Mobile County Democrats Hold a Campaign Workshop With Eyes on 2020
With qualifying a year away, Mobile County Democratic leaders ran a hands-on workshop on recruiting candidates, raising money and organizing communities early.
Mobile County Democrats Set a Goal of Turning Blue by 2020
Mobile County Democratic leaders told supporters the party could gain the upper hand as soon as 2020 if it solves a persistent problem: turnout in its own strongholds.
Mobile County Judicial Race Turns Ugly as Alabama Republican Runoff Nears
Mobile County's circuit judge race and statewide contests like the lieutenant governor runoff have grown increasingly personal ahead of Tuesday's Alabama Republican primary runoff vote.
Byrne and Bentley Head to a Runoff, and the Teachers’ Union Looms Over It
Bradley Byrne led the Republican primary for governor, but the buzz belonged to Robert Bentley. Ahead of the July 13 runoff, the fight turned on the Alabama Education Association and…
Artur Davis Is Losing Democrats on Purpose, and Sam Jones Is Staying Anyway
The congressman's health care vote and his snub of black political organizations have infuriated Democrats. Mobile's mayor disagrees with both moves and says he is voting for him regardless.
Sheriff Cochran Stays Neutral in Governor’s Race as Endorsements Shift Around Him
Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran flirted with backing Tim James for governor but stayed publicly uncommitted. Former Sheriff Jack Tillman is in the James camp.
Inside the 2005 Mobile Mayor’s Race: A Campaign as Its Operatives Saw It
A trove of correspondence from operatives in Mobile's 2005 mayoral campaign shows how insiders read the polls, the TV buys and the racial arithmetic of the race that elected Sam…
South Alabama Democrats Float an Independent Run for Jim Folsom Jr., and Fellow Party Members Wince
Some south Alabama supporters urged Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom Jr. to skip the 2010 Democratic primary and run for governor as an independent. Party veterans warned the math simply did…
Luther Strange Circulates a Poll, and Alabama Republicans Start Looking at 2010
Two years after losing the lieutenant governor's race, attorney Luther Strange sent supporters a poll showing him tied with Congressman Artur Davis in a hypothetical 2010 matchup for governor.
After the 2006 Vote, Mobile County’s Parties Take Stock of a Mixed Night
Democrats celebrated nationally and cheered statewide but stumbled in Mobile County. Party figures and consultants dissected losses by Gary Tanner, Chip Herrington and Pat Lindsey and asked what the results…