What happened to Les Phillips?
I had to be so blunt, but what happened to him is exactly what you’d expect to happen to a black candidate in North Alabama, no different than Artur Davis.
The idea that either Phillips or Davis really had a real shot was an idea that was only held by the most idealistic of people who refuse to accept that Alabama is what it is. All the liberals in this state right now are howling about their hero Artur losing like he did. Anyone who knew Alabama politics saw this one coming the minute Davis ran.
He never got any traction -- 15% +/-. The good news for the GOP (other than the fact that Parker Griffith got STOMPED) is that no runoff will be necessary: preserving Mo's money and preventing another unwanted invasion by the Republican Congressional "leadership" to prop up The Turncoat. I also like the volume of Republican votes vs. the Dem primary turnout.