United State
Senators from
Alabama State
Jeff Sessions (R)
Richard C. Shelby (R)
United
States House of Representatives from Alabama State
Total number of
U S Representatives: 7
Republican Party: 6
Democratic Party: 1
Governor
of Alabama State
Robert Bentley (R)
Alabama
State Senate
(Composition in 2010)
Total number of Senators: 35
Republican Party:: 22
Democratic Party: 12
Independents: 1
Alabama
State House
(Composition in 2010)
Total number of Representatives: 105
Republican Party: 64
Democratic Party: 39
Vacant: 2
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Polls In The State Of Alabama Leading Upto The November
6, 2012 General Election
Alabama - Presidential
Obama 36%
Romney 51%
Capital Survey Research Center
June 07- 27, 2012
There were no U.S. Senate or
Gubernatorial Elections
in the State of Alabama in 2012.
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PRESIDENTIAL
POLITICS AND STATE POLITICS
Presidential Election 2012 - Final Results Nationwide
Electoral Vote
Barack Obama (D) 332 electoral votes
Mitt Romney (R) 206 electoral votes
Popular Vote
Barack Obama (D) 62,611,250 popular votes
Mitt Romney (R) 59,134,475 popular votes Presidential Election In The State Of Alabama, 2012
State
of Alabama is allotted 9 electoral votes out of the total 538 set for
the Electoral College. Being a winner-takes-all state, the winner in
Alabama receives all 9 of it's electoral votes. The
electoral votes needed to win the Presidency is 270.
In Presidential
Election 2012 Gov. Mitt Romney won in the State of Alabama.
Gov. Mitt Romney 60.7%
President Barack Obam 38.4 %
[References: U.S. Electoral College, 2012: Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia, 2012]
In Presidential
Election of 2008 Senator
John McCain received 60.32% of the popular vote as against 38.74 %
received by Senator Obama.
[References: U.S. Electoral College, 2012: Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia, 2011]
Congressional Election In The State Of Alabama, 2012
A new re-districting map for
Alabama was passed by the Legislature,
signed by the Governor and approved by the U.S. Department of Justice
prior to the election.
In
the 2012 general election held on November 6, 2012 the following were elected to represent the
state of Alabama in the United States House of Representatives:
DISTRICT 1
JO BONNER -
Republican was reelected. (Incumbent since 2003)
Jo Bonner [R] 55%
Curtis Railey [I]
No candidate ran from the Democratic Party.
DISTRICT 2
MARTHA ROBY -
Republican was reelected. (Incumbent since January 2011)
Martha Roby [R] 63.7%
Threse Ford [D] 36.3%
DISTRICT 3
MIKE RODGERS -
Republican was reelected.
(Incumbent since 2003)
Mike Rodgers [R] 64.1%
John Andrew Harris [D] 35.9%
DISTRICT 4
ROBERT ANDERHOLT -
Republican was reelected. (Incumbent since 1997)
Robert Anderholt [R] 74.0%
Daniel Boman [D] 26.0%
DISTRICT 5
MO BROOKS -
Republican was reelected.
(Incumbent since January 2011)
Mo Brooks [R] 65.0%
Charlie
Holley [D] 35.0%
DISTRICT 6
SPENCER BACHUS -
Republican was reelected. (Incumbent since 1993)
Spencer Bachus [R] 71.4%
Penney Bailey [D] 28.6%
DISTRICT 7
TERRI SEWELL -
Democrat was reelected. (Incumbent since January 2011)
Terri Sewell [D] 75.8%
Don Chamberlain [R] 24.2%
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Congratulations to Rep. Daniel Boman
We
congratulate Mr. Boman on his victory in the Primary last Tuesday. He
will be the Democratic Party candidate for Alabama Congressional
District 4 in November 2012 Election.
Rep.
Daniel Boman is the choice of
presidential-politics.com
for Alabama Congressional District 4 in November 2012 Election.
We
believe that he will be a strong voice in the United States Congress
for the working families of Alabama. We wish him all success.
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Congratulations to Colonel Penny Bailey on her Primary
Victory.
We
congratulate Ms.Bailey on her victory in the Primary last Tuesday. She
will be the Democratic Party candidate for Alabama Congressional
District 6 in November 2012 Election.
Colonel
Penny Bailey is the choice of presidential-politics.com
for Alabama Congressional District 6 in November
2012 Election.
We
believe that she will be a strong voice in the United States Congress
for all Alabamans. We need less partisanship and more cooperation in
Washington and Ms. Bailey will be a great asset to achieve this end
which has proved to be near impossible in the current
Congress. We
wish her all success.
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Alabama Congressional
District 7
Incumbent Democratic Party Congresswoman Terri Sewell
is the choice of
presidential-politics.com
for Alabama
Congressional District 7.
In
her first two years in the Unites States Congress, Ms. Sewell has been
on the side of the working class on every issue. She has also extended
unwavering support to President Obama in getting crucial legislation
passed. Most importantly, Congresswoman Sewell has kept her word. She
has made good on the promises she made when she ran for
office. Supporting her for a second term is a no-brainier. We wish her
all success.
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Alabama Congressional District 05
Democrat Charlie L Holley
is the choice of presidential-politics.com
for Alabama Congressional District 05.
Mr. Holley will run
against Incumbent Republican Party Congressman Mo Brooks.
Mr. Holley works as
a computer administrator in Huntsville Hospital and is also an
associate minister at Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in
Huntsville.
He has spoken about
protecting Medicare, importance of collective bargaining, and
opposing Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
On
jobs, Mr. Holley has expressed concern that the incumbent U.S. Rep.
Brooks has not done enough to protect Defense and NASA jobs that fuel
Huntsville's economy. He is also for closing federal tax
loopholes that benefit large corporations and wealthy.
On
immigration, He supports a criteria- based system,
within a
defined time period, for illegal immigrants to apply for citizenship
without prosecution.
In our
opinion, Mr. Holley is on the reasonable side of issues that matter
today. We are delighted to support him.
Email your comments to:
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[Reference: The Huntsville Times, 01-15-2012, Steve
Doyle]
For an article by Charlie Holley on religious
hypocracy please go to: Holley
on "Religious Hypocracy"
Rick Santorum Sweeps Alabama and Mississippi - Romney
Pushed To Third Place. [03/13/2012]
Defying
polls and huge sums of money spent by former governor Mitt Romney on
negative advertising against him, former senator Rick Santorum carried
both states, Alabama and Mississippi. Former speaker Newt Gingrich came
second in both states followed by Mr. Mitt Romney. Congressman Ron Paul
was a distant fourth in both states.
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POLITICAL NEWS THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
General Election, 2012
By presidential-politics.com
November 18, 2012
President
Obama did not fare any better in the State of Alabama in the 2012
presidential election than he did in 2008. In both contests he
received only 38% of the vote to his opponents 60%.
In
the U.S. House of Representatives election in Alabama, all six
Republican members were reelected as did the sole Democratic
congresswoman.
[For detail results please look in the center column] Appeal Court Rules "Papers Please" Is Bad Law
By presidential-politics.com
September 11, 2012
The
circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta in a ruling on August 20, 2012 has
temporarily blocked a section of the Alabama law that makes it a
crime for an immigrant not to carry an alien registration
document. This portion of the law is generally referred to as the
"papers please" section.
[References: MSNBC TV, 08-21-2012] HELP DEMOCRATS WIN BACK THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESBy presidential-politics .com
July 21, 2012
Democrats can win back the 5th Congressional District in Alabama.
Charlie Holley is a terrific candidate. You can contribute to his campaign by going to: www.clholley.com
A Chance For Democrats To Win
Alabama Congressional District 2 In 2012
Updated on July 21, 2012
[First published on 03-27-2012]
Re-districting
has not made major changes to the demographic make up of
District
2. The district is slightly less Black on the new map, 30 percent down
to 29.5 percent: and less White, down from almost 68 percent to about
65 percent. The Hispanic population is about 3.6 percent.
Congressional
District 2 had been a safe Republican seat for a very long time until
2008. Republican Congressman William Dickinson represented the seat for
28 years followed by Republican Congressman Terry Everett for the next
16 years. Mr. Everett, a strong conservative won in 2006
receiving 70 percent of the vote. He announced his
retirement in 2007 and by 2008, GOP has lost it's grip on the District.
It was for real.
Democrat Bobby Bright won
District 2 in Presidential election year 2008 by a small margin (1790
votes) and lost to Republican Martha Roby in mid-term election 2010,
but not by a lot (4876 votes). Considering
, how badly the Democratic incumbents fared nationwide in
2010
mid-term elections, Mr. Bright's loss by 2.2%, while disappointing is
not irreversible.
2012 is a Presidential
election year and the signs are that there will be a huge turnout in
every district in the nation. 2012 Democratic Party nominee Therese
Ford is a solid candidate with strong positions on issues that matter
to Democrats. With some decent financing, Miss Ford has an excellent
chance to win Congressional district 2 in Alabama.
[References: Wikipedia,
The New Encyclopedia]
Democrats Can Win Back Alabama Congressional District 5
In 2012
[03-26-2011]
The new map after re-districting has not made
huge changes to the demographic make up of District
5.
The
5th District goes from 79 percent white to 76 percent white. Black
hasn't changed. It remains at 17 percent. But the District now is 4.8
percent Hispanic and that is enough, if the
Democratic
candidate Charlie Holley can
get a large part of that vote. The way the Republican Party is
currently handling minority issues, that shouldn't be too difficult.
Prior
to the nationwide shackling the Democratic Party received in 2010,
District 5 has been a Democratic seat for many years.
Democrat
Robert Cramer was a nine term incumbent, when he decided not to run in
2008. Indeed, Mr. Cramer was unopposed in 2006.
Democrat
Parker Griffith won in 2008 even though not by a big margin. He
received 52% of the vote to Republican Wayne Parker's 48%. But the
number that matters is the votes he received. He got 156,529 votes to
Mr. Parker's 147,190.
In 2009 Mr. Griffith switched parties, became a
Republican and was handily beaten by Mo Brooks in the Republican
Primary.
Mr.
Brooks won in 2010 beating Democrat Steve Ratby 57.9% to 42.1%.
Again the number that matters is the votes he received. With
all
the hoopla of "ObamaCare" and anti-democratic sentiments Mr. Brooks was
able to get only 130,927votes which was 16,000 less than what
Republican Parker got, when he lost in 2008. Of course 2010 was a
mid-term election. Nevertheless, there seems to have been an enthusiasm
deficit. This has also been reflected in the recent March 2012
Primary which Mr. Brooks won, but received only 65,115
votes.
Above
figures suggest that Mr. Brooks can be beaten. Another figure however
suggests otherwise. That is campaign finance: according to Open
Secrets.Org, Mr. Brooks has raised over $500,000 so far. Mr.
Holley will need some decent money if he were to pull this off. If the
Democrats want to win the House back, they should do some fund raising
for Mr. Holley.
[References: Wikipedia,
The New Encyclopedia: Open Secrets.Org.]
Boman wins in District 04
Alabama
House Rep. Daniel Boman won in the Primary held on 03-13-2012
and will be the Democratic Party candidate for Alabama
Congressional District 4.
He will challenge Republican Party candidate, Incumbent Robert B
Aderholt in November 2012.
Colonel Bailey wins in District 6
Colonel Penny Bailey won in the Primary
held on 03-13-2012 and will be the
Democratic Party candidate for Alabama's 6th Congressional
District.
She will challenge Incumbent Republican Party
candidate Spencer Bachus in November 2012.
Alabama Congressional District 7
GOP
candidate Don Chamberlain won in the Republican Primary on Tuesday and
will challenge Incumbent Democratic Party candidate Terri Sewell in
November 2012 Election.
Alabama Congressional District 02
Democrat Therese Ford
will challenge freshman U.S. Rep. Martha Roby in
November election.
Roby won in 2010 by unseating
Democrat Bobby Bright in a hotly contested close election. She won by
less than 5000 votes.
Therese Ford has worked for the
Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center for 27 years and now
teaches in local universities.
She
will be a loud voice in Congress to protect Social Security and
Medicare. Miss Ford has said that one of the reasons she is running for
Congress is because she was tired of seeing "Social security and
Medicare used as bargaining chips". "That is something we own
and not
somebody else's to gamble away" Miss Ford has said.
Therese Ford is the choice of presidential-politics.com
for Alabama Congressional District 02.
We wish her all success.
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to: PoliticsUSA2012@aol.com
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[References: The Montgomery
Advertiser, Sebastian Kitchen, 01-13-2012]
Important New Voting Requirements
In Alabama [2011-11-15]
Alabama
is one of several states that has enacted new legislation that requires
voters to show photo
identification
in order to vote.
The reason
for the legislation, the Republicans say, is to prevent voter fraud.
The
Democrats say it is to suppress votes, especially those of the poor,
the
very elderly and the minorities. These groups tend to vote Democratic.
An
outside observer would find
it difficult to understand the reasoning for this legislation. If the
Republicans suspect that voter fraud occurred in 2008 and 2010
elections, how is it that they did so well? They
occupy the Governor's mansion. Both U.S. Senators from Alabama are
Republicans. Six out of seven United States Representatives are
Republicans. They control the state senate and the state house by huge
margins. In the last Presidential election in 2008 the Republican
candidate Senator John McCain won big against Senator Obama (60.32% to
38.74%). So, one might wonder what voter fraud are they talking about
and what more they want?
What
ever the
reasons are, it is a
fact that new laws are now in effect.
The vast majority of the
population in Alabama, Democrats and Republicans alike, will
be
troubled if a fellow citizen is prevented from casting a vote due
to lack of a photo identification.
There
is a remedy for this injustice.. The workers of
both parties and independent organizations of every type should
recognize what has happened and set aside some time on a daily or
weekly basis to assist those citizens that need help in getting
a photo identification. The photo
I.D. is issued free of charge.
This new
legislation should not be
permitted to deny a citizen's right to vote. Not so long ago, American
blood was shed for the right to vote.
[References:
Brennan Center for justice at New york University School of Law -
(http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/voter id laws passed in
2011/ ) - United States presidential election in Alabama,
2008-Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia(http://en.wikipedia.org/wk/iUnited States presidential
election_in_Alabama_2008,_2008#Result) Retrieved on 2011-11-15]
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