June 22, 2022 – Do Campaign Ads Pander?

During the waning days of the campaigns for Governor and U.S. Senator, I received an inordinate amount of correspondence lamenting the outrageous,…


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June 15, 2022 – Katie Britt Favored to Capture Senate Seat

Katie Britt is headed to a likely victory to fill our U.S. Senate seat in next Tuesday’s June 21 runoff. The 40 year old, first time candidate…


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June 8, 2022 – Very Impressive High Steppin’ Victory for Governor Ivey

Our popular high steppin’ pistol tottin’ Governor Kay Ivey won a very impressive reelection victory for Governor on May 24. Ivey turned back eight…


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June 1, 2022 – TV Still Drives the Vote

After the 1960 Kennedy vs. Nixon classic presidential contest, television became the medium for political campaigns. TV became the new campaign…


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May 25, 2022 – We Miss Shorty Price

The governor’s races of bygone years were a lot more fun and colorful than todays.  We would have 10 to 15 candidates. There would be three or four…


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May 18, 2022 – Governor’s Race Down to the Wire

We are down to the last few days in the 2022 Governor’s Race. For the first time in my memory, the governor’s race has been overshadowed by another…


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May 11, 2022 – Senate Race Down to the Wire

The GOP Primary is less than two weeks away on May 24.  It has been an interesting and expensive race to fill the seat of our venerable and powerful…


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May 4, 2022 – Richard Shelby – Alabama’s Greatest U.S. Senator

Our iconic senior United States Senator, Richard Shelby, turns 88 this week.  Shelby is in the waning months of his monumental career in the Senate.…


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April 27, 2022 – A Mo Brooks Story

Over the years I have shared a lot of stories about Alabama’s colorful political figures. We have had some characters like Big Jim Folsom and George…


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April 20, 2022 – Who is Mike Durant?

Many of you have asked the question, “Have you ever seen anyone simply run a media only campaign and avoid campaigning like Mike Durant has done in…


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