Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim James drew country star John Rich to a Montgomery fundraiser, while his campaign staked out a charter school position built on a Mobile elementary school’s success.
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Confessions of the Crossover Voter: Alabama Politicos Owned Up
Partisanship in Montgomery had rarely been nastier. So how many Mobile-area Democrats and Republicans had never once voted for the other side? Asked directly, remarkably few could claim it.
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Oddsmaker Made Mike Dow the Favorite for Governor. Alabama’s Political Class Was Not Buying It.
A nationally known Mobile oddsmaker installed former Mayor Mike Dow as an even-money favorite in the 2010 governor’s race. Consultants, lawyers and party officials lined up to explain why the number was absurd.
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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 report card on the region’s political prophets.
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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 seats.
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Attorney Says He Will File Ethics Complaint Against Councilman Peavy
Mobile attorney Jim Zeigler said he would file an ethics complaint accusing mayoral candidate John Peavy of using his City Council seat to benefit his construction company on an Azalea Road repair job.
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Mobile Lumber Executive Says No to 2006 Governor’s Race as the Field Keeps Growing
Gulf Lumber executive Sandy Stimpson has taken himself out of the 2006 governor’s race, but the line of prospective candidates in both parties is barely any shorter for it.