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Seth Hammett says not running for Governor Posted by waltm, on January 16th, 2009, at 11:35 amAccording to the Andalusia Star-News, he said:
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“The 2009 regular legislative session will be a difficult one and will require our united and undivided attention.”
well then spend the time wisely and not on bingo again….
That’s sorta like Kay Ivey saying she won’t run for governor. He had no chance anyway. Just like Kay.
NKNH who do you think has a chance then? Tim James hahahahaha
Also, Seth has bigger issues than Gov, I expect a retirement from him in 2010 before an election.
Well Tim James DOES have millions of reasons why he is more credible than Kay Ivey, 2010’s Empty Skirt. Oh wait she doesn’t wear skirts. Should we call Kay the Empty Sensible Shoes?
Money in the bank does not mean votes. Roy Moore running will suck the wind out of James sails with the religious right. Remember this is the guy that garnered a whopping 10% of the vote in the GOP primary last time around.
There are those that say there is not a credible candidate in the Republican ranks and that is why the draft Joe Bonner effort is ongoing. Everyone that has any political savy at all understands this. Those in the higher ranks of the R’S understand it, and it is driving them nuts. Davis is definitely running, and he will be a tough opponent for the Primary, and General Election. His numbers show him dead even with all named R’s. Right now, it does not look good at the state level for the Republican Party..
Rambling idiocy is more like it.
I question whether the Davis camp has numbers showing what is claimed in #6. If there is a poll showing that, how much you want to bet said #s are off b/c they assume the turnout demographics for e-day 11/10 will be the same as they were for obama in 11/08?
Seth heard Davis footsteps and relized he get beat and have no part time job to support his political aspirations.
the Republicans will take the Gov handily if Davis is the Dem nominee. Period. Sealed. Done deal. Obama’s coattails won’t reach for two years in this state. I’d love to see Davis v. _____________ in 2010.
the turnout for “e-day 11/10″ could equal the numbers for “obama in 11/08″ and Davis still doesn’t win. the fact that he’s convinced himself that he is a contender is the great part.
#8, no one in the Davis camp would be that stupid.
Dear #8,
Davis doesn’t need Obama’s coattails. He consistently garners the support of the business community and white Republicans. He will handily win a general election based on HIS supporters. Your words are almost offensive – suggesting that race is the only card on the table in 2010. Davis’ career has proven that race is not an issue (exhibit A: Davis’ comments regarding the Azalea Trail Maids).
#8, I would suggest that you quit focusing on race (segregation ended 50 years ago, afterall) and start looking at what’s best for Alabama. Davis does.
As someone who has been around politcs and politicians for many, many years, if I had to hire a Governor, Seth Hammett would be my first choice.
There seem to be some misconceptions here about the Obama turnout numbers in /08. while some early estimates put the turnout at 30%, Chapman’s office estimated a 25% black turnout, which was about the same as ‘04, and not much more than the 22% in 06. The issue is that while black turnout went up in ‘08, white turnout did as well.
So, given that Davis’ pollster is not a quack, but a national pro (John Anzalone), I would surmise that any Davis numbers probably assume a black turnout of between 22%-25%. By the way, like #6, I have heard that there is a new Anzalone poll too and that while Davis doesn’t do quite as well as in the AEA numbers, that he is essentially even with the leading Repubs, that Folsom has surprisingly high negatives, and that Jack Hawkins has out of sight positive numbers.
Folsom has “surprisingly” high negatives? Why would high negatives for Folsom be surprising, given that he got beat by Fob James in ‘94 (and ethical lapses were part of the albatross around his neck), that he profited off of Jefferson County’s billion dollar sewer bonds with no real experience or credentials in government finance and that he has accomplished ZILCH as the current Lt Gov. Surprising??? Hardly.
Hawkins has “out of sight positive numbers?” Out of sight in what regard? Among those polled at a Hawkins Family reunion? For those polled in Pike County? For those who said they would prefer a nicely-dressed middle-aged man who was a college president of a state college? Sure, among those constituencies I guess I could understand those “out of sight” numbers.
BUT…4/5ths of the state has never heard of the guy. How can he have “out of sight” positive numbers???
I think he meant “out of sight” as in “so small they are difficult to see.” Hawkins seems like a fine guy, but no one in this state outside Pike Co and Troy knows who the hell he is.
Hawkins will not show up at the starting line. Too many skeletons who all wear skirts.
As to black turnout, in 2008 there were 22,863 straight Dem votes in that portion of Montgomery in CD 2. By comparison, in 2006 there were only 9,614 straight Dem votes in the same boxes in the general election between Folsom and Strange. That’s a jump of 138% from ‘06 to ‘08.
Dear #13 – I’d really like to believe Artur could get elected in Alabama and I don’t think we are far off, but we’re not there yet (sans some sort of anamolous 1986ish circumstances (enter Roy Moore)).
Davis is a world class guy, but you have to balance that with the sad, ironic reality that a good chunk of the remaining old school yellow dog/fdr/tva (choose your descriptor) north alabama white democratic base are from a different generation and are apparently racists (not to mention a good chunk of the repub base).
But #13 is right about Davis’ appeal to the R’s, I have heard a bunch of the BCA/big business repubs talking about what a great guy Davis is how they can’t lose in the big pic if he’s the Dem nominee – and that gives me great pause.
Does anyone other than me wonder how Congressman Davis is paying Anzalone for the polls, paying himself and staff for travel all over the state outside his district, and not having any funds under a state campaign committee? He has written articles complaining about Alabama’s lax campaign laws, but seems to be perfectly willing to use federal campaign dollars for state campaign purposes. It would be perfectly legal for him to transfer the dollars to a state account – but is it right (or legal) to use congressional campaign dollars from an FEC account to support a state campaign (which we all know he is already waging) without properly disclosing under the Fair Campaign Practices Act?
Let me address #19:
You write, “Davis is a world class guy, but you have to balance that with the sad, ironic reality that a good chunk of the remaining old school yellow dog/fdr/tva (choose your descriptor) north alabama white democratic base are from a different generation and are apparently racists (not to mention a good chunk of the repub base).”
98% of the black vote (black base, whatever you want to call it) votes for the BLACK candidates over the white one in 99% of all elections. Black Democrats can count on up to 40% of the white vote, even when they run against a more qualified white.
Don’t sit there and throw race bombs against the base of the Republican party which has voted against the “give away” Liberalism that blacks cherish and subscribe. I’m gettin sick and friggin’ tired of holier-than-thou, hypocritical white folks and black folks accusing whites who vote against Liberal, Leftist blacks as racists. These same “racist” whites you denigrate are the same ones who laud and admire people like JC Watts, Condi Rice, Clarence Thomas, Ken Blackwell, Thomas Sowell, Michael Steele, Lynn Swann and others who are Conservative but are also black.
Republicans need to stand up and stop cowering to these false charges of racism made by the race pimps in the Democrat party.
Again, 98% voted for Obama over McCain. NO OTHER VOTING SEGMENT was that much in the pocket for any candidate. And don’t tell me ideology and political philosophy were at play. Normally, a GOP candidate for Prez gets around 9-10% of the black vote. This was all about race for blacks, not whites.
So get it straight who the REAL racists—(read: mindless sheep) are, you ignoramus.
scorpius raises one relevant point – what is the plural of ignoramus?
ignorami