The Absent Democratic Party In Alabama

[Playinghardball]

Remember when Howard Dean made such a pest of himself with his ludicrous 50 State Strategy, which ran contrary to the political hippie-punching genius that is Rahm Emanuel? This is what you get if you listen to Rahm.

Alabama holds an election for U.S. Senate in 2014. Republican Senator Jeff Sessions is running for re-election. For the first time in Alabama history, the Democrats are not running anyone for U.S. Senate. Here is a list of Democrats running in the June 2014 primary for federal and state office. There are no Democrats running for U.S. House in the 4th and 5th districts. For the 140 state legislative races, no Democrats are running in 57 races.

Jeebus, these people. Jefferson Davis Beauregard Sessions is an incredible blight on the political landscape. You run someone against him, and you decide to run against him, because it is important to make sure the state (and, if you're entirely lucky, the country) gets to see that clearly. Elections clarify things. They put a sharper point on the arguments. They force the issues. They don't do any of that if you don't run someone. Jeff Sessions should have to spend the next six months getting the crap kicked out of him by a Democrat simply because of who Jefferson Davis Beauregard Sessions is, and what he stands for, and because of what he has done (and will continue to do) to places far beyond Alabama. It is the job of Alabama's Democrats to do so because that's the obligation they owe to the rest of the country. Step up, people.


http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/

[Renew Deal]

1. What happened to the old 435 to win movement?

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I think it was a mydd.com project. They got almost every race covered.

http://mydd.com/2005/12/2/the-time-to-push-for-435-is-now

[TransitJohn]

2. POTUS got to set up the Party he wanted.

That's how it works.

[al_liberal]

3. Acknowledging reality.

As much as I hate to say it, the Democratic party is as dead in AL today as the R's were in the century following the Civil War.

I think the more liberal folks, myself included, would rather donate money where the odds are better than bet on a nag.

We have some of the most dip-shitted representation in this state all the way from federal to local yet they continuously get re-elected.

Plus here in Huntsville, where I live, Remington Firearms today announced plans to open a 2000 workforce plant. How is any Democratic candidate going to trump that? And be as progressive enough for me to endorse? I don't want Repig lite, I want a true progressive.

No more George Wallace Democrats for Alabama. No way. And that is the only type of Dem that could win a big election in this state.

[okaawhatever]

6. I think the money in the state is better spent on candidates for lower office who can run for

Nationwide office when the voters become more aware of the consequences of Republican legislators. That will likely happen after campaign finance reform and/or media reform.

[Laelth]

4. Hear, hear! k&r n/t

-Laelth

[ladjf]

5. Don't expect Alabama to make any good political decisions. Profoundly ignorant, racist and

debilitated by conservative religious dogma.