Why didn't Charles Barkley ever run for office in Alabama?

[Suburbia]

The legendary NBA star and Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is very educated. He is an Auburn University graduate and one of the game's powerful power forwards. Controversial yes, but outspoken, he should have ran as an Independent or a centrist Democrat or something in Alabama.

He thought of running for Alabama governor in 2010 or 2014, but never followed up with it. I wonder why? The money that he gets as a TNT commentator, maybe?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Barkley

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/27/brown.barkley/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/08/charles-barkley-politics-republicans-democrats

[Oryxslayer]

1. African American
2. Democrat
3. Alabama

1+2+3 = DOA

[TheSaint250]

Barkley is a Republican.

EDIT: I think you're right that he's an independent but he seems to lean slightly right.

[RINO Tom]

Barkley is a Republican.

EDIT: I think you're right that he's an independent but he seems to lean slightly right.

Either way, there is no universe in which he's a Democrat.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

1. African American
2. Democrat
3. Alabama

1+2+3 = DOA

1+3= Lucky to be alive in that madhouse

[Kingpoleon]

Barkley is amazing. I’m not sure I want him to become politicized, though.

[The Arizonan]

It's a depressing reality that black people don't have much luck at the statewide level in Alabama. Terri Sewell got elected to the House from a very gerrymandered district.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Barkley is a Republican.

EDIT: I think you're right that he's an independent but he seems to lean slightly right.

Either way, there is no universe in which he's a Democrat.

I don't think he's supported the GOP  since Iraq though.

[Heisenberg]

Barkley is a Republican.

EDIT: I think you're right that he's an independent but he seems to lean slightly right.

Either way, there is no universe in which he's a Democrat.

I don't think he's supported the GOP  since Iraq though.

Yes he has. In 2016, he supported Kasich for President (he subsequently went #NeverTrump after Kasich dropped out).

[Kingpoleon]

Barkley is a Republican.

EDIT: I think you're right that he's an independent but he seems to lean slightly right.

Either way, there is no universe in which he's a Democrat.

I don't think he's supported the GOP  since Iraq though.

Yes he has. In 2016, he supported Kasich for President (he subsequently went #NeverTrump after Kasich dropped out).

That’s the only time I know of, at least since 2004, that he’s endorsed a candidate at all.

“The Republicans are full of it. The Democrats are a little less full of it." - Charles Barkley, circa 2007
“I'm serious. I've got to get people to realize that the government is full of it. Republicans and Democrats want to argue over stuff that's not important, like gay marriage or the war in Iraq or illegal immigration... When I run — if I run — we're going to talk about real issues like improving our schools, cleaning up our neighborhoods of drugs and crime and making Alabama a better place for all people.” - Charles Barkley, circa 2006

[Babeuf]

Because his current life is a lot more fun / financially rewarding than being a politician.

[Illiniwek]

He's too smart to be suckered into running for office.

[RINO Tom]

Barkley is a Republican.

EDIT: I think you're right that he's an independent but he seems to lean slightly right.

Either way, there is no universe in which he's a Democrat.

I don't think he's supported the GOP  since Iraq though.

Yes he has. In 2016, he supported Kasich for President (he subsequently went #NeverTrump after Kasich dropped out).

That’s the only time I know of, at least since 2004, that he’s endorsed a candidate at all.

“The Republicans are full of it. The Democrats are a little less full of it." - Charles Barkley, circa 2007
“I'm serious. I've got to get people to realize that the government is full of it. Republicans and Democrats want to argue over stuff that's not important, like gay marriage or the war in Iraq or illegal immigration... When I run — if I run — we're going to talk about real issues like improving our schools, cleaning up our neighborhoods of drugs and crime and making Alabama a better place for all people.” - Charles Barkley, circa 2006

I'm sure he says a lot of "no-nonsense" stuff criticizing both, but still ... he said this, LOL:

"Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat." Barkley once said, "Today they're still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn't do much for them."

[Maxwell]

I don't think Barkley's brand of politics (as much as I can surmise his politics) fits in with Alabama.

[Obama-Biden Democrat]

Barkley is a Republican.

EDIT: I think you're right that he's an independent but he seems to lean slightly right.

Either way, there is no universe in which he's a Democrat.

I don't think he's supported the GOP  since Iraq though.

Yes he has. In 2016, he supported Kasich for President (he subsequently went #NeverTrump after Kasich dropped out).

That’s the only time I know of, at least since 2004, that he’s endorsed a candidate at all.

“The Republicans are full of it. The Democrats are a little less full of it." - Charles Barkley, circa 2007
“I'm serious. I've got to get people to realize that the government is full of it. Republicans and Democrats want to argue over stuff that's not important, like gay marriage or the war in Iraq or illegal immigration... When I run — if I run — we're going to talk about real issues like improving our schools, cleaning up our neighborhoods of drugs and crime and making Alabama a better place for all people.” - Charles Barkley, circa 2006

I'm sure he says a lot of "no-nonsense" stuff criticizing both, but still ... he said this, LOL:

"Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat." Barkley once said, "Today they're still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn't do much for them."

I hate that ' both sides are equally bad' reasoning. That is Wulfric level stuff there.

[Kingpoleon]

Barkley is a Republican.

EDIT: I think you're right that he's an independent but he seems to lean slightly right.

Either way, there is no universe in which he's a Democrat.

I don't think he's supported the GOP  since Iraq though.

Yes he has. In 2016, he supported Kasich for President (he subsequently went #NeverTrump after Kasich dropped out).

That’s the only time I know of, at least since 2004, that he’s endorsed a candidate at all.

“The Republicans are full of it. The Democrats are a little less full of it." - Charles Barkley, circa 2007
“I'm serious. I've got to get people to realize that the government is full of it. Republicans and Democrats want to argue over stuff that's not important, like gay marriage or the war in Iraq or illegal immigration... When I run — if I run — we're going to talk about real issues like improving our schools, cleaning up our neighborhoods of drugs and crime and making Alabama a better place for all people.” - Charles Barkley, circa 2006

I'm sure he says a lot of "no-nonsense" stuff criticizing both, but still ... he said this, LOL:

"Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat." Barkley once said, "Today they're still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn't do much for them."

I hate that ' both sides are equally bad' reasoning. That is Wulfric level stuff there.

So don’t criticize the right and the left, because one has no legitimate criticism?