Posted on 03/26/2024 8:34:28 PM PDT by Coronal
Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands on Tuesday won a special election for a state House seat in Alabama after she made in vitro fertilization and abortion rights central to her campaign.
Lands, a licensed professional counselor, defeated Madison City Council member Teddy Powell, a Republican who once worked as a Defense Department budget analyst. A Republican had held the Huntsville-area seat in the state's 10th District.
"Today, Alabama women and families sent a clear message that will be heard in Montgomery and across the nation. Our legislature must repeal Alabama’s no-exceptions abortion ban, fully restore access to IVF, and protect the right to contraception," Lands said in a statement shared by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which supported her candidacy.
Lands had 63% of the vote to Powell's 37% with all precincts reporting.
“The voters have spoken and I’m honored to have been considered for this office," Powell said in a statement to Alabama Daily News. "I wish Mrs. Lands the absolute best as she goes on to serve the people of District 10 in the House of Representatives.”
Powell's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
While campaigning, Lands focused on IVF and access to abortions, telling voters that she supports repealing the state’s near-total ban on abortions, which went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Her campaign website notes endorsements from groups such as Planned Parenthood, the Alabama AFL-CIO and the gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety.
Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed a GOP-backed bill to protect IVF after widespread backlash to a ruling by the state Supreme Court in February that threatened the procedure. Tuesday's contest was seen as an early test for Democrats campaigning on IVF after the high court's ruling.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
The DEMs don’t really need voter fraud to win. They just need the women voters. Piece of cake this November.
There's an infestation of NeverMAGA on FR these days...
Women would rather have the right to vote and lose, than not have the right to vote and win.
It is impossible to defeat genetic retardation.
https://ballotpedia.org/Alabama_House_of_Representatives_District_10
Becoming pregnant by artificial means and supporting the killing babies in the womb make quite a pair of campaign issues. SMH
Well, if the Democrats' fraud game is so good that they're winning races in Alabama, we might as well just sit home in November.
That's what you're saying, right?
They want the story to be IVF and scare women.
They don’t want the story to be the very low turnout for a special election that probably amounts to nearly nothing of consequence in the Alabama statehouse.
Still, where was the local GOP in all this? Over and over again the local elections get lost and the media stories prop them up to fit a narrative. Did they even send a mailer or some text messages to remind the locals that a special election was happening? A text message blast has to be super low cost compared even to a mailer, and with the number of voters being so low, likely would have been a difference maker.
From NBC, so propaganda must be taken into account. It's easy to pick out one issue and say it is an overriding factor while ignoring other contributing factors.
Trying to make this a reason for Republicans to disavow any opposition to IVF is sick. Even many so-called "conservatives" are falling for it--including here in FR.
“Lands had 63% of the vote to Powell’s 37% with all precincts reporting.”
Sounds like a University of Alabama vs. Alabama State football score.
Lands even had adds on WMAL and lots of signs.
Powell???
Crickets
The Lands WMAL adds pushed abortion and jobs. Not IVF.
This was a red seat. We are getting killed every election since 2018. If we win, we under perform. It’s a disaster. I’m sure things are perfect to some here.
I don’t listen to local Huntsville talk. The station here is a joke, so I don’t know about Powell’s radio reach. Just haven’t seen any signs.
The most evil people who have ever lived are rigging elections, they don’t care that you know they are rigging them... this is why we have a second amendment... because when they steal your votes you are supposed to shoot them and if you don’t do that... well that is on you. Well done deep state. You made a country of cowards and you are about to be consumed by the zombie apocalypse...you wouldn’t let good people be good people. Selfish evil liberals... stand the F... by. You did this.
No. But some want to finally win elections. Since 2018, what have we won? A seat in Virginia governorship and a few house seats. So impressive.
The Alabama 10th was redistricted after the 2022 election, so not much of an indicator without knowing the makeup of the new district.
You have no idea if it was a red seat.
Deception is a hell of a drug... trying to save people from themselves will drive a good man crazy... that is why God wants strong men. We don’t go crazy.
It flipped red to blue. So I definitely do know. We lost another seat. Instead of stupid excuses, you should get out there and get people to vote. I do which is why my state went from blue to purple to red.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.