Report Card: Grading Mobile’s Anonymous Election Prophets
With the June 2006 primary returns counted, the newspaper graded the anonymous insiders who had forecast the vote, handing out marks from A-minus to a blunt D in a lighthearted…
Mobile County Candidates Set Election-Night Watch Parties for Primary Day
As Mobile County voters went to the polls, candidates from the governor's race to the county school board scheduled election-night gatherings for supporters.
On the Eve of the 2006 Primary, Mobile’s Insiders Placed Their Bets
Ahead of Alabama's June 2006 party primaries, a panel of anonymous Mobile-area political insiders forecast the sheriff's race, the state Supreme Court contests and two closely watched coastal state Senate…
Senate Seat Shuffle: Glover to Challenge Myers, Pringle Bows Out
State Rep. Rusty Glover planned to challenge Sen. Hap Myers for Alabama's District 34 seat, while former Rep. Chris Pringle ruled out a run, saying he would not enter a…