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Sessions, other candidates make last minute appeal to Jefferson County Republicans

Saturday, the Jefferson County Republican Party held a pancake breakfast at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center to energize local Republicans and give voters an opportunity to meet as many of the candidates as possible ahead of the Republican primary on Tuesday, March 3. Former State Representative Paul DeMarco, R-Homewood, is the Chairman of the Jefferson … Continued
March 2, 2020

Primaries next week

Folks, our primaries are next week!  On the Democratic side, the Presidential Preference Primary will be the big show and will be interesting to watch.  On the right, the Republican Primary for the U.S. Senate Seat will be the marquee event. In addition to the Senate Race, you have two open Republican Congressional Seats in … Continued
February 26, 2020

Sean Spicer addresses Alabama Republicans

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was in Prattville on Friday as the keynote speaker at the Alabama Republican Party’s annual Winter Dinner event. This year’s event was held at the Montgomery Marriott, in Prattville. Spicer talked about his life growing up in a non—political home in Rhode Island and his passion for political … Continued
February 25, 2020

Opponents accuse Tuberville of supporting amnesty for undocumented immigrants

The Senate campaign is heating up as the top three candidates are all going negative. Former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville has attacked Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) and former Attorney General and Senator Jeff Sessions of being career politicians. Both Byrne and Tuberville have attacked Sessions for not having adequately served President Donald J. … Continued
February 20, 2020

Hasdorff calls for “out-of-touch” Mike Bloomberg to visit an Alabama Farm

Republican 2nd Congressional District candidate Terri Hasdorff challenged billionaire Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg to come visit an Alabama farm. Hasdorff’s comments followed the re-release of Bloomberg statements dismissing farmers as lacking the “grey matter” to do other jobs. In a 2016 speech at Oxford University in England, the former New York City Mayor said … Continued
February 20, 2020

Moore says the Constitution is under God’s laws

Saturday, Senate candidate former Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) presented his views on the Constitution and the sovereignty of God to attendees of the Conservative Leadership Conference in Florence. “The form of government is both the Declaration and the Constitution,” Judge Moore said. Moore argued that the rights granted to the citizens in the Bill … Continued
February 17, 2020

House committee fails to advance “gender is real” legislation

A House committee failed to advance legislation that would have required high school athletes to compete under the gender assigned at their birth. It was opposed by LGBTQ groups who said that it discriminates against transgender people. HB35 was sponsored by Congressional candidate State Representative Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) who chairs the State Government Committee. The … Continued
February 14, 2020

Byrne defends Trump decision to fire Vindman, Sondland

Friday, President Donald J. Trump (R) dealt with two key witnesses who testified in the House Democrats’ impeachment hearings. Trump fired Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, and removed Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman from his White House job with the National Security Council. Senate candidate Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) defended the decision. … Continued
February 10, 2020