Well, we shall see how it turns out. Think Luther Strange will be able to hold the AG’s office without a problem ?
Depends on a lot of things. Strange’s biggest weakness right now is that he’s a Montgomery lobbyist. I voted for King because of the bingo issue and I thought he stood a better chance in the fall.
I think he’s defeatable if his opponent actually has money and makes a point of how his ties to virtually every big interest in the state might make it impossible for him to play the role of “consumer advocate” that Alabamians expect out of an AG. King tried to capitalize on that by using the oil spill in ads against Strange.
The other thing is that King is from Dothan. This gambling thing has put one of the states most important Republican counties in direct opposition to Bob Riley and the taskforce. It was one of the reasons King began to shift on gambling.
If the Dem candidate is half competent and has money, Houston County will be up for grabs in the Ag race. I can already tell you it will be in the governors race because gambling is the hottest issue there and the county’s GOP establishment has openly broke with Riley on this.