January 12, 2022 – U.S. Senate Race is our 2022 Election Year Premier Contest
This year’s midterm congressional elections will be the political story of the year in American politics. The U.S. House of Representatives will be…
January 5, 2022 – Election Year is Here
Happy New Year. It is election year in the good ole Heart of Dixie. Alabama, like a good many southern states, has our monumental political year in…
December 29, 2021 – We Lost Some Good Ones in 2021
As has been my custom for 18 years, I like for my yearend column to be a remembrance of Alabama political figures who have passed away during the…
December 22, 2021 – Jimmy Holley
Legendary state senator Jimmy Holley has decided to not seek reelection to the State Senate next year after 44 years in the legislature. He will be…
December 15, 2021 – State Senate Will Have Little Turnover in 2022
2022 was anticipated to be an exciting competitive election year. However, it is going to be a yawn of a political year. If you thought there was no…
December 8, 2021 – Incumbency Prevails in 2022 State House Races
Folks, believe it or not, we are closing in on six months before next year’s election year. The primary election is set for May 24, 2022. In Alabama,…
December 1, 2021 – Reapportionment Done. Legislative Races Begin.
The new lines are finally drawn for next year’s state legislative and congressional elections. They have just made it under the wire for the late…
November 24, 2021 – 2022 Elections Six Months Away
Believe it or not, we are six months away from the 2022 elections. All statewide offices will be decided in the May 24, 2022 Republican Primary.…
November 17, 2021 – Governor John Patterson’s First Lesson
Governor John Patterson, who passed away earlier this year at 99, shared a funny story that occurred during the opening days of his administration.…
November 10, 2021 – Judge Bobby Aderholt
Alabama has a legacy of great men who have served as judges in our state. Recently, revered, retired, Circuit Judge Bobby Ray Aderholt of Haleyville…