Southern Politics

Coronavirus Stops Politics in its Tracks: Rick Neighbors’ Congressional Campaign Switches Gears to Helping Neighbors and Making Masks

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By Glynn Wilson with Trace Thompson – LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ala. — One month ago, the president of the United States declared a national emergency because of the coronavirus pandemic, setting off an economic panic. On Easter Weekend, the number of cases and deaths in the U.S. surpassed Italy, with 528,735 confirmed cases and more than…

Trump Endorses Tuberville Over Sessions in Alabama Republican Runoff in U.S. Senate Race: Winner to Take on Incumbent Democrat Doug Jones in November

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By Glynn Wilson – In a significant blow to Alabama’s Jeff Sessions and his comeback attempt to regain his old seat in the United States Senate, President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday endorsed his opponent in the Republican primary runoff, former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville. While just a week after the vote on Super…

Joe Biden Reemerges as Democratic Front Runner on Super Tuesday

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Republican Tommy Tuberville Tops Jeff Sessions, Likely to Win Runoff and Face Senator Doug Jones in November – By Glynn Wilson – PENSACOLA, Fla. — Joe Biden came back from the political dead on Super Tuesday and reemerged as the front runner in the Democratic Party’s primary race to take on President Donald Trump in…

House Prosecutors Hit Their Stride in Impeachment Trial

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Senator Doug Jones of Alabama Says House Managers Are Making A Compelling Case – By Glynn Wilson – The House legal team prosecuting President Donald J. Trump in the Senate impeachment trial seemed to hit its stride somewhere between the half way point of day two and into day three. They must have gotten the…

U.S. Senator Doug Jones Expresses Concerns About Impeachment

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By Glynn Wilson – U.S. Senator Doug Jones, the Democrat from Birmingham, expressed concerns about some aspects of the impeachment inquiry in a press call with reporters on Thursday, while continuing to rebuff media questions about how he might vote. “I cant’ say how I’m gonna vote, because I don’t know, one, if it’s coming,…

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby Keeps His Powder Dry on Impeachment as House Republicans Vote With Democrats to Rebuke Trump for Syria Withdrawal

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Impeachment Trial Could Begin by Thanksgiving – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress returned to the nation’s capital after a fall recess on Tuesday and immediately got to work rebuking President Donald J. Trump for his sudden military withdrawal from Syria, while Republican Senators are increasingly being asked to take a stand on…

An Open Letter to U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, Republican of Alabama

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Editor’s Note: This is an open letter to U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, the Republican from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, published here as an editorial opinion column. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dear Senator Shelby: You and I go way back, when I covered your earliest political campaigns for Alabama newspapers and the wire service UPI. You’ve been around awhile…

U.S. Senator Doug Jones Launches Reelection Campaign in Birmingham

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By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alabama Senator Doug Jones, the Birmingham Democrat, officially kicked off his campaign for reelection on Sunday at the B&A Warehouse in downtown Birmingham, emphasizing a centrists theme of common sense solutions and bringing the people of the state together as “One Alabama.” He came on stage with a…

Alabama Abortion Law at Odds With Public Consensus on the Issue

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By Glynn Wilson – As a political issue, the social wedge issue of abortion only serves to divide Americans and does nothing to solve any real economic or social issues facing governments at the federal, state or local level. While public opinion polls have shown Americans equally divided at 48 percent of the public identifying…