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Main Super PAC that backed Strange won’t wade into Senate race for Moore just yet

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The main Republican Super PAC that bolstered Sen. Luther Strange’s primary bid won’t be wading into the competition between Chief Justice Roy Moore and his Democratic challenger, Doug Jones — at least, not just yet. The Senate Leadership Fund — a PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel, … Continued

Chip Brownlee

October 11, 2017

Poll: Moore less than 6 points ahead of Jones, also Alabamians’ opinions on national controversies

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter A new poll in the U.S. Senate race places former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore ahead of Democrat Doug Jones by less than 6 percentage points. The telephone poll, conducted and sponsored by Decision Desk HQ, sampled 590 likely voters in the election. It was conducted last … Continued

Sam Mattison

October 2, 2017

Opinion

Are you embarrassed?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The jubilation felt among hardcore conservatives over Judge Roy Moore’s win in the Republican primary runoff Tuesday night also brought recrimination from the Democratic left and the sophisticated right. After Moore’s triumph, the wife of a top White House official wrote on social media, “For the first time in … Continued

Bill Britt

September 28, 2017

Runoff Analysis: Strange carried Birmingham, Huntsville; Moore took everywhere else

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter As the results poured in Tuesday night, one thing was perfectly clear: former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore would win by a considerable margin. Moore’s opponent, Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala.; won four counties in Alabama compared to Moore’s 63. In August, Strange carried five counties and Moore … Continued

Sam Mattison

September 27, 2017

Opinion

We need another Jim Allen

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers As one of America’s most conservative states, we have a history of electing very conservative senators. Jeff Sessions proved to be one of the most archconservative members of the U.S. Senate during his 20-year tenure. Another archconservative that served 10 years in the Senate from 1968 to 1978 was … Continued

Steve Flowers

September 27, 2017

Recapping the US Senate race in 500 words

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter As the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate draws closer to its end on Tuesday, it’s important to reflect upon how exactly the race got here. When Jeff Sessions vacated the seat last year after his appointment as U.S. Attorney General, it was up to then Gov. Robert Bentley to … Continued

Sam Mattison

September 24, 2017

Opinion

US Sen Jones: It could happen

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Could a Democrat win a U.S. Senate race in Alabama? At least one poll says it could happen, if either former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore or U.S. Sen. Luther Strange, former state attorney general, win the upcoming Republican Special Election primary runoff for Senate, to be … Continued

Joey Kennedy

September 14, 2017

Strange changes position on US Senate filibuster rule

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Luther Strange announced to supporters in an email this week that he no longer supports the filibuster rule that requires 60 senators to vote for cloture on debate in the Senate. “The Senate filibuster rule is stopping President Trump from achieving our conservative agenda!” the email read. … Continued

Sam Mattison

September 8, 2017

New poll shows Moore leading Strange, Brooks in primary matchup

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter A new poll of the US Senate special primary election set for next week shows former Chief Justice Roy Moore consistently leading the rest of the primary pack, trailed by incumbent Sen. Luther Strange and US Rep. Mo Brooks. In a hypothetical runoff between Strange and Moore, the poll … Continued

Chip Brownlee

August 11, 2017

State Representative Ed Henry: Luther Strange is a “snake in the grass”

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter State Representative Ed Henry (R- Hartselle) once again affirmed his opposition to US Senator Luther Strange on the State House steps on Thursday amid a new political attack ad against Strange’s opponent US Representative Mo Brooks. Henry called Strange a “snake in the grass” and said he was opportunistically … Continued

Sam Mattison

July 14, 2017