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Alabama Democrats surge on Super Tuesday, but math favors Republicans in the fall

President Donald Trump won the Alabama Republican primary with 96.2 percent of the vote, with former Vice President Joe Biden taking the Democrat field with 63.2 percent, according to available results. While Republican numbers dwarfed Democrats by more than 270,000 votes, there was a 13 percent surge in Democrats’ participation. Compared to the 2016 Presidential … Continued
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March 5, 2020
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For the ALGOP, all that’s left is Trump

Are you ready for a good ol’ fashioned Trump-off?  If not, well, prepare yourself for four weeks of an endless stream of TV ads, radio commercials and candidate interviews in which Jeff Sessions and Tommy Tuberville try to convince you that one of them definitely loves Trump the most.  It’s like “The Bachelor,” except instead … Continued
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March 4, 2020

Mexico isn’t paying for Trump’s border wall. Alabama is.

Looks like Mexico isn’t paying for that “big, beautiful wall” at the southern border.  Alabama is.  The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would be diverting more than $260 million of funds originally slated for a Navy ship building operation located in the Port of Mobile and will instead use those funds to construct … Continued
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February 14, 2020

Jones joins bipartisan vote to approve Iran war powers resolution

U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Thursday joined a bipartisan vote to require  President Donald Trump to seek Congressional approval before taking further military action against Iran.  “Before a President can lead us into war, he or she must first earn the support of the American people and also fulfill their solemn constitutional obligation to … Continued
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February 14, 2020
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Doug Jones: On the right side of history

As expected, most Republicans in the U.S. Senate found Donald Trump not guilty of two articles of impeachment. On the first charge, abuse of power, the vote was 52-48 not guilty. Utah Sen. Mitt Romney broke with his party on that one. The second charge, obstruction of Congress, Romney went back home so it was … Continued
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February 6, 2020
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Republicans know Trump did it. They’re too cowardly to punish him

This impeachment is a sham!  That was the Republican tagline when this all started. You heard it all over this state. None of “that stuff” was true. Trump was innocent. The phone call with the Ukrainian president was “perfect.”  Nothing to see here. Just Democrats making stuff up and the fake news media helping them … Continued
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February 3, 2020
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Trump’s squeaky wheel doctrine

There is an old saying; the squeaky wheel gets the oil.  Over the years, groups wanting to affect change have learned, making a lot of noise, grabbing headlines, burning up the phone lines and blowing it out on social media is an effective tool.  Most elected officials have a knee jerked response when staffers are … Continued
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February 3, 2020
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PCI supported President Trump’s rivals but want state Republican to do their bidding

In 2016, Alabamians overwhelmingly supported Donald J. Trump for president. The Poarch Band of Creek Indians, however, put the majority of their money behind his rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton. PCI gave Clinton $150,000 in 2016, but only $25,000 to Trump. Likewise, in 2012, PCI contributed $135,000 to Barack Obama. In both elections, the Poarch Creeks … Continued
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January 21, 2020

Trump impeachment trial begins today

The U.S. Senate will begin their constitutional duties today considering the two Articles of Impeachment sent by the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and house Democrats believe that Trump abused his power and obstructed Congress. No Republicans voted in favor of the Articles of Impeachment in … Continued
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January 21, 2020

Sewell votes for resolution limiting President’s war powers with Iran

Thursday, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell, D-Selma, voted in favor of a resolution to limit President Donald J. Trump’s (R) ability to take future military action against Iran without congressional authorization. “There is no doubt that Iranian General Soleimani was an enemy of the United States. However, Soleimani’s assassination was carried out without congressional consultation and … Continued
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January 10, 2020