“Rumors and Rumblings” is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Have a tip? Send it here.
1. The Alabama Civil Justice Reform Committee this past week circulated a poll that Democrat Chief Justice candidate Bob Vance’s campaign consultant, David Mowery, shared with them. The poll shows Republican Chief Justice Candidate Roy Moore leading Vance by the surprisingly slim margin of 3% (45%-42%) in spite of less than 1 in 5 voters saying they had any clue who Judge Vance is.
The further you dig into the poll, the dicier things get. According to the polling memo, the generic ballot shows Republicans only holding a 1 point lead over Democrats (39%-38%) with 23% of voters labeled as “persuadable.” Vance’s polling firm, Thirty-Ninth Street Strategies, explained this eyebrow-raising statistic by saying, “Alabama may be a red state, but when it comes to the election for Supreme Court Chief Justice, voters are willing to look at candidates from both parties.”
Come on now… Alabamians wouldn’t even vote for a generic ballot Democrat for dog catcher in the current political climate. An Anzalone-Liszt (Democrat polling firm) statewide survey in August showed that Republican vs Democrat Party ID in Alabama was 45%-36%. At right around ten points, that fits with what other surveys from both sides of the aisle have shown.
This whole Vance charade is similar to what’s been going on recently on the national level where pollsters drastically under-sample Republicans then pass the numbers off to be trumpeted by the complicit national media. Heck, The Montgomery Advertiser even posted the results of the poll yesterday without raising any concerns.
2. Yellowhammer sources sent over some polling numbers yesterday on the House District 34 Special Election. The below numbers are pretty much where things stand
Former Blount County Probate Judge David Standridge 48%
Former Democrat State Representative Jim Murphree: 19%
marketing executive Chris Latta: 12%
All others are below 4%
Standridge appears to be in a good position to possibly avoid a runoff. Popular support and financial support appear to be trending his way.
3. Morgan Cowling, who was most recently the Constituent Affairs & Political Appointments Coordinator for Lt. Governor Kay Ivey, has taken a position with Manufacture Alabama. Lt. Gov. Ivey has hired former WAKA Channel 8 News Anchor Katy Sulhoff to fill the roll. “Good hire,” one Montgomery insider told Yellowhammer.
4. The Alabama Forever Wild Land Trust Amendment will appear on the ballot Nov. 6. The amendment proposes payments made to the Forever Wild Land Trust be extended for a 20-year period. Insiders say that the Forever Wild Program remains extremely popular around the state and expect the amendment to pass by a wide margin.
I believe it is possible for Vance to win – but only through corruption at the ballot box, which is historic in Alabama. Great book to read – Alabama – The History of a Deep South State. (I bought my copy at the capitol gift shop.) That’s why there is fear over Voter ID. I don’t believe there is adequate access by the powers that have gripped our state for over a century to prevent a Republican sweep. But we must remain vigilant.
Why did you remove my post? Does this site not investigate & seek after the truth?? The people have a right to know. I am a Blount Countian & I want what is best for us as a whole.
That poll is a fundraising poll, plain and simple. Vance had to have something he could pass around to donors to show that their money might have some impact. When the results came back showing Vance down 10, which is consistent with every credible poll by the large pollsters in this state, they just “adjusted” the sample a bit to get the result they wanted.
Nothing to see here.
But why not get someone people have heard of?
That guy used to work for Anzalone. Probably needed the money and will attach his name to whatever he needs to in order to get revenue coming through the door.
So to answer your question – - – you don’t get someone people have heard of because no one people have heard of would put their name on that bullshit.
The voters of district 34 need to be made aware that Standridge has been hailed in front of the special grand jury 3 times recently, and the report has yet to be rendered. This special grand jury was tasked with investigating embezzlement of funds from the Blount County Commission coffers. If and when he is indicted for involvement he would be immediately disqualified from holding a seat in the house of representatives. Blount Countians should RUN not walk far away from this candidate.
He didn’t “retire”; he walked out on the job because the grass looked greener for a new job.
Blount County doesn’t need to be embarrassed in Montgomery.
29th Strategies? Who is that? Never heard of them and numbers seem highly questionable.
EVERYONE I talked to in Montgomery was talking about those Vance polling numbers. I can’t believe the ACJRC allowed that to be sent out as if they believed it. Those numbers are nowhere close to what everyone in town is seeing in other polls.
People need to made aware of many things, but what has recently grabbed my attention is this Agenda 21 sub plot called “Alabama Forever Wild Trust Fund”. We need to wake up the people!!
Go put on your tinfoil hat
My thoughts exactly. You’re a nut job if you honestly believe that agenda 21 bullshit. I can’t believe the House took the time to pass something to do with agenda 21 last session. It’s ok to tell people when they’re just being paranoid.
Forever Wild is one of the best managed and most beneficial programs in the state. I could defend it at length but I think a quote from Teddy Roosevelt sums it up nicely, “Whether it be forest, the water, the scenery, whatever it is, handle it so your children’s children get the benefit of it.”
Watch what happens when Vance wins. I’ll expect a post with you eating your words.
You forgot to add “Yuk-yuk-yuk!” at the end of your statement.