AL-PPP: Artur Davis (D) has no chance to win, state stays Republican

[Tender Branson]

DEM Primary:

Davis: 38%
Sparks: 28%
Thomas: 9%

GOP Primary:

Byrne: 27%
Moore: 23%
Bentley: 10%
Ivey: 10%
James: 9%
Johnson: 1%

General Election:

Davis (D) vs. Byrne (R): 32-48
Davis (D) vs. Ivey (R): 33-44
Davis (D) vs. James (R): 33-42
Davis (D) vs. Moore (R): 37-43

Sparks (D) vs. Byrne (R): 30-43
Sparks (D) vs. Ivey (R): 33-39
Sparks (D) vs. Moore (R): 37-42
Sparks (D) vs. James (R): 33-38

PPP surveyed 1,270 Alabama voters from March 27th to 29th. The margin of error for
the survey is +/-2.8%. Other factors, such as refusal to be interviewed and weighting,
may introduce additional error that is more difficult to quantify.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_AL_331.pdf
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_AL_330330.pdf

[they don't love you like i love you]

Davis is an idiot.

[bgwah]

Governor Moore... what a frightening thought.

[Niemeyerite]

I still think Sparks will win =p

[HappyWarrior]

  I was hoping this would be like a really random win.

[Hash]

Alabama, once a sh**t state, always a sh**t state.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Not exactly a surprise; Democrats can get to 40% in Alabama, but good luck getting past that.

[Lief 🗽]

Good, Artur Davis is trash. Deserves to lose.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I still think Sparks will win =p

Wrong.

"I still think Sparks will pull the things to end"

[Conservative frontier]

Alabama, once a Great state, always a Great state.

fixed.

[Niemeyerite]

Davis MUST lose, he's too idiot... Does he think that voting against HCR will help him? The people who don't support HCR won't vote for Davis, they will always vote for the GOP candidate.

Go, Sparks, Go!!

[Lunar]

Davis MUST lose, he's too idiot... Does he think that voting against HCR will help him? The people who don't support HCR won't vote for Davis, they will always vote for the GOP candidate.

That's not true at all.  There are tons of conservative Democrats in the South.

Of course, one could argue that they're not the type to authentically consider voting for minority candidates.

[Niemeyerite]

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Lunar, 80% of Alabama democrats approve the HCR:

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_AL_330330.pdf

[Lunar]

Ah, maybe not in Alabama.  Point made.

Either way, Davis has gotta try SOMETHING to try and broaden his appeal.  And the historic nature of his campaign is probably going to bring a lot of African-American voters to the polls, well, the ones who would vote in midterm elections, despite his HCR vote.

I stand corrected though. 

[segwaystyle2012]

Davis sucks but him winning here, I don't know, something about it would kinda make me happy nonetheless. He's still trash though.

[prestontakata]

Alabama, once a sh**t state, always a sh**t state.

Is that really appropriate? Considering our education system has lead the nation in gains, our state has seen unprecedented economic growth, so many are moving in... Yeah, it's such a sh**t state.

[Sewer]

our education system has lead the nation in gains

wat

[HappyWarrior]

Alabama, once a sh**t state, always a sh**t state.

Is that really appropriate? Considering our education system has lead the nation in gains, our state has seen unprecedented economic growth, so many are moving in... Yeah, it's such a sh**t state.

If you have lead thats just because you were so far behind.

[prestontakata]

our education system has lead the nation in gains

wat

My mistake, it was in certain subjects. The big thing was installment of Video Conferencing in all high schools, which enables all schools to offer the same advanced classes. Grades have gone up steadily though.

[/quote]

If you have lead thats just because you were so far behind.
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That is sad and true unfortunately (at least we rank higher than Mississippi, New Mexico, and West Virginia), but the future is bright. Congrats to MD on having the best public education in the nation though, I went to school there.

The thing is with it is that we have some really great high ranked public schools, and great private schools, but there are so many not so great public schools that pull us down. It all depends on what part of the state.

Also, in the past decade our state has gone from 48th to 42nd in Per Capita Income. It's low, but an improvement nonetheless.

The only reason I bring this up was the person from Ontario's rude comment about our state. We have hard-working, good people. We're a growing state, many choose to retire to our coast instead of Florida. Why hate? There's no point to it.

Sorry for that. Anyway, back to the main topic. I'm just hoping that Roy Moore doesn't make it... Governor Moore O.O That's plain scary.

[Vepres]

Alabama, once a sh**t state, always a sh**t state.

Is that really appropriate? Considering our education system has lead the nation in gains, our state has seen unprecedented economic growth, so many are moving in... Yeah, it's such a sh**t state.

If you have lead thats just because you were so far behind.

Contrary to popular belief, southern =/= stupid. Who woulda thunk it?

[Hash]

If Alabama is such a great and intelligent state, why does it elect retards on a constant basis?

[prestontakata]

If Alabama is such a great and intelligent state, why does it elect retards on a constant basis?

Well, our state's politics are notorious, even among our own residents. Usually, politicians on both sides of the aisle are idiots here, no matter what, so no matter who we vote for, an idiot goes into office. That's why I plan on running for the State Legislature to fight this b.s. Though we may have idiot politicians (agreed), I'm a native Alabamian, I'm college-educated, and that's not uncommon in the metropolitan areas. I'm sorry for being so overbearing, I was just a bit offended. There are a few good Alabama politicians that fight the good fight, but they're few and far between.

[Hash]

There are smart Alabamians, but the majority of the state sucks.

[prestontakata]

This arguing over whether the state sucks is pointless and purely opinion. I don't say other states suck. There's absolutely no point. Let's get back on topic.

The main reason idiots are in politics here is that it is a bloodsport, it's too dirty. Many don't want to get into it, it's too mean.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

There are smart Alabamians, but the majority of the state sucks.

Well, I can say Canada sucks for electing Stephen Harper. BRDT would even call you country fascists, Hash