Heart of Dixie

Lister Hill, one of Alabama’s greatest U.S. senators

Lister Hill is without question one of our state’s greatest U.S. senators.

December 6, 2023

Kay Ivey is governor, again

The general election is Alabama is an afterthought. We are a one-party state when it comes to statewide races.

November 9, 2022

National trends do not affect Alabama

We in Alabama will vote party no matter what is going on in the economy.

October 12, 2022

“The Heart of Dixie” a lost cause

The Heart of Dixie reference is a nod to white slaveholders and does not represent modern-day Alabamians.

January 26, 2022

Election year is here

If Kay Ivey sticks to her knitting, stays home and governs, and looks gubernatorial and does not beat herself, she will more than likely prevail.

January 5, 2022

More summer political happenings

"The big money in next year’s election will be on the state legislative races."

August 25, 2021

Governor Ivey should coast to re-election

"Governor Kay Ivey is the prohibitive favorite to win a full second term next year."

August 4, 2021

Reapportionment and gerrymandering

"Gerrymandering is not nearly as blatantly overtly partisan as in past times."

April 14, 2021

2022 will be a big year for Alabama politics

"As I look back over the last six decades of my observations of Alabama politics, next year may be the most momentous."

March 24, 2021

All politics is local. All of Alabama’s mayors races this year

With it being a presidential election year and an election for one of our United States Senate Seats and all of the interest that goes along with those high-profile contests, it has gone under the radar that most of our cities in the state had elections for mayor and city council last month. Mayors serve … Continued

September 23, 2020