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Can a Democrat win the Alabama governor's race?
AL.com ^ | April 24, 2018 | John Sharp

Posted on 05/24/2018 10:30:22 AM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff

Alabama last elected a Democrat as governor 20 years ago. Former Gov. Robert Bentley received nearly twice the votes as Democrat Parker Griffith in the most recent gubernatorial contest four years ago.

The Cook Political Report labels Alabama's governor's race as "solid Republican." The same label comes from the Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball, produced at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.

"Barring some major developments in this race, it's difficult to see a path for a Democrat to win," said Geoffrey Skelley, associate editor with the Crystal Ball.

Said Waymon Burke, a political science professor at Calhoun Community College: "It's definitely an uphill battle."

(Excerpt) Read more at al.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: 2018midterms; al2018; alabama; dougjones; matteroftime; redstates; sniff; southerndemocrats; sowingdiscord; stillwatching; waltmaddox
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1 posted on 05/24/2018 10:30:22 AM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Only if Roy Moore is running


2 posted on 05/24/2018 10:31:10 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

True.


3 posted on 05/24/2018 10:33:44 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: EdnaMode

“Only if Roy Moore is running”


Shush! Shush! Don’t give him any ideas.


4 posted on 05/24/2018 10:33:52 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (Journalism is about covering important stories. With a pillow, until they stop moving.)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff
Can a Democrat win the Alabama governor's race?

Sure. All he has to do is get mentally ill women to make 38 year old unprovable accusations against his opponent, and the Republican party will deliberately stab their guy in the back and urge everyone to vote for the Democrat.

5 posted on 05/24/2018 10:34:50 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: EdnaMode

LOL....the RATs love Roy Moore


6 posted on 05/24/2018 10:36:20 AM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

If Sabato says it is solid Republican you better be ready for the reverse. Lol.


7 posted on 05/24/2018 10:37:23 AM PDT by kempster
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To: EdnaMode
Only if Roy Moore is running

Went from upstanding Christian example to human garbage all on the basis of psychotic kook women (two) making unprovable accusations.

That trick will work on anyone. Pied Piper media can always lead around a sufficient number of people to get it to work.

8 posted on 05/24/2018 10:37:40 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

The Republican candidate in Alabama is the incumbent female governor Kay Ivey...........


9 posted on 05/24/2018 10:38:19 AM PDT by Red Badger (Remember all the great work Obama did for the black community?.............. Me neither.)
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To: rrrod
LOL....the RATs love Roy Moore

So easy to lie about, because everyone wishes to believe that Christian people are hypocrites. It is an alluring lie, and a lot of people simply cannot wait to believe it.

10 posted on 05/24/2018 10:39:20 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

“Can a Democrat win the Alabama governor’s race?”

Depends on how many liberal yankees have infiltrated.


11 posted on 05/24/2018 10:40:10 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

“Can a Democrat win the Alabama governor’s race?”

Depends on how many liberal yankees have infiltrated.


12 posted on 05/24/2018 10:40:11 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Red Badger
The Republican candidate in Alabama is the incumbent female governor Kay Ivey...........

Then they'll have to come up with some other lie, because that last lie won't work on women. Perhaps they will allege she's had multiple lovers or abortions or something.

Of course a governor's race is not nearly as important as a US Senate race, so they will probably just let this one happen without the sort of deliberate interference they used with the Senate race.

13 posted on 05/24/2018 10:41:52 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: EdnaMode

Of all the candidates running in that race Roy Moore was the most likely to support Donald Trump without question.

The GOPe won a big one there when they took down Roy Moore. I know I’m not celebrating that.


14 posted on 05/24/2018 10:41:55 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

So what?? Massachusetts supposedly has a “Republican” Governor. I have yet to see any benefit.


15 posted on 05/24/2018 10:43:13 AM PDT by outpostinmass2
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To: DiogenesLamp

Nope, the Dems have been circulating ‘secret lesbian’ rumors................

https://www.thedailybeast.com/alabama-governor-says-lesbian-accusation-is-disgusting-lie


16 posted on 05/24/2018 10:43:25 AM PDT by Red Badger (Remember all the great work Obama did for the black community?.............. Me neither.)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Just clone George Wallace. LOL


17 posted on 05/24/2018 10:43:58 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: EdnaMode

He says he might.


18 posted on 05/24/2018 10:45:22 AM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: Bonemaker

I was raised in Southern California and Iowa (i.e. a “Yankee”) but I have never voted for a liberal or a Democrat while living in Mississippi or Texas. You paint with a pretty broad brush.


19 posted on 05/24/2018 10:47:25 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Red Badger
Nope, the Dems have been circulating ‘secret lesbian’ rumors................ https://www.thedailybeast.com/alabama-governor-says-lesbian-accusation-is-disgusting-lie

Okay, I was wrong on the particular accusation, but correct about them pulling stuff like this. Unless they've got strong proof, it isn't going anywhere.

This time around, they won't likely have the National Media Monster Weapon hammering the people of Alabama.

We need to absolutely destroy that Monster Media Weapon. It is undermining our system of governance.

20 posted on 05/24/2018 10:48:00 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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