Are you a gambler? How would you rate the odds of Bradley Byrne or Artur Davis becoming our next governor?
Hint: Danny's experts rate their chances high and predict Jim Folsom is a favorite to repeat at Lt. Gov. Personally, I think 2:1 [...]
Are you a gambler? How would you rate the odds of Bradley Byrne or Artur Davis becoming our next governor?
Hint: Danny's experts rate their chances high and predict Jim Folsom is a favorite to repeat at Lt. Gov. Personally, I think 2:1 [...]
Today in Washington, DC the Democratic Governor's Association (DGA) unveiled their new leadership -- Delaware Gov. Jack Markell as chair and Gov. Martin O’Malley as vice chair -- and an aggressive new effort to educate the public about the fiscal recklessness of Republicans and [...]
Gubernatorial hopeful Artur Davis is one of four featured speakers at the Democratic Governors’ Association Candidate Luncheon today in Washington. The other three are Tom Barrett of Wisconsin, Diane Denish of New Mexico, and Alex Sink of Florida.
The DGA appears to be taking notice of [...]
According to a Democratic source, Alabama candidate for governor Rep. Artur Davis, will be speaking at the Democratic Governor’s Association Candidate Luncheon shortly in Washington, DC. He is one of only four candidates that were asked to outline their races for an audience of DGA members and candidates (the [...]
Did you see that Earl Hilliard Jr. picked up the endorsement of the Congressional Black Caucus PAC in his quest to succeed Artur Davis as the Congressman for AL-07? Dad’s ties from his own Congressional days surely didn’t hurt. The real value for Hilliard [...]
Mobile Mayor Sam Jones endorsed Congressman Artur Davis for Governor of Alabama today at a noon press conference in Mobile. Mayor Jones praised Davis’ leadership ability, experience, and positive vision for Alabama’s future as he issued his first ever endorsement in a statewide campaign.
“Artur [...]
Artur Davis is picking up a key endorsement from Mobile Mayor Sam Jones today (as indicated by George Talbot of the Mobile Press-Register on his Twitter feed). It comes on the heels of Mitt Romney’s endorsement of Kay Ivey. Why Ivey? Well, she chaired his Alabama campaign for [...]
Martha Bozeman is running in the Democratic primary for the AL-07 seat being vacated by Congressman Artur Davis.
She briefly addressed the Over The Mountain Democrats at their candidate forum held last August.
Left in Alabama will be covering this race more closely [...]
Jennifer Foster cuts to the heart of the race thing in the Alabama governor's race in, of all papers, the Opelika-Auburn News:
It’s tough being Artur Davis. In the span of just over a week, Davis has taken hits for being black – and then, not black enough.
Here's the timeline [...]
George Talbot’s article in the Press-Register gives us the morning update on the Jesse Jackson / Artur Davis story.
Jackson said in a statement late Thursday that he called Davis to discuss his remarks.
“I talked to (Davis) today to assure him of my [...]
Alabama Democrats who fret that having a black man at the top of their ticket in 2010 will be a drag in Alabama have no need to fear! Jesse Jackson has proclaimed that Artur Davis is not black.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) [...]
Just over 24 hours ago Rev. Jesse Jackson lambasted Artur Davis with "you can't vote against health care and call yourself a black man," but he sees things a bit differently tonight. Here is Rev. Jesse Jackson's most recent statement, via the Rainbow [...]
The Rev. Jesse Jackson calls out Rep. Artur Davis for voting against the Democrats’ health care reform bill in the House.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats’ signature healthcare bill.
“We even have blacks voting against [...]
Bradley Byrne finally rolled out his ethics reform plan for Alabama state government yesterday and -- surprise, surprise, surprise! -- it not only isn't "the most sweeping reform ever offered in Alabama," it's considerably less sweeping than the one offered seven months ago by Democrat Artur Davis. So [...]
Last month the Artur Davis 2010 campaign gave away tickets to the Magic City Classic and it worked out so well they're doing it again -- this time for a pair of tickets to the Iron Bowl (Alabama v. [...]
The latest press release from Artur Davis’s campaign showcases another issue where Ron Sparks is trying to have it both ways, education.
“Ron Sparks proudly touted his participation in President Obama’s education reform tour when he thought it would win him votes, but less than two weeks later he is taking [...]
So goes Alabama?
Thursday evening Artur Davis told Madison County Democrats they're on the front lines and can expect to see a lot more of him before election day 2010, likening MadCo's importance to that of Virginia, Ohio and Florida in the 2008 presidential election.
"We kept saying if Barack Obama" [...]
Congressman Artur Davis (Democrat candidate for Governor) rejects the gas tax pledge (at least 80% of gas tax collected in Madison County stays here). The gas tax pledge is supported by the City of Huntsville, the City of Madison, and the Madison County Commission. The Huntsville Times article “Davis [...]
I spent the better part of this past weekend defending Democratic Rep. Artur Davis, Rep. Bobby Bright and Rep. Parker Griffith to progressives around the country. Why? Because they were amongst the 39 Democrats who voted against HR 3962 on Saturday night, and many progressives view that as unforgiveable offense.
Here is [...]
David Cao(R. Louisiana) tells Micheal Steel to Bring it On! Now that's what I'm talking about. A real republican who stands up for his people and doesn't back down. Cao is the kind of representative I wish I had instead of the representative I have.
Cao told CNN that Steele retains [...]
The bottom line : Davis is currently running for Governor of the State of Alabama and did not believe that he could justify [...]
After the PACT board's March 24 board meeting, Congressman Artur Davis rebuked the board for its poor performance and called for a special program audit:
I would also renew my call for a special audit that answers the hard questions of how Alabama families were left in this predicament.
In [...]
This just came from the good folks at ACCR:
The following poll is online at al.com.
The Communication Workers of America, Local 3902 have announced their support of Artur Davis for Governor. The campaign says it's the first union endorsement for either side. From their press release:
The Communications Workers of America Local 3902 represents approximately 2,500 workers in the Birmingham, [...]
You could feel it building over the last few weeks, as Ron Sparks and Artur Davis exchanged jabs on gambling and the truthfulness of the opposition. It came to a head in Auburn tonight as a gubernatorial forum that also featured Robert Bentley, Tim James, Bill Johnson and Bradley [...]
Clear Differences Emerging. So says an email from the Ron Sparks campaign. It's the same message Artur Davis has been sending for several weeks, the same state of affairs that was clear after the Birmingham NAACP debate 10 days ago: There is plenty of space between [...]
Here’s a bit of an eyebrow raiser…
Jefferson County Commissioner William Bell is strongly considering a run for Congressional District 7, the seat Artur Davis is vacating for his gubernatorial run. Bell is on everyone’s list as a potential candidate in the upcoming special election for mayor in Birmingham, and [...]
The answer is no on H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Rep. Artur Davis (D, AL-07) says “I will vote no on the House legislation and continue to root for a final bill in December that can fix the holes in our health care system”
He released [...]
