Asked to name a favorite in the 2008 presidential race, Mobile-area officials, lawyers and civic figures answered with hedges, wish lists and a fair amount of open dissatisfaction with both parties’ fields.
Tag: Al Gore
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A Restless Electorate: Mobile Voters Wanted a Candidate Who Didn’t Exist
By late summer 2007, a striking number of Mobile’s civic and business figures had looked over both fields and found nobody who fit. One of them said the ideal candidate was Bob Riley.
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Giuliani Had a Following Among Mobile Republicans, and a Skeptic or Two
City council members, a district attorney and a state senator weighed in on the 2008 field. Rudy Giuliani drew the most support in Mobile, but not everyone in his own party was convinced.
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Mobile’s Political Class Surveys the 2008 Field, and Mostly Declines to Commit
Asked in mid-2007 whom they favored for president, Mobile-area officials, lawyers and businessmen produced a portrait of a Republican electorate torn between Giuliani, McCain and Romney, and a probate judge who refused to answer at all.
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Edwards, Gore and a Border Fence: Mobile Democrats and Republicans Size Up 2008
A second round of Mobile-area figures weighed the 2008 field, from a license commissioner drawn to John Edwards and Joe Biden to a trio of Republicans backing California congressman Duncan Hunter.
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Drafting Gore, Backing Gingrich: The Candidates Mobile Wished Were Running
A restaurateur was writing letters urging Al Gore to run. A CPA was backing Newt Gingrich, who had not announced. Across the Mobile area, the most enthusiastic 2008 supporters were backing candidates who did not exist.