September 27, 2006
As the November elections for statewide office get closer there is a lot of media attention and stories written about the power being wielded by…
September 20, 2006
The selection of Speaker of the House will not be as volatile and contentious as the race for President Pro Tem of the Senate next year. Nevertheless…
September 13, 2006
Earlier in the year when qualifying began for this year’s election the fact that Republican legislative candidates were required to sign an agreement…
September 06, 2006
While the Governor’s Race along with Legislative and local races are center stage in Alabama, this is also a national election year with all 435…
August 30, 2006
With Labor Day approaching it signifies that the long hot summer will soon be coming to an end. It seems that the summers are getting hotter and…
August 23, 2006
As late as forty years ago Alabama was still a no party state. Everybody ran as a Democrat out of tradition and convenience. Even though we started…
August 16, 2006
Among national voters there exists definitive long term voting patterns among demographic groups. The most obvious is that over 90% of all African…
August 09, 2006
As this campaign year develops there are several interesting observations. One is as I predicted the primaries were negative. However “you ain’t seen…
August 02, 2006
As we stroll through the dog days of summer the political scene is quiet. The opposing sides are girding up for battle in the fall. They are plotting…
July 26, 2006
Now that the field has crystallized and the race for Governor is down to two people the bout will get down and dirty if recent elections are any…