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« on: January 13, 2009, 02:21:26 PM »
« edited: January 13, 2009, 02:45:33 PM by Lunar »

Kind of old news, but nothing about it:

http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2008/dec/17/rep-davis-all-announces-alabama-governor/

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http://www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-40/1231433381324350.xml&storylist=alabamanews
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http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20090109/NEWS02/901090319

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« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2009, 02:26:52 PM »

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http://www.madisoncountyrecord.com/articles/2009/01/02/opinion/oped2.txt

Davis also publicly rejected the Congressional Black Caucus's petition on Burris
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« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2009, 02:30:28 PM »

what about this dude?

Jim Folsom, Jr.
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« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2009, 02:45:05 PM »


He'd obviously be the best candidate

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« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2009, 02:49:04 PM »

Davis would... aha... not... perhaps... be... um... yeah...
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« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2009, 03:30:06 PM »

Davis is a pretty capable Tom, but the white Christians of Alabama are not going to elect a Negro to statewide office.
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« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2009, 05:23:01 PM »


What the hell?
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« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2009, 05:28:57 PM »

I like Davis, but he has no chance to win, and should stay in Congress.
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« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2009, 05:45:07 PM »


He's skilled at appealing to conservative whites. Which doesn't exactly endear him to me, given that he sits in an utterly safe seat and primaried one of the better House members- Earl Hilliard- to get there.
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« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2009, 06:33:18 PM »

im a big fan of artur davis.  but as rob says, the whites in alabama arent going to vote for a negro.  even if said negro loves the lord.  wont be enough.

related question...is seigleman in the lockup?
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« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2009, 06:45:48 PM »

Siegelman is still in prison although people are beginning to realize that he was framed.
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« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2009, 07:10:44 PM »

On Thursday, March 27, 2008, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals approved the release of former Governor Siegelman from federal prison while he appeals his conviction in the corruption case. He was released on Friday the 28th.[18]

sez wikipedia.
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« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2009, 08:23:56 PM »

whoops my bad

I should be following my hero more closely Sad
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« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2009, 01:04:31 AM »

If this were Georgia or the Carolinas then Davis might be in a little better shape but Alabama was still uber Republican in the presidential race this year and its going to take a pretty conservative Democrat to win there.
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« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2009, 01:21:50 AM »

If this were Georgia or the Carolinas then Davis might be in a little better shape but Alabama was still uber Republican in the presidential race this year and its going to take a pretty conservative Democrat to win there.

Davis is pretty conservative and is really trying to separate himself from the Congressional Black Caucus as much as humanly possible.  As I said, he condemned the Black Caucus's rallying behind Burris and its attempt to play the race card.  Davis isn't stupid, he's just Quixotic.

But I haven't heard of a single local political observer who mentions his candidacy as anything but a longshot.

Luckily his opponent will be a 60 something year old single woman.
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« Reply #15 on: January 25, 2009, 05:08:58 PM »

Have there been any polls recently, giving some indication of where the race stands?
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« Reply #16 on: January 25, 2009, 06:56:12 PM »

Not yet, though I bet we will get one from PPP soon. I can already guess the results.

Folsom 39%
Ivey     36%
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« Reply #17 on: January 25, 2009, 07:52:38 PM »

Didn't Charles Barkley (of all people) express an interest in running for Governor at some point?
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« Reply #18 on: January 25, 2009, 07:57:07 PM »

Didn't Charles Barkley (of all people) express an interest in running for Governor at some point?

He'll run in 2014.
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« Reply #19 on: January 25, 2009, 08:06:48 PM »

Didn't Charles Barkley (of all people) express an interest in running for Governor at some point?

He'll run in 2014.

If he's not in prison.
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« Reply #20 on: January 26, 2009, 01:32:25 PM »

oh dear god Please don't do?
http://www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-41/1232739844274420.xml&storylist=alabamanews
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« Reply #21 on: January 26, 2009, 04:54:51 PM »


Your kidding me. Wont this guy ever disappear.
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« Reply #22 on: January 26, 2009, 05:00:42 PM »

I don't know how I feel about this.  While I wold find it hilariously cool for such a person to be, say, the GOP nominee for president, I'm not sure about Alabama where he could actually win against Artur Davis.

Meh, I guess I support it.  Davis is an ambitious young black politician that I'd like to see make it a little further and it doesn't really affect me of Alabama has a nut job governor ... it wouldn't be the first time... *cough* George Wallace *cough* *cough*
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« Reply #23 on: January 26, 2009, 07:52:20 PM »

I'm not sure about Alabama where he could actually win against Artur Davis.

He would be heavily favored.
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« Reply #24 on: January 28, 2009, 01:59:20 PM »

First polls out:

Artur Davis (D) vs. Bradley Byrne (R): 42-38
Artur Davis (D) vs. Kay Ivey (R): 42-42
Artur Davis (D) vs. Jack Hawkins (R): 39-44

"His (Davis') popularity ratings are 2-1 favorable among whites."

Poll of 600 by Anzalone-Liszt Research Inc. for Artur Davis.

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20090128/NEWS02/901280362
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