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March 24, 2008

Raby Not Running for AL-05 Seat

Filed under: Campaign & Election, AL and DC — Danny @ 3:40 pm

Democratic political consultant Steve Raby tells the Parlor that he has decided not to run for the AL-05 seat being vacated by Bud Cramer.

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  1. That is bad news for Alabama. Steve Raby would have been a great Congressman. Maybe in a couple of years when Parker follows the Riley path to the Governor’s Mansion Steve can run then.

    Comment by Nobody — March 24, 2008 @ 4:19 pm

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  3. He may have made a great Congressman, but he had very low name ID. With a two-month sprint to the Primary staring him in the face, I guess he decided he didn’t have enough time to boost his numbers.

    Comment by The Sandman — March 24, 2008 @ 7:26 pm

  4. What on earth makes Raby qualified to be in Congress? He’s just a political hack. I mean, he’s a good political hack but that’s no basis for saying he would be a great Congressman.

    Comment by What? — March 24, 2008 @ 8:09 pm

  5. He was Chief of Staff to a Senator (Heflin), and if you know him, you know he’s a very good person and a brilliant guy.

    Comment by john — March 24, 2008 @ 11:04 pm

  6. Being a COS and brilliant falls in with being a good hack. Still doesn’t make him a great Congressman. I don’t really have a thesis for why he would be that bad, I’m just saying the declaration that he would have been good in Congress seems a little premature.

    Comment by Anonymous — March 25, 2008 @ 1:12 am

  7. I guess you have to have been a republican hack/staffer (like jo bonner) in order to be qualified to be a good congressman.

    Comment by anonymous — March 25, 2008 @ 7:05 am

  8. A “good” chief of staff would have had a hanky in the pocket instead of panties. Who all remembers that embaressing moment for Heflin?

    Comment by JD — March 25, 2008 @ 1:06 pm

  9. Can someone please get JD a dictionary?!

    Comment by Spell Check — March 26, 2008 @ 4:15 pm

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