Alabama remains a red state.
What good news for Democrats? Terri Sewell remains our 1 Democratic representative to D.C.
Parker Griffith came out strong swinging at incumbent Gov. Bentley. 3 issues to start 1) quality public education for all the children 2) support for an education lottery 3) expanding Medicaid and healthcare for all Alabamians.
State auditor could get interesting if runoff, and Dale Peterson gets in. July 15 is runoff date. Dale Peterson is a legitimate tea party wacko who had national exposure a few years ago.
Secretary of State runoff but both candidates are equally bad. For Republicans, this is just a stop before a better paying private sector job - and they don't have to finish their term to jump ship.
How bad is it here? Around 68 State House and Senate races have no Democratic challenger. The Republican incumbent won unopposed or the candidate will win office in the Republican runoff. The State House and Senate will remain heavily Republican and promise more batshit crazy to come.
There were a few upsets at the very local level where incumbents lost, but the big picture remains pretty depressing for a Democrat.
From the Heart of Dixie, yallerdawg signing off.
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