In the concluding round of analysis, the area’s observers found a single theme: for all the talk of an uprising, Alabama’s established Republicans emerged from Super Tuesday stronger than ever.
Tag: Super Tuesday
Baldwin County
Third-Party Talk and Courthouse Upsets: More Super Tuesday Winners and Losers
In a second round of post-primary analysis, the area’s political observers weighed a possible third-party fall campaign and a Mobile County courthouse shake-up, and named winners in an unpredictable year.
Baldwin County
Winners and Losers From Alabama’s Super Tuesday: The Politicos Weigh In
The day after Alabama’s Super Tuesday primary, a panel of the area’s savvier political hands sorted the winners and losers, from Trump’s ceiling to a courthouse upset and incumbents who held firm.
Baldwin County
Mobile County Voted First: Primary Day on the Coast, and an Obama Operation ‘On Fire’
Because Super Tuesday collided with Mardi Gras, Mobile and Baldwin voted a week early. Democratic organizers reported heavy turnout in Republican strongholds and out-of-state volunteers working the county.
Baldwin County
Mobile Legislators Opened Their Homes for a Montgomery Congressional Hopeful as the Primary Neared
Four Mobile-area state legislators hosted a reception for a Montgomery Republican running in the 2nd Congressional District, while the Romney campaign eyed a Senior Bowl weekend stop ahead of an early coastal primary.
Baldwin County
With Iowa and New Hampshire Behind Them, South Alabama Politicos Called the 2008 Race Wide Open
Days after Iowa and New Hampshire scrambled the field, dozens of Mobile and Baldwin county political figures offered wildly different forecasts for a presidential contest neither party could yet control.
Local News
Giuliani Returns to Mobile for a Free Meet-and-Greet and a $1,000-a-Head Reception
Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani’s second Mobile visit of the year paired a free public gathering on the Causeway with a high-dollar reception and dinner hosted by the city’s GOP donor class.
Local News
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.
Local News
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.