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Washington Gets Trump Almost to 1200 Delegates

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 24 Republican voters in Washington state went to the polls and gave Donald Trump 27 more delegates in his bid to win the Republican nomination. Trump now has 1196 delegates and is certain to pick up many more than the 41 that he needs to secure the … Continued
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May 25, 2016

Kentucky Ends in Tie for Democrats

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 18, Democratic voters in Kentucky went to the polls and were almost evenly split between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) and US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont). As of press time, it looks like Hillary has pulled out a narrow win in Kentucky with 212,318 (46.8 … Continued
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May 18, 2016

West Virginia Chooses Bernie Sanders

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 10, Democratic voters in West Virginia went to the polls and gave US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) his latest win in his pursuit of the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States. Sen. Sanders said in a statement, “We just got word that we won … Continued
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May 11, 2016

Hooper Calls for Republican Party to Unite Behind Trump

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 1, Alabama Republican voters went to the polls and gave New York City billionaire businessman and reality television star Donald Trump an overwhelming victory. On Wednesday, May 4, Trump’s last remaining Republican rival, Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) suspended his campaign. Donald Trump has won more … Continued
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May 5, 2016

Trump and Clinton Win

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, April 20, after weeks in which state after state fell to challengers: US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) New York City businessman and billionaire Donald Trump and the former US Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) came home to New York and much needed … Continued
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April 20, 2016

Cruz and Sanders Both Win in Wisconsin

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, April 5, large turnout in the Wisconsin Presidential Primaries gave both party’s frontrunners defeats. US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) won a convincing victory over billionaire businessman and reality TV star Donald Trump in the GOP Primary. On the Democratic side, US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) beat former … Continued
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April 6, 2016

Walker Endorses Cruz

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 29, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) announced that he was endorsing US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to be the next President of the United States. Gov. Walker said, “After eight years of the failed Obama-Clinton Administration, Americans are looking for real leadership and a new direction. … Continued
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March 30, 2016

Lathan Tells Republicans to Ignore the Conspiracy Theories

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, March 4, Republican Party Chairman Terry M. Lathan said that there is a lot of misinformation and angst about the GOP nomination process and urged Republicans to ignore the conspiracy theories. Chairman Lathan said in a statement, “I reached out to Chairman Priebus yesterday. I shared with … Continued
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March 7, 2016

Committee Passes Resolutions Opposing Gambling and Medicaid Expansion

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, February 27, the Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee met for their annual winter meeting. The Committee passed several resolutions. Resolution No 2016-04 urges Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) and members of the legislature, to oppose the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, and states … Continued
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March 2, 2016

Republicans Hold Events in June

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter  On Thursday, June 11, Young Republican Federation of Alabama (YRFA) Chair Jackie Curtiss announced that there will be two GOP fund raising events in Birmingham later this month. First the Jefferson County Republican Party is holding a golf tournament fund raiser on Thursday, followed by a reception to honor Congresswoman … Continued
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June 16, 2015