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Congressional candidates call on Sessions, Byrne to stand up for South Alabama

At a rare joint press conference, the Democratic Candidates for the First Congressional District called on Rep. Bradley Byrne and former Sen. Jeff Sessions to stand up for South Alabama following the Trump Administration’s proposal to cut nearly $300 million slated for projects awarded to Austal. “The current administration’s decision to divert that funding from … Continued
February 17, 2020

Sanders campaign seeking Bernie Victory Captains in Alabama

Saturday the Bernie Sanders for President campaign announced that they are seeking Bernie Victory Captains in Alabama who will host at least one Bernie event every week between now and the Alabama presidential primary on March 3. “As a Bernie Victory Captain, you will host voter contact events like phone banks and Bernie Journeys to … Continued
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February 17, 2020

John Merrill elected Chair of Republican Secretaries of State Committee

At this year’s annual National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Winter Conference, Secretary of State John H. Merrill had the privilege of meeting with the Republican Secretaries of State Committee (RSSC), where he was then elected by his 28 other peers to lead the delegation as its Chair. “At our meeting in Washington, we … Continued
February 14, 2020

Buttigieg’s campaign announces Dixon, Rice will lead on the ground efforts in Alabama

Pete Buttigieg’s campaign announced that starting on Monday, Stephenie Dixon and Matthew Rice will lead the Buttigieg campaign’s on-the-ground efforts in Alabama. The Alabama presidential primary is less than three weeks away and the 38 year-old South Bend, Indiana Mayor is locked in a tight race with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) after Iowa and … Continued
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February 14, 2020

Secretary Merrill says voting is easier than ever in Alabama

The following statement from Secretary of State John H. Merrill is in response to the inaccurate report shared by the Southern Poverty Law Center and Alabama Political Reporter columnist Josh Moon: “A report published Monday morning by the Southern Poverty Law Center presented readers with the grossly inaccurate claim that voter suppression is ‘alive and … Continued
February 13, 2020
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Voter suppression is still a deciding factor in Alabama elections

John Merrill is going to write me a snarky letter, and that’s OK.  I’m going to write a snarky column about Alabama’s voter suppression — and Merrill’s role in it — and I don’t write these things expecting everyone to agree. I write them so at least a few people will at least consider that … Continued
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February 11, 2020

Reynolds says that over $500 million has been raised to re-elect Trump in 2019

The Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign have raised over half a billion dollars in 2019 to help re-elect President Donald Trump, according to national committee member Paul Reynolds. Reynolds, Alabama Republican Chairman Terry Lathan, and national committee member Barbara Drummond represent Alabama at the RNC. “The RNC had its winter meeting about two … Continued
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February 11, 2020
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Tuberville, Byrne and Sessions: Selling fear because they have no good ideas

Tommy Tuberville wants to scare white people. Bradley Byrne wants to scare white people. Jeff Sessions wants to scare white people.  The Muslims are going to kill us all. The black people are committing scary crimes and kneeling a lot. The Hispanics are hauling deadly drugs over the border to kill your grandkids. The terrorists … Continued
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February 10, 2020