Posts Tagged ‘Artur Davis’
Hello Governor Sparks – The Upside Down World of Alabama Politics
If the results of yesterday's primary run-offs in Alabama confirmed nothing else, they confirmed that we live in an upside down world in Alabama politics. Two months ago, everyone knew that Artur Davis and Bradley Byrne would be competing as the respective nominees of their parties for governor. Everyone was wrong. Artur Davis lost the [...]
What’s the Matter with Democrats in the Deep South?
Rhodes Cook of the Wall Street Journal writes this morning on the state of the Democratic party in the Deep South, using Alvin Greene, the Senate candidate who came from nowhere in South Carolina (and appears to have been elected purely because his name was first on the ballot and reminded some voters of the singer Al Green), as well as the failed [...]
Morning Read – 6/23/2010
*** This is exactly why Artur Davis should not have had the knee-jerk reaction he did after the election, saying he was not going to run for elected office again, nor accept a post in the Obama administration. I certainly see why some would think he would make a good director of the Office of Management and Budget. Though, if he is willing to [...]
Friday Quick Hits
Many interesting things out there today, I thought I would pass some of them along here: *** FLASHBACK: Ken Rudin of NPR points out, eight years ago today, Congressman Bob Riley won the Republican primary for governor and the opportunity to take on Governor Don Siegelman in the general election. The same day, attorney Artur Davis forced [...]
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