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 Posted by Danny, on March 13th, 2010, at 12:49 pm U.S. Rep. Bobby Bright (D – Montgomery) “continues to prove his staying power,” according to Chris Cillizza of The Fix at WashingtonPost.com. The Fix removes the district, AL-02, from its rankings of the 20 House races most likely to switch parties in the November election. Posted by Danny, on March 11th, 2010, at 2:26 pm U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R – Saks) is looking secure in his AL-03 seat, says another political observer, this time Isaac Wood at Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball.
Posted by Danny, on March 8th, 2010, at 6:41 pm Flashpoint has pictures of protesters who turned out for tonight’s fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith, Republican nee Democrat, in Huntsville. Folks on both sides of the political aisle are unhappy with the Congressman. See more on that here at CNN’s Political Ticker, Flashpoint and Left in Alabama. The national GOP [...] Posted by Danny, on March 4th, 2010, at 1:42 pm Speaking of AL-02, as we were yesterday… Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report moves the 2nd Congressional District from the “Toss Up” category to “Lean Democratic,” saying:
Posted by Danny, on March 3rd, 2010, at 5:48 pmStephanie Bell, currently serving in her fifth term on the State Board of Education, officially throws her hat into the ring for the Republican primary for the 2nd Congressional District by qualifying with the party. Montgomery City Councilwoman Martha Roby has also qualified on the GOP side. Republican businessman Rick Barber has [...] Posted by Danny, on March 2nd, 2010, at 2:05 pm In the race for the Democratic nomination for AL-07, Earl Hilliard Jr. picked up an endorsement from IBEW. Terri Sewell is first on the air with a radio spot that starts today and that you can hear here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] This seat is expected to be a safe seat for the [...] Posted by Danny, on March 1st, 2010, at 5:20 pmU.S. Rep. Parker Griffith has already been on the air for two weeks with an ad in heavy play in Huntsville. Now, the former Democrat continues building/claiming his Republican street cred with this ad that starts airing [...] Posted by Danny, on March 1st, 2010, at 8:28 am Here is a one page polling memo [.pdf] from Anzalone-Liszt summarizing results of a February poll done for U.S. Rep. Bobby Bright (D – Montgomery). The memo reports Bright leading potential GOP candidates Martha Roby, Rick Barber, and Stephanie Bell by 24 to 32 points. While [...] Posted by Danny, on February 26th, 2010, at 1:45 pm Political consultant Steve Raby makes official this week his candidacy for the 5th Congressional District by filing his qualifying papers with the Democratic Party. Look for a forthcoming public announcement. Democrats Mitchell Howie and Taze Shepard have also qualified. On the GOP side, you have incumbent Parker Griffith running his first campaign as a [...] Posted by Danny, on February 11th, 2010, at 1:07 pmMontgomery City Councilwoman Martha Roby is one of 10 “highly touted [Congressional] challenger candidates” to reach the top level of the national Republicans’ “Young Gun” program. NRCC Recruitment Chairman Kevin McCarthy said promotion to the top level was based on factors such as “polling data, strong fundraising and even outstanding numbers of Facebook [...] Posted by Danny, on February 9th, 2010, at 3:55 pmHuntsville attorney Taze Shepard will announce his candidacy for the 5th Congressional District seat tomorrow. The body of the release reads, in its entirety, Taze Shepard, a Huntsville attorney and longtime community leader in North Alabama, will announce Wednesday that he is seeking the Democratic nomination for Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District. Shepard will formally announce his candidacy [...] Posted by Danny, on February 9th, 2010, at 12:52 pm Democrat Mitchell Howie announces that he is entering the race for the 5th Congressional District. With Steve Raby and Taze Shepard making noises about entering this race, this looks to be one of the more interesting Democratic primaries. Posted by Danny, on February 8th, 2010, at 4:19 pmPolitical consultant Steve Raby (D) has confirmed to the Political Parlor that he has lined up consultants for a potential run and is looking at lining up his fundraising. Insurance executive Wayne Parker (R) attended the state GOP’s Red, White, and Blue Dinner Friday night and the party’s meeting the next day, leaving some to conclude [...] Posted by Danny, on February 5th, 2010, at 9:55 am Our Sen. Richard Shelby (R) has taken the unusual step of placing a blanket hold on all of Obama’s nominees “in an effort to force presidential action on the Air Force refueling tanker and other matters,” according to FederalTimes.com.
Posted by Danny, on February 4th, 2010, at 1:09 pm Re-districting is looming on the horizon beyond this year’s census. (Natalie Davis gives us some good reading about the national implications here.) Want to re-draw the state’s Congressional district lines? Maybe give Republican Mike Rogers a boost in AL-03, or add some Dems to AL-02? Some state politicos have been having a [...] |
ChangeI wish my friend Hinton Mitchem godspeed and good luck after his retirement from public service. Hinton, on Monday, announced what many had suspected — he will not seek re-election. I remember meeting Hinton for the first time while I was a student at Auburn University. He served the people of his [...] Ten Minutes in the House, Senate Moves On Here is a quick preview of the upcoming week in Montgomery. This week will be a standard legislative schedule for the House. We will be in session on Tuesday and Thursday with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday. Back in the Day... Union Avenue in Ozark in the 1920s |
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