As calls for Medicaid expansion resurface in Alabama, it is no coincidence that mega-donors of the left along the lines of George Soros and Tom Steyer have decided to participate in the state’s elections this cycle. Another such champion of liberal causes which may also enter the fray is AARP. The group has not shied […]

7. The fight over transgender bathrooms and other petty silliness is back — The Trump administration is attempting to define sex as the gender with which one was born with and would not be changed by the desire of the individual to do so. — #WontBeErased was trending on Twitter as people declared their support for […]

While top-of-the-ticket races like the gubernatorial and attorney general contests grab the headlines, one dramatic electoral battle in Jefferson County is flying under the radar with just 15 days left until the November 6 general election. Incumbent Judge Teresa Pulliam faces a challenge from Birmingham-area attorney Linda Hall for Circuit Judge Place 16 on the […]

7. $1.6 billion jackpot — After no one won the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot on Friday, the jackpot for the drawing on Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET is now a world record for any lottery. — Alabama’s cut for this lottery is zero. The only thing Alabama will see from this is news stories about cars […]

Earlier this week in an appearance on MSNBC, comedienne Rosie O’Donnell made a startling call for the military to be sent to the White House and “get” President Donald Trump. In addition to her call for the military to supersede the civilian-controlled executive branch, O’Donnell also referred to Trump as “evil” and “dark,” and said […]

Friday evening, Alabama’s third district Democratic congressional nominee Mallory Hagan took to Twitter to complain about what was part of an apparent effort to draw attention to her flailing campaign. Hagan, in a story published earlier that day, made an extraordinary claim to the Associated Press’ Kim Chandler that “more than 55,000 voters in the […]

7. 2020 is definitely underway, with Sen. Kamala Harris proposing a straight-up giveaway to every person making less than $100,000 a year. — Sen. Harris says she wants to provide Americans whose wages haven’t increased a “basic income” to “keep up with cost of living increases.” — The proposal has absolutely no chance of becoming […]

According to a mandatory financial disclosure filed at approximately noon on Thursday, Planned Parenthood on Tuesday pumped an additional $95,000 into its efforts to influence Alabama’s November 6 general election. Planned Parenthood, through Planned Parenthood Southeast’s “Alabama for Healthy Families” PAC, is opposing a pro-life constitutional amendment and attempting to drive up Democratic turnout on Election […]

7. Definitely not a mob — In the last 48 hours, multiple Republican candidates have been attacked in Nevada when a “tracker” was arrested after assaulting a staffer for the Nevada GOP gubernatorial candidate, a Minnesota House candidate was punched at an event at a bar and a Minnesota State Representative Sarah Anderson was assaulted by an anarchist […]

The latest campaign finance reports for statewide candidates running in the November 6 general election were due on Monday, and the numbers revealed some clear storylines with voting to occur in less than three weeks time. The reports were the first “weekly” disclosures due in the lead up to the election, with the next ones […]

7. Secretary of State John Merrill wants the state to go after those who are committing voter fraud. — While speaking to Dale County Republicans, Secretary Merrill made it clear that current laws on voter fraud not being enforced is a serious problem for his office, and a lot of the fraud is absentee voter […]

MONTGOMERY – In today’s supercharged political environment, it is inspiring to see elected officials put past differences aside for the betterment of the state. It is also especially rare to see true unity come from extremely competitive primaries, but Public Service Commission President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh and state Rep. Will Ainsworth have proven to be […]

The race for Governor in Alabama has been boiled down to three issues: Governor Kay Ivey’s claim she steadied the ship of state Democrat challenger Walt Maddox whining about not being able to secure a debate Maddox wanting to expand Medicaid without a serious plan for doing so Republicans in Alabama have been steadfastly against the Medicaid expansion proposal because […]

7. NBC News, and plenty of other outlets, told a lie this weekend about President Donald Trump, President Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee,  and they took two days to correct it. — President Trump was at a rally in Ohio telling a story about Ohio-born then-General Grant beating Robert E. Lee. When Trump […]

Generally, when you’re running as a new politician to unseat an incumbent, and you’re trying to appeal to a different set of voters than your traditional party base, you would want to consider taking an empathetic approach. Such is the case for some Democrats running in traditionally Republican precincts in Alabama. In 2006, as a […]

7. Fusion GPS’s Glenn Simpson says he will not be testifying before Congress — Simpson’s firm was hired during the 2016 presidential campaign by the law firm with ties to the DNC and Clinton campaign. He helped plant stories with news outlets which were then used as justification to launch further inquiries into the Trump campaign. […]

7. Things are getting harder for Democrats in the Senate, but possibly easier in the House — Last week, polls for Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) moved the race out of range for Democrats. This week, Tennessee’s Senate seat appears to be moving, as well (Taylor Swift be damned). And now the one seat where a Republican […]

7. A socialist has won a city council seat in Alabama — Liberal Huntsville activist Frances Akridge defeated former Superintendent and State School Board member Mary Jane Caylor who called Akridge a “tax-and-spend liberal who supports Bernie Sanders and avowed socialists…” — Her opponent highlighted the donations that Akridge gave to Bernie Sanders and other […]

After a rocky year thus far in the United States Senate, speculation is already ramping up about whether Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) will even seek re-election in 2020. Ultimately, if President Trump decides to seek a second term of his own, all Alabama Democrats might as well stay at home when it comes to […]

7. The world is over in 12 years, according to CNN — It’s over in 22 years, according to the New York Times and they mean it this time — The latest dire warning comes from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and requires “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society,” or we may face […]

7. Unemployment is the lowest it has been since 1969 — The good economic news keeps coming for President Donald Trump as we approach the midterm elections. The unemployment rate fell again and now sits at to 3.7 percent. — Previous months were good, but they were already providing good news. They were better than […]

In a consistent, tight-rope display of talking a lot but saying nothing, Democratic gubernatorial nominee and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox refused to tell Alabamians whether he supports Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. The verbal acrobatics came in three separate television interviews this week, all in-which Maddox was asked directly about the topic. […]

7. The Ethics Commision obviously drops the case against the Etowah County “Beach House” sheriff because he followed the law — The Alabama Ethics Commission voted to drop an ethics case against Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin, who was accused of misusing public funds “related to food accounts.” — As much as Alabama residents may not like this law, […]

Despite significant fundraising success and early predictions of a tight race, recent polling has shown that Democratic nominee Judge Bob Vance is trailing Associate Justice Tom Parker in the race to become Alabama’s next Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court by a lot. Vance has raised a formidable $810,547.19 in total funds, with $550,453.82 […]