Sources said the Birmingham lawyer and lobbyist, whose 2006 run for lieutenant governor ended in defeat, was measuring a 2010 campaign for attorney general against incumbent Republican Troy King.
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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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Beyond the Obvious: Mobile Insiders Sort the Winners and Losers of the 2006 Election
Bob Riley won, Luther Strange and John Tyson lost. But when the sun came up Wednesday, Mobile-area political hands saw a more complicated ledger of winners and losers across Alabama.
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On the Eve of a Bruising 2006 Election, Mobile Insiders Place Their Bets
As a hard-fought general election approached, attorneys, lobbyists and officials around Mobile and Baldwin counties handicapped races from governor to the local juvenile bench, and braced for a low turnout.
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Where Mobile’s Candidates Planned to Watch the Returns on Election Night 2006
From Wintzell’s to a riverside restaurant on Dog River, Mobile-area candidates and their supporters made plans to gather across the region as voters prepared to decide their fates on Tuesday.
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Mobile Business Leaders to Host a Major Fundraiser for Tyson’s Attorney General Bid
An array of Mobile-area leaders lined up to host a major fundraiser for District Attorney John Tyson’s Democratic campaign for attorney general, with contributions sought at $500, $1,000 and $2,500.
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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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Montiel Seeks to Dethrone King: A Mobile Native Files for a Late Run at Attorney General
Montgomery attorney and Mobile native Mark Montiel said he would challenge incumbent Republican Attorney General Troy King in the June 6 primary, calling King unqualified and soft on public corruption.
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Mobile’s District Attorney Hired a Fundraiser and a Media Man for a Run at Attorney General
District Attorney John Tyson Jr. brought on a West Virginia fundraising firm and a Mobile media consultant for his Democratic campaign for Alabama attorney general against Republican incumbent Troy King.