On the primaries in Alabama and Georgia
Why Katie Britt ran so far ahead in Bama Senate primary (May 25): Rather than serving as any sort of national harbinger, the Republican primary election results in Alabama this […]
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I am voting for Lew Burdette for Governor of Alabama
By Quin Hillyer This is not an “endorsement.” It’s just an explanation for why I am taking the rare step of making my vote on any race public. For all […]
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Two on Tuesday’s primaries (Bama and Georgia)
As in Pennsylvania, Senate race in Bama is a humdinger (May 19): If you liked the three-way drama of the Republican Senate primary in Pennsylvania this week, you’ll love the […]
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Big endorsement boosts Katie Britt in Bama Senate race
(May 4) MOBILE, Alabama — Political endorsements often don’t matter much in swaying voters’ decisions, but Senate candidate Katie Britt on May 3 secured an affirmation that could prove unusually […]
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Mo Brooks sinks, Katie Britt rises, in Bama Senate race
(March 16) MOBILE, Alabama — The winsome Katie Britt increasingly looks like the GOP primary front-runner to replace retiring Alabama Republican Richard Shelby in the U.S. Senate. The Washington Examiner’s David Drucker reported today that […]
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Supreme Court wisely delayed confusing Bama redistricting decision
(Feb. 8) The Supreme Court was right this week to reinstate Alabama’s congressional maps for the 2022 election. But, on full review, the court should go even further. So should […]
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Judges wrongly mess with Bama redistricting
(Jan. 26) MOBILE, Alabama — The only way for federal courts to stop making a mess of political redistricting is for them to stop assessing district maps through racial lenses. A […]
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Fair Hope for Maskless Life
(May 6) Coastal Alabamians celebrated May Day this year by mingling maskless by the thousands at the Arts and Crafts Festival in Fairhope, the charming Mobile Bay town sometimes considered […]
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The best side of retiring senator Richard Shelby
(Feb. 8) MOBILE, Alabama — From a self-interested standpoint, people here in Alabama are lamenting the loss of clout their state will suffer when veteran Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby […]
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A Maine winner and the Bama election loser
Two columns, each showing a different side of this month’s Senate results. (Links to full columns embedded in the headlines.) Alabama’s Doug Jones was a bad fit from the start […]
