Sorry that you have to endure Soledad O’Brien, but it’s worth it to watch conservative warrior Sen. Sessions say things like, “The America people should not be asked to send another dime to this dysfuntional government…” Here are a couple of my favorite Sessions quotes from the video above: “We could have been in session […]

By: Cameron Smith, Alabama Policy Institute After Alabamians voted to preserve racist language in their state Constitution, headlines nationwide gladly noted the state’s failure. For much of the nation, Alabama’s failure was simply confirmation of the latent racism they believe pervades Alabama. If the majority of Alabamians who voted ‘no’ on Amendment 4 had actually […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a positive development for Central Alabama, U.S. Reps. Martha Roby and Mike Rogers and U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions have been notified that the Air Force has altered its strategic guidance proposal and no longer plans to relocate C-130 aircraft from the 908th Airlift Wing stationed at Maxwell Air Force Base. While […]

After a 5 month hiatus, Hate Mail of the Week is back and will be running weekly on Thursdays. “Hate Mail of the Week” is a weekly feature on Yellowhammer Politics in which some of the hate mail submitted through our contact page or in response to our email blasts is published exactly as it […]

“Rumors and Rumblings” is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Have a tip? Send it here. All sources remain confidential. 1. Fresh off of reelection in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, Rep. Martha Roby now has a good shot at rising […]

Speculation has been running wild since President Obama was reelected as to what Governor Bentley would do regarding the implementation an Obamacare-mandated health insurance exchange. At today’s Birmingham Business Alliance Luncheon, Governor Bentley put the speculation to rest: Alabama will not be implementing a healthcare exchange. “I am not going to set up a state-based […]

By: Brian J. Wise The Monday morning quarterbacking has already begun over the makeup of the Republican Party. Brace yourself for calls to “moderate” or become more “inclusive” and endless explanations for why the GOP lost one demographic or another. Make no mistake: President Obama’s reelection was a victory for a campaign, not a candidate. […]

Zan Green, President of the Rainy Day Patriots Tea Party group, posted the following open letter to Governor Bentley on behalf RDP’s members: We are encouraged by Governor Bentley as he speaks of staying the course with the other governors of the 34 states who are proposing to refuse to set up state healthcare exchanges. […]

Now that the President has secured reelection, it’s time to take a look at what this means for the folks here in Alabama. Counting down from 5 to 1, here are some notable things to watch for in Obama’s second term. Are there other things to look out for? Let us know in the comments. […]

Let us know in the comments if we’re missing some good reactions from elected officials, talking heads, or other Alabamians. Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard: “To paraphrase President Ford, our long national nightmare continues. Tonight’s disappointing vote guarantees us four more years of bloated federal government, mounting national debt and the on-going erosion of our […]

Winners: 1. Governor Bentley The Governor went all-in for Amendment 2 and stayed way out in front of its PR effort. The “jobs amendment,” as they were referring to it, passes on the heels of the Governor’s victory on Sept. 18 with Amendment 1. The thing to watch longterm is whether or not any damage […]

Yellowhammer caught up with Molly Kluck, a 15 year old Alabamian who made the treck down to Florida to campaign for Mitt Romney. Young conservatives across the U.S. have been engaged at unprecedented levels this election cycle. Young Alabamians traveled to Florida with Generation Joshua, a youth movement affiliated with the Home School Legal Defense […]

Representatives from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) told Yellowhammer over the weekend that they will indeed be sending foreign nationals to observe elections in Alabama on Tuesday. “We will be watching everything and everyone,” one of the reps, a native of Spain, said on the phone Friday evening. The OSCE, a […]

The Romney campaign posted the following statement along with the ad: “For some, this election is about numbers, but it is so much more than that. It’s about businesses closing after generations. It’s about college graduates being forced to move back in with their parents. This election is about lives, careers, futures. That is why […]

Daily Presidential Update Tracking polls via Real Clear Politics: Swing State Polls from the Last 2 Days: Friday, Nov. 2: New Hampshire (New England College) – Obama 50, Romney 44 Iowa (Gravis) – Obama 49, Romney 45 Thursday, Nov. 1: Colorado (CNN) – Obama 50, Romney 48 Colorado (Rasmussen) – Romney 50, Obama 47 New […]

Few things can be as frustrating as walking into a voting booth and attempting to decipher ballot language for constitutional amendments. They are usually jam-packed with legalese and long run-on sentences. There can also typically be valid arguments on both sides of an amendment, making it even more difficult to make a decision. Occasionally though, […]

“Rumors and Rumblings” is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Have a tip? Send it here. All sources remain confidential. 1. Rumor has it that former Lt. Gov. turned lobbyist Steve Windom has hired former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice […]

Daily Presidential Update National Tracking Polls via Real Clear Politics: Swing state polls from the last two days: Tuesday, Oct. 30: Florida (SurveyUSA) – Romney 47, Obama 47 Monday, Oct. 29: Ohio (Rasmussen) – Romney 50, Obama 48 Florida (CNN/Opinion Research) – Romney 50, Obama 49 Colorado (ARG) – Romney 48, Obama 47 North Carolina […]

The Alabama Policy Institute is out with another installment in their “By the Numbers” series. This time they’re comparing the Obama year to the Clinton years. There are some interesting surprises in here, but the job creation and loss comparison is staggering.

On election night 2010, Congressman Mike Rogers and his staff sat in the conference room of his former law firm in Anniston, Alabama, and watched in awe as their blackberries “blew up” with Republican election returns nationwide. “It was surreal,” Rogers said. “When we saw that the powerful Chairman [Rep. James Oberstar, D-MN] of the […]

Daily Presidential Update via Real Clear Politics: Swing State Polls from Last 2 Days: Thursday, Oct. 25: Virginia (Rasmussen) – Romney 50, Obama 48 Florida (Gravis) – Romney 50, Obama 49 Wednesday Oct. 24: Michigan (Baydoun/Foster) – Romney 47, Obama 47 Ohio (Time) – Obama 49, Romney 44 Ohio (Rasmussen) – Romney 48, Obama 48 […]

It takes a special kind of politician to claim to be taking the high road while simultaneously taking shots at your opponent’s service to his country in the wake of 9/11. Tuscaloosa County Probabe Judge Hardy McCollum is apparently that special kind of politician. “I’ve worked with Sheriff Ted Sexton for more than 25 years […]

“Rumors and Rumblings” is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Have a tip? Send it here. 1. Paul Ryan is coming to Huntsville Friday and it appears that Alabama will excede the campaign’s fundraising expectations. According to fundraising guru Kate […]

Alabama-based Democrat polling firm Anzalone-Liszt Research — whose clients include Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader, and the Alabama House Democrats — is offering $1,000 to the best political prognosticator to emerge from their 2nd annual “Beat the Pollsters” contest. The firm sent out the below email today announcing the contest and inviting political armchair quarterbacks […]