Great analysis! I might comment that Artur Davis is a rising star. I watch him on
the Larry Kudlow show nationwide. He amazes me and the panel with is great answers.

I know that he is being well received by the business community. He spoke to the
BCA and the Downtown Rotary recently.

2. Are we talking about the same George Clooney and Jim Folsom?

3. Folsom’s tactics are class warfare 101. The so-called “grey poupon voter,” whatever that is, is the butt of such campaigns.

4. Good accent, no doubt. That said, anyone who has spoken in person with Jim Folsom knows that intelligence is not his forte.

5. True, but, if 2006 showed us anything, Democrats need more than a strong national Democratic turnout to be successful.

6. If Folsom expects to harp on Mercedes ad nauseam, I dare say he will find himself looking in on inauguration day. It takes more than a decade old victory to bring about an electoral one.

7. This may be true as a strength, though for the sole reason that she wants this campaign far more than Jim does.

I will only say that, with Artur Davis looking more and more like a candidate in 2010, Jim Folsom looks less and less like a sure thing. He will now have to a face a primary opponent who appeals to the most vital element within the Democratic Party. Further, Davis would wipe the floor with Folsom should they ever debate. Regardless of who wins, expect a divided Democratic Party following such a contest.

1. Tremendous success with business interests. Probably
more so than any democrat in years.

2. Looks! Looks like
a distiguished George Clooney type.

3. He will appeal to the grey poupon and the Joe six-pack
voters.

4. Sounds good on Television. Photogenic.

5. There may not be another Nationwide Republican wave. He
narrowly lost in 1980 to Denton during the Reagan wave and
narrowly lost to Fob James during the Contract with America.

6. Mercedes. Enough said on that subject

7. Beautiful wife, who is a great campaigner in her own
right.

I am not supporting him. I want to be fair and recognise
his strengths in the campaign. I have not listed his
weaknesses. Just say he is tied with American Tourister.

I get the feeling Luther will probably run for AG, regardless of what Troy King decides. As time goes on, Byrne appears to be the logical Republican choice. In the eyes of Republicans, he has taken on the AEA and fought what is seen as one of the most corrupt institutions in the state. Luther runs for AG and waits for a US Senate seat to open. I know for a fact Shelby, if he could, would choose Luther to be his successor.

As for her being a candidate for Governor in 2006, I imagine if you polled 100 Republicans in the state, less than 5 could tell you Harri Anne Smith was a candidate. Unless that was sarcasm, in which case, my apologies.