7. Alabama Democrats are running a candidate that may not be able to hold office in Florence
— Caroline Self, the Democratic Party nominee for Alabama State Senate District 1 in Lauderdale, Limestone and Madison Counties, claimed she moved back to Alabama in 2017 in order to “make the stories of Alabamians better.”
— But she hasn’t been in the state long enough, according to the law, which states, “They shall have been citizens and residents of this state for three years and residents of their respective counties or districts for one year next before their election.”
6. Maddox campaign to return $10K to an admitted sexual assaulter … after being called out
— Maddox spokesperson Chip Hill claimed they didn’t really accept the money. He said, “[W]e did not solicit the Ayers contribution, [i]t was an online donation, we reported it as required by law, and are returning it.” But you only report the donation if you accept it.
— Ayers had to step down after his attacks on women were made public, but Maddox had made no plans to reject the donation until it became publicly known.
5. Firearms manufacturer Remington has failed to hit its hiring goals; Huntsville will give them more time
— In a blow to those who support government incentives for job creation, Huntsville’s city council has given Remington three more years to hit their goal of hiring 1,868 individuals. They now have until 2022.
— Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle described the problem, “They’re 450 right now and it probably should’ve been about 600 at this point, so the ramp-up is not as rapid.”
4. While the media declares no one hacked into Georgia’s election infrastructure, they also describe over a dozen states suffered attacks
— A nearly unanimous declaration was made that there was no hack into the Georgia elections system by the media that has declared Russians hacked the 2016 election with absolutely no evidence to back up claims.
— The Boston Globe now reports that hackers have attempted to “hack” election systems more than 160 times since August, but the Department of Homeland Security does not believe it is a coordinated attack.
3. Record turnout is coming; Early turnout has been huge — 70 percent are sending Trump a message
— Most election watchers expect almost every state to have higher turnout than the 2014 midterm elections. Democrats have a massive money and small energy advantage. Republicans have historically shown up better in the midterms.
— In 2014, 21 million early votes were cast vs. 35 million that have already been cast this year. Surprisingly, 42 percent of these are Republicans, 41 percent are Democrats and 17 percent are independent or other party affiliated.
2. Dueling plane tours around the state for Governor Kay Ivey and her Democratic opponent Walt Maddox
— Governor Ivey hit Montgomery, Huntsville, Mobile, Dothan, Auburn and Birmingham to sell her message that she has “steadied the ship of state” and that Alabama is on the right track.
— Tuscaloosa Mayor Maddox visited Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa with his message of progressive leadership and hope that Democrats in Alabama can seize on the blue momentum that may be taking hold elsewhere.
1. Alabama’s political media went all in for Democrats, sad arguments and liberal stances on constitutional amendments — Their agenda is on the ballot
— There was not a single Republican politician that the media fawned over as they did with Democratic candidates like Maddox, attorney general candidate Joseph Siegelman and chief justice candidate Bob Vance, even though a victory by any of the three will be a shocker.
— The media’s ability to be out of touch with their behavior was best on display by their coverage of “voter suppression” that will not materialize and continuous lies about Amendment 2. This is a Democrat “get out the vote” technique that will probably not bear fruit in the results.
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