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Merrill becomes the candidate to watch in U.S. Senate race

In his opening bid to become the next U.S. Senator from Alabama, Secretary of State John Merrill hit all the right notes to appeal to Republican primary voters. In an approximately 90-second video, Merrill took on the liberal left, touted his conservative record and slammed his closest Republican opponents Congressman Bradley Byrne, former Auburn football … Continued
July 1, 2019

Ten of the 24 Democratic presidential candidates debate: ten more tonight

Wednesday, the top candidates for the Democratic Party presidential nomination met for their first debate. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) capped the participants of the first debates at twenty, so not all of the candidates were able to participate. Those that were allowed were: former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Cory Booker, South Bend, Ind., … Continued
June 27, 2019

Moore can win, establishment can lose

In 251 days, Alabama voters will cast their ballots to determine the winners of the 2020 primary election. The big prize for the 2020 General Election is the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Doug Jones. Whoever wins the Republican primary should handily defeat Jones, but with former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore … Continued
June 26, 2019

Merrill to run for Senate

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced Tuesday on the state capitol steps that he would run for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2020. “This is not something that I have pursued,” Merrill said. “This is something that pursued me.” Merrill said people have come to him and said, “We need to have … Continued
June 26, 2019

Jones says that Merrill is trying to curry favor with Mitch McConnell

Tuesday, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) announced that he is going to run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Doug Jones (D). Jones responded by releasing a statement in which he accused Merrill of using talking points designed to curry favor with Senator McConnell instead of addressing the issues that Alabamians … Continued
June 26, 2019

Climate change is top debate topic for Democratic voters

A new Morning Consult/Politico poll found that climate change, gun policy and recent state abortion legislation are the top issues that Democratic voters want to see discussed at the first Democratic presidential debates in Miami. Sixty percent of registered Democratic voters that were surveyed said recent state abortion bills were “very important” for candidates to … Continued
June 26, 2019

Merrill to announce Senate plans Tuesday

This morning, Alabama Republican Secretary of State John Merrill is expected to announce in Montgomery whether or not he will run for the United States Senate seat currently held by Sen. Doug Jones. Merrill was re-elected last year to a second term as Alabama Secretary of State. He is term-limited from running again. John Harold … Continued
June 25, 2019

Roy Moore is going to win

I have bad news. Roy Moore is going to win. There was a lot of cheering and back-slapping among Alabama Democrats and other Alabamians with morals and decency last week when Moore officially announced that he was running for U.S. Senate again. The thinking was clear: Doug Jones beat Moore once. He can do it … Continued
June 24, 2019
Eric Swalwell stands by a window before a crowd

Swalwell won’t write off the chances of a Democratic candidate winning Alabama

You may not have heard of him, but he’s hopeful for his chances in the 2020 presidential election. Congressman Eric Swalwell was recently announced as one of many candidates to reach the Democratic presidential debate stage. Thursday afternoon, the California representative made a stop at Birmingham District Brewing Co. to meet with the Alabama Young … Continued
June 21, 2019