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.
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A Conservative Push for ‘None of the Above’ on Alabama’s 2008 Primary Ballot
Former Public Service Commissioner Jim Zeigler floated a slate of uncommitted delegates for Alabama’s Feb. 5 primary, calling it a lawful way for disappointed conservatives to vote for none of the above.
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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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Long Before the Primaries, Mobile’s Political Class Was Already Choosing Sides
With the 2008 field still forming, local officeholders, lawyers and pundits named their favorites. A state representative was co-chairing John McCain’s Mobile County campaign; a famous oddsmaker had already called it for Hillary Clinton.
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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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Why a Former Alabama GOP Chairman Settled on Romney
Marty Connors explained the research that led him to Mitt Romney, while other Alabama conservatives surveyed on the 2008 race fretted that no candidate in the Republican field could hold the party’s base.