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Bill Britt is editor-in-chief at the Alabama Political Reporter and host of The Voice of Alabama Politics. You can email him at [email protected].

Cook Political Report rates Alabama Senate race a “toss up”

In what might seem surprising to some, The Cook Political Report, last week, moved U.S. Senator Democrat Doug Jones’ re-election bid into the “Toss-up” category. “A year into this election cycle, the overall Senate landscape generally looks much like I thought it would,” writes The Cook Political Report’s Jennifer E. Duffy. “The races that seemed likely … Continued
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December 24, 2019

The Fourth Estate faces dangers both at home and abroad

At least 250 journalists were jailed worldwide for the fourth straight year according to statistics gathered by The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide. There are currently no journalists incarcerated in the United States or Alabama. Still, with increasing malice, reporters are insulted, threatened and pummeled with the … Continued
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December 17, 2019

Tuberville, Sessions lead senate race in ALFA poll

A recent poll by the Alabama Farmers Federation finds Tommy Tuberville and Jeff Sessions in a statistical dead heat for U.S. Senate. The poll was conducted after Secretary of State John Merrill withdrew from the race and Sessions announced his candidacy; it found 35 percent of likely Republican voters favored Sessions while 31 percent said … Continued
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December 11, 2019

Sessions’ campaign releases new poll

A new poll commissioned by Jeff Sessions’ campaign shows the former U.S. Senator with a commanding lead over his Republican rivals heading into the March 3, 2020 primary. However sunny the survey looks for Sessions, it may be more window dressings designed to woo donors and discourage his competitors’ supporters than an accurate picture of … Continued
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December 11, 2019

Faith, family and hard work keeps congressional candidate Jeff Coleman going

As one of the many candidates looking to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby in the Second Congressional District, APR recently spoke with Jeff Coleman, who characterizes himself as a strong conservative Republican who is about getting results. Coleman is the fifth-generation leader of a family-owned moving, storage and transportation business that was established in 1914. Coleman … Continued
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December 9, 2019

Merrill suspends Senate campaign

On Sunday night at 8:00, Secretary of State John Merrill announced an end to his U.S. Senate campaign. APR learned that Merrill recently spoke with Senate leadership, who encouraged him to suspend his campaign. “John has a bright future,” said a D.C. source who spoke on background because they were not authorized to speak on … Continued
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December 1, 2019
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Zeigler writes a book, crayons not included

State Auditor Jim Zeigler has written a book in which according to al.com’s John Sharpe, he is fighting, “‘tollsters’ and those he calls ‘Never Zeiglers’ because they oppose anything he proposes.” His book “Blocking the I-10 Toll Scheme: A Successful Citizen Movement,” is mostly a work of fiction. In this vanity tome, Zeigler paints himself … Continued
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November 29, 2019