Flash
11-08-2009, 03:14 PM
Some candidates have been on the road for months, and Republicans are well into a plan to try to wrest control of the Legislature from Democrats, even though the 2010 election is almost a year away.
On Nov. 2, Alabamians will go to the polls to elect a new governor and determine if they want to hand the keys to the State House over to Republicans.
The 2010 campaign will be expensive. There will be plenty of jabs between the parties and, as will be seen in the races for attorney general and governor, there will be some infighting.
A year out, I looked at what could be some of the most interesting aspects of the 2010 election.
While so many candidates running for a rare open governor's seat will keep the race interesting, one of the most discussed races will be the fight for attorney general. They already have started throwing punches.
Attorney General Troy King has angered some people in his own party and drawn a tough competitor in the Republican primary. Luther Strange, a former Washington lobbyist and a Birmingham lawyer, was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006.
King has been at odds with Republican Gov. Bob Riley, who appointed him to his position, over gambling. The state's two top federal officials, Republican U.S. Sens. Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby, have endorsed Strange, which adds an interesting twist in their own primary.
King and Strange demonstrated in their 2006 races that they will play rough. In the announcement that he was running for the office, Strange spent much of the pre-recorded message slamming King.
Another interesting fight will be in the Republican primary for governor. Riley, a popular two-term Republican, is not allowed by state law to run for a third consecutive term -- setting up a rare election in which neither a sitting governor nor lieutenant governor is running.
Seven Republicans have announced they are running and, while there appears to be a top tier, not one of the candidates has started to distance themselves from the pack. Depending on the day and the poll, former Chief Justice Roy Moore, former two-year college Chancellor Bradley Byrne and Greenville businessman Tim James appear to be the top tier candidates.
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20091108/NEWS02/911080343/Next-year-s-races-shaping-up-to-be-quite-interesting
I think we should get behind Roy Moore, considering he endorsed Ron Paul and Chuck Norris is a major supporter of his...
http://www.moore2010.com/
On Nov. 2, Alabamians will go to the polls to elect a new governor and determine if they want to hand the keys to the State House over to Republicans.
The 2010 campaign will be expensive. There will be plenty of jabs between the parties and, as will be seen in the races for attorney general and governor, there will be some infighting.
A year out, I looked at what could be some of the most interesting aspects of the 2010 election.
While so many candidates running for a rare open governor's seat will keep the race interesting, one of the most discussed races will be the fight for attorney general. They already have started throwing punches.
Attorney General Troy King has angered some people in his own party and drawn a tough competitor in the Republican primary. Luther Strange, a former Washington lobbyist and a Birmingham lawyer, was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006.
King has been at odds with Republican Gov. Bob Riley, who appointed him to his position, over gambling. The state's two top federal officials, Republican U.S. Sens. Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby, have endorsed Strange, which adds an interesting twist in their own primary.
King and Strange demonstrated in their 2006 races that they will play rough. In the announcement that he was running for the office, Strange spent much of the pre-recorded message slamming King.
Another interesting fight will be in the Republican primary for governor. Riley, a popular two-term Republican, is not allowed by state law to run for a third consecutive term -- setting up a rare election in which neither a sitting governor nor lieutenant governor is running.
Seven Republicans have announced they are running and, while there appears to be a top tier, not one of the candidates has started to distance themselves from the pack. Depending on the day and the poll, former Chief Justice Roy Moore, former two-year college Chancellor Bradley Byrne and Greenville businessman Tim James appear to be the top tier candidates.
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20091108/NEWS02/911080343/Next-year-s-races-shaping-up-to-be-quite-interesting
I think we should get behind Roy Moore, considering he endorsed Ron Paul and Chuck Norris is a major supporter of his...
http://www.moore2010.com/