Asked whom John McCain should choose as a running mate, Mobile and Baldwin County Republicans named Charlie Crist, Mitt Romney, Haley Barbour, Condoleezza Rice — and, more than once, an Alaska governor few had heard of.
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Mobile’s Political Class Sizes Up an Unsettled 2008 Presidential Field
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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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.