 20th, 2010, at 11:29 am
Left in Alabama has an account of yesterday’s meeting. Related Articles: Posted by Danny, on February 3rd, 2010, at 4:12 pm
From Associated Press:
The Radney Rule allows a party member to challenge a potential candidate’s ballot qualification if the potential candidate supported a candidate for another party within the last four years. According to the challenge from Miles, Grimsley gave $500 to Secretary of State candidate Beth Chapman in August 2006 when Nancy Worley was the Democratic nominee. Over at Left in Alabama (who was first out with the story), Grimsley’s potential candidacy is finding few friends. Speaking of the Radney Rule… Democratic political consultant Steve Raby has been mentioned as a potential candidate for Congressional District AL-05. Would he be vulnerable to a Radney Rule challenge himself through contributions he directed to Republicans through his PAC [.pdf]? Or would it be not so much of an issue because the contributions are technically from his PAC (albeit presumably at his direction) and not directly from himself? Update: Readers have pointed out that the Democratic Party by-laws state that no candidate is permitted to qualify as a Democrat “who did not support the nominees of the Democratic Party in all Special or General Elections during the past four years.” While Raby has given to plenty of Republicans, he seems to do it during primaries, not during the general election cycle where you could say he was not supporting the Democratic nominee, at least as far as I have seen. Furthermore, the by-laws allow such a potential candidate to renounce his previous allegiance, explain the error of her ways, and “If, after such a hearing, the Executive Board is convinced by a preponderance of the evidence that such a person would be an asset to the Democratic Party, the Executive Board may, by a vote of two-thirds of those present and voting, allow that person to seek office as a Democrat.” And, as has been pointed out, in Raby’s case this may be moot as he has not shown strong inclination to run for AL-05. But haven’t we all learned something. The state Democratic Party’s by-laws may be found here in .pdf form. Posted by waltm, on January 15th, 2010, at 11:43 amBoth Ronald Stokes (in an email to the Parlor) and Terry Dunn have dropped out of the race. Each have plans to seek future state wide office. This leaves George Wallace, Jr, unopposed in the Republican primary and facing either Charley Grimsley or Jeremy Sherer, depending on the results of the Democratic Primary. BTW, does Wallace have a web site, searches don’t lead to one. Continue reading “The Republican field narrows in the State Treasurer race” |
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