A crowded field split the conservative vote in the primary. They all endorsed Gary Palmer in the runoff. And he annihilated DeMarco in debates.
This is about the safest Republican seat in the country, and it should have been held by someone who could be a conservative leader in DC without worrying about re-election. But unfortunately, it was held by an underwhelming career politician. Gary Palmer is a huge, huge upgrade!
This is about the safest Republican seat in the country, and it should have been held by someone who could be a conservative leader in DC without worrying about re-election. But unfortunately, it was held by an underwhelming career politician. Gary Palmer is a huge, huge upgrade!
Agree with most all you said. I attended 1 of the 7-way debates. It was tough to differentiate. Many of us agree that Bachus shouldn't "let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya." I voted for Palmer in both primaries. While he has been a lobbyist in Montgomery for 20+ years, he came across as a solid conservative. I think he got a huge boost from 1 of our local talk radio conservatives, Leland Waylie. Waylie, who has political campaign experience analyzed that DeMarco went negative too soon on the other candidates and was revealed to be an "empty suit" not ready for prime time.
I hope I am not disappointed in Palmer. We got 1 post card, can't remember which politico group it was, that claimed Palmer stated 2 years ago that AL could not afford to keep illegal aliens out of AL.