Comments on: Huckabee, Obama Win Alabama

By: SamfordDem

SamfordDem — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:23:57 +0000

It says a lot that Republicn-leaning voters in Cullman have decided that they prefer a national GOP in disarray to Hubbard and Co.

By: walt moffett

walt moffett — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:50:39 +0000

Sounds like Cullman GOP voters are learning the same trick Democratic party voters learned after the collapse of the Dixiecrats.

By: SamfordDem

SamfordDem — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:27:41 +0000

I can explain the disparity in Cullman easily: voters have disassosciated the state GOP from the national GOP. Also, McCain and Huckabee both appeal to the same kind of middle-class evangelical Republican-leaning independents who accounted for Fields’ huge victory. No matter what the media says, most of the conservative independents I know in Cullman like McCain and Huckabee both (but usually loathe Romney).

By: walt moffett

walt moffett — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:38:43 +0000

Voters are easy to understand, begin by grokking humans and their feline masters.

By: Dan T

Dan T — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:03:43 +0000

One week after blowing a house race the GOP won Cullman by a two to one margin in total votes. Ill never understand voters….

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:30:28 +0000

Please–oh please–let the Democrats elect Joe Reed state party chair!

By: pole totem

pole totem — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:55:00 +0000

This election has confirmed yet again that Joe Reed can drag down anybody. He got beat in his city council race, he got whipped trying to run for the state senate. He is the kiss of death when it comes to elections, particularly in the black community. And now Joe Reed wants to be party chair.

By: ALmod

ALmod — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:16:38 +0000

One of the things that has been frying me in the past weeks… I was talking to someone yesterday who was saying that she wanted to vote for Ron Paul but didn’t– because he was no longer in the race. Paul actually had been doing better than Huckabee in some states and beat out Giulliani well before Rudy dropped out. Not to mention, Ron Paul has raised more money than any Republican candidate. Yet the media has refused to give any acknowledgment that Paul was still in the race– and as such are directly responsible for the results.

By: Roy

Roy — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:11:40 +0000

Yeah, a lot of moss-backs turned out to try to stop McCain. In a way, Huckleberry’s win here proves that he may be right about evolution being a myth.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:56:24 +0000

I’ve never been a one-issue voter, but I’m disappointed that a candidate with anti-evolution views has won approval of Alabama voters.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:33:55 +0000

More Republicans than Democrats voted yesterday.

By: walt moffett

walt moffett — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:03:44 +0000

Just off the top of my head, looks to me an ideal statewide candidate would be some one with high charisma, a positive message, promises of Change, strong street level work and who loves Jesus just a touch more than he loves his guns, will do well. Which has been our history since at least the 50’s. (Guy Hunt was an exception).

This also been an election when the traditional signs and bumper stickers everywhere were practically non existent in my area.

By: Farmer

Farmer — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:44:36 +0000

Over 500,000 Republican Primary voters, the most in history.

With 98% in Rep lead the Dems in total vote.

Combined Turnout at 42% of active voters