Trump set to return to Alabama for another massive campaign rally

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November 17, 2015

Republican presidential contender Donald J. Trump (Photo: Gage Skidmore)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Billionaire businessman and Republican presidential hopeful Donald J. Trump is coming back to Alabama, hoping to build on the momentum he gained after entertaining tens of thousands of supporters in Mobile earlier this year.

Mr. Trump will hold a campaign rally at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Center in downtown Birmingham the morning of Saturday, Nov. 21. Doors will open at 10 a.m. and the event will start at 11 a.m. The rally is free, but requires a ticket for entry. Registration is open now at Eventbrite.com.

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill credited the so called SEC Primary with attracting Trump and other candidates to the state.

“We are excited to have Donald Trump bring his campaign to Birmingham,” said Merrill. “I am confident that Mr. Trump’s appearance will be welcomed with enthusiasm, just as it was in Mobile. We are very pleased with the way the SEC Primary has developed and what it means for our people to have personal interaction with these candidates. With the assistance and full support of the Alabama Legislature, one of the most significant things we have done in the Secretary of State’s Office is change the primary date to March 1. Since the March primary legislation passed, the top two Democratic candidates and eight of the top Republican candidates have made campaign stops in Alabama, which is unheard of for our state. As Secretary of State, I will continue to position Alabama and the South as a place where presidential candidates are willing to make an effort to visit and meet our remarkable people.”

Alabama has seen visits from former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Dr. Ben Carson, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator Ted Cruz, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Ohio Governor John Kasich, Senator Rand Paul, Senator Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Senator Marco Rubio is scheduled to appear in Guntersville on December 1.