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As we close out the week, don’t miss that gubernatorial candidate Tim James is also nailing down support that in years past has gone to a rival.
Former state Sen. Roy Smith announced this week that he will direct Tim James’ campaign in Etowah County. Smith co-chaired Roy Moore’s “We Need Moore Committee” in 2006 when Moore ran unsuccessfully for governor.
James had already secured the support of Montgomery businessman Ron Creel who is also a former Moore campaign organizer. I hear debate over whether Moore will be a large or small factor in this campaign, but some of Moore’s supporters in years past are clearly indicating James is a better bet this cycle.
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I’m not sure why Tim James is busy trying to get past Roy Moore supporters “on his side”. Is he trying to be the new and improved Roy Moore?
I’m starting to wonder if the people joing the James campaign actually think the guy would be a good governor or if they just think, “what the hell? maybe I’ll get a job.”
no offense to any James supports. Just sayin
This is odd to pop up now. This news has been on James’ website for quite some time. In fact, I posted the link a week or so ago. Is the James’ camp now sending this stuff out again hoping it will be picked up by more folks? This tells me, mainly, one thing…..James must be worried that moore will cut in to some of his votes in the GOP primary so he is doing all he can to say “hey, I’m just as good as Moore so vote for me instead” Is he going to start carrying around a display of the 10 commandments next? Jeez…
2010, I saw it in the news at the beginning of the week (I may have gotten email on it at the end of last week.) When I was clearing out things for the blog that I had not gotten to this week, I wanted to mention this. I could have put it in the Friday Bits post, but it seemed interesting enough that I put it in its own post.
William, most of Moore’s supporters would probably support James if Moore was not in the race, so James will benefit if he can show that Moore is not viable and that Moore supporters are already moving to James.
People supported Roy Moore for a diversity of reaons. Some liked his no-new-taxes pledge, some liked his appeal to cut waste in state spending, some liked his grassroots approach, some liked his reverence for the US Constitution.
Those issues are articulated by Tim James.
Tim James is his own man and he is not Roy Moore, Bradley Byrne, Robert Bentley, or any other candidate.
I believe that you will see a wide variety of people supporting Tim James–former Moore supporters are only one component of the Tim James coalition.
I appreciate aspects of all of the above named candidates, but I believe the complete conservative choice is TIM JAMES.
I guess what I’m trying to figure out is why Moore supporters would support James rather than one of the other candidates. What makes Tim James more conservative than Bradley Byrne or Robert Bentley and how can that even be quantified since he hasn’t been in the public realm as an elected official?
I’m an out-of-stater, so was seeking some insight. What does Bradley Byrne’s entry into the race mean for Tim James and vice versa. James seems to be the more authentic conservative, judging from his Web site, and Byrne seems to be tiptoeing around issues like abortion. What’s the skinny on the ground in the Heart of Dixie?
nice try post 7.
A for effort, post 7.
From what I can tell, both James and Byrne say they are pro-gun, anti-abortion, pro-family, pro-business, and anti-gambling.
Roy Smith and Ron Creel carry nobody with them.
They have nobody’s respect that ran Moore’s campaign into the ground and earned the great resentment of everyone else who supported Moore.
Ron Creel was probably a plant from Tim James who was trying to KO Moore on purpose, Ron Creel is an old James family hack.
So those two are nothing to brag about. It doesn’t go any further. That’s all Tim got to “brag” about.
Pastor Killian if you support Tim, your showing you cannot size up a guy’s character.
How can you justify someone who not done anything other that promote themselves and nothing proves they will put principles first over themselves over a man who had proven over and over they place principles over his own best personal interests.
Well put Brother John!
Governor James did in Alabama to true Conservatives what the Bush family did to the on the national level – cast them into the wilderness.
Character matters, when ego is what its all about, things don’t go well and the real conservatives who could make a difference are cast aside and yes men are raised up.
preach on princeliberty !
I don’t know about all this Moore/James/Byrne talk, but that is one heck of an unflattering photo of Tim James.
Danny – You are correct in Post #4. First, let me say that only a fool or a campaign operative would would be making a hard prediction today for what will happen in November of next year. The political world can do a complete about-face in short order. However, you can bet your last dollar that if the election were held today James would run a soft 2nd behind Byrne, but there would be a runoff. If Moore gains traction, it comes at James’s expense due to the older, hard-core religious right that would go to James (absent Moore) due to the lingering perception that the James family is deeply grounded in Christian principle and practice. I strongly sense that Moore will not gain the traction for no other reason than his time and his opportunity has passed, and he is perceived by the masses as an old fogey who is stuck in the mud of the past. I also strongly sense that Byrne can be made to wilt when the hot light of attention is placed on him. He may win the nomination, but he could be upset by Davis in the general election. BTW – I am a Republican and have been since Ronald Reagan first ran for president.
i find it odd that HossMan thinks Byrne will wilt under pressure. Do you not think he has been under pressure as the Chancellor of Post Secondary Education? As a State Senator, as a member of the AL Board of Education? Please tell me, for example, what comparable pressure James has been under. Was James under pressure when he was off at private boarding school, or maybe he was under pressure when he was drenched in family money, or maybe he was under pressure by being the son of a former Governor? I find your analysis odd, Hoss.
2010 -I think you are missing my point. I said Byrne can be made to wilt under the hot light of “attention,” not pressure. Byrne is being packaged as the heir apparent to Riley, or a recycled Riley if you will. When the voters’ attention becomes focused (much, much later) Byrne will look like Riley, minus the horse and hair dye. History has shown repeatedly that he has no coat tails, and now Alabama’s unemployment rate has hit 9.8%, the highest in a quarter century. Byrne should figure out who “he” is and begin building his own image. Otherwise, the hunger for a newer and better way to govern felt by the masses will (can we spell change?) leave him wondering what happened. Adequate money and creative advertising/imaging could even put Byrne at risk in a runoff with James. When the public perceives times as tough, the last thing they want is more of the same – Riley/Byrne. BTW, I don’t have a dog in this fight, but I have been observing state politics since the 60’s and enjoy the entertainment.
Tim James is the only candidate with standing with fiscal conservatives and social conservatives. None of the other candidates comes close. Forget about Artur Davis and any other Democrat in the gov’s race. The Democrats, thanks in large part to Barack Obama, are radioactive in Alabama and throughout the South and Southwest. It’s Tim James’s race to lose.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, why or how does Tim James have fiscal or social credibility?
19 – you are operating under the assumption that the voting public does not like bob riley and would not vote for anyone even remotely like him. that is nuts. if riley could run for re election, he would win. i am not saying any candidate needs to package themselves as bob riley jr. and i agree riley lacks coat tails, but you paint a picture that voters in this state are not happy with the current governor. that is flat out false. and in terms of james – is he “change” ? if so, how so? how would he be a better governor than byrne, for example.
James is running on ego and pride, not a record.
Byrne is running on a record…a bucket of warm spit record.
Moore is running on Chuck Norris’ endorsement and the hopes that people will have forgotten that he was a fraud.
There is a lot of time between June 20th 2009 and June 1st 2010.
You gals need to keep your collective powder dry.
scorpius, you’re right, alot of time b/t now and june. Hell, half these folks, save byrne & james, may not even make it to qualifying. Just don’t see bentley/ivey being able to raise the funds needed by then.
I say Bentley will run for lt gov. Ivey will stay in it, but it will be one of the funniest campaigns you’ve ever seen run.
What are the odds that Moore gets the big head and runs as an independent?
charlie – i am afraid all these folks will make to to qualifying…..sad, but true. and scorpius, to say that byrne does not have a worthy record is just flat our false. your opinion…but a faulty one.
2010 – I confess, I don’t care for Riley, and it is difficult to keep it from showing. I can, however, tell you that you are wrong about Riley’s popularity. There is a huge difference between today and Riley’s crest when the national economy was lifting all boats and the work of former governors and ADO was paying dividends for Alabama. By any objective observation, Alabama (Riley) is in the crapper – the highest unemployment rate in 25 years, and more to come; the education budget in deep proration; the general fund in “undeclared” proration; a pathetic record of consistent failure to accomplish anything in the legislature; etc., etc., etc. If Bradley wants to carry on the Riley legacy he will be very unpleasantly surprised at election time. It is an undisputable fact that Alabama was in better condition under Don, Fob, Jim, Guy, and George, than we are today. You may be proud of that, but I am not.
Hoss Man – you are seriously delusional. Don, Fob, George, Jim and Guy were better for Alabama? Hmmmm, corruption, jail time, drunk leadership, borderline dementia….. quite a group you named.
Do you not realize the state of affairs that virtually every state in the union is in right now? Apparently not because based on your logic, Bob Riley is responsible for the fall of the stock market, for record un employment accross this country, for the bankruptcy of GM and Chrysler, for the malfeasance of wall street execs, and let me guess, he secretly sabotaged the recent voting in iran? You have shown in your last post, the ultimate in bias against Riley and anyone he may like. Get a grip. Riley has been good for Alabama – like him or not – at least be able to admit the truth. But then again, that seems to be beyond your clouded state of reality.
2010 – I don’t think I am delusional, but that is one of the symptoms, isn’t it? Perhaps I am, perhaps you are. We will just have to agree to disagree. Back to Bradley – at this time I would be inclined to vote for him, considering the current field, but there are two things worth noting: 1. – I have frequently voted for the candidate who lost because I chose the person I felt was most qualified. 2. – With the exception of Guy Hunt’s first term I have correctly predicted every governor’s election since John Patterson. Yes, I am a bit long in the tooth, but I know my fellow Alabamians, and they are primed to reject the status quo. Bradley would do well to reflect on that.
well, we can agree on one thing, i likewise often vote for the candidate i think is most qualified and they often don’t win! Mitt Romney for example…..
2010 – Here is a Father’s Day prediction for you. After President Obama, we will have President Romney. Happy Father’s Day to all.
let’s hope we have a President Romney come the 2012 election, Hoss…