The problem with Alabama is that it's a deep red +30R state so even a midterm wouldn't help. Perhaps, a pro life, pro business populist conservative Democrat like John Bel Edwards could be competitive.
The problem with Alabama is that it's a deep red +30R state so even a midterm wouldn't help. Perhaps, a pro life, pro business populist conservative Democrat like John Bel Edwards could be competitive.
…or a candidate who can launch a successful GOTV operation and inspire 80 percent of Alabama Democrats to vote. Without pushing a similar share of Republican-leaning voters to do the same.
Those registered *Democrats* would be very different compared to your coastal or normal Democrat plus they are nominally Democrats usually because of the New Deal/Great Society tradition in those counties. Many of them are very conservative and have regularly voted for Republicans but don't care to change their registration. Voter registration is a really bad way to gauge support.
Really? Let's look at the gubernatorial results from 2010 to 2018:
*2010: Ron Sparks (D), Agriculture Commissioner & liberal alternative to Artur Davis in the Democratic primary. Result: lost 58% - 42% in the general.
*2014: Parker Griffith (D), former congressman and CONSERVATIVE who changed his party registration back and forth like underwear. Result: Defeated in a 64% - 36% landslide in the general.
*2018: Walt Maddox (D) mainstream liberal Democratic mayor of Tuscaloosa. Lost 59% - 40%. Cracking 40% in a state like Alabama is a BFD these days!! 💙🇺🇲
https://www.270towin.com/states/alabama
The problem with Alabama is that it's a deep red +30R state so even a midterm wouldn't help. Perhaps, a pro life, pro business populist conservative Democrat like John Bel Edwards could be competitive.
…or a candidate who can launch a successful GOTV operation and inspire 80 percent of Alabama Democrats to vote. Without pushing a similar share of Republican-leaning voters to do the same.
Those registered *Democrats* would be very different compared to your coastal or normal Democrat plus they are nominally Democrats usually because of the New Deal/Great Society tradition in those counties. Many of them are very conservative and have regularly voted for Republicans but don't care to change their registration. Voter registration is a really bad way to gauge support.
I’m well aware. I meant "80 percent of Alabamans who vote Democrat", regardless of registration. I should have been more clear.
No party registration there, if I remember correctly. Just people vote in party primaries.
I'm hoping Brandon Presley can do that in Mississippi in 2027.
Really? Let's look at the gubernatorial results from 2010 to 2018:
*2010: Ron Sparks (D), Agriculture Commissioner & liberal alternative to Artur Davis in the Democratic primary. Result: lost 58% - 42% in the general.
*2014: Parker Griffith (D), former congressman and CONSERVATIVE who changed his party registration back and forth like underwear. Result: Defeated in a 64% - 36% landslide in the general.
*2018: Walt Maddox (D) mainstream liberal Democratic mayor of Tuscaloosa. Lost 59% - 40%. Cracking 40% in a state like Alabama is a BFD these days!! 💙🇺🇲