Democratic Party

Arkansas

Here’s a snapshot of the candidates running for Arkansas governor | ArkLaTex Politics

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In their bids to succeed Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Libertarian candidate Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr., Democratic gubernatorial nominee Chris Jones, and Republican nominee Sarah Huckabee Sanders offer voters vastly different agendas and experience to choose from in the Nov. 8 general election. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican Party) Sanders advanced from the Republican […]

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Alabama

New chair Randy Kelley plans to redefine the Alabama democratic party | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — In August, the Alabama Democratic Party Executive Committee voted to elect Randy Kelley, a former Vice-Chairman under former Chair Nancy Worley, as the next Party Chairman.   Kelley spoke to voters in Morgan County and says his plan to fix the democratic party will be no secret.   Madison church to hold […]

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Alaska

Sarah Palin’s Personal Grudge May Hand Alaska’s House Seat to the Democrats | #alaska | #politics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Sarah Palin may have been away from politics for over a decade, but one thing hasn’t changed: When she’s handed a microphone, anything can happen. But what happened during one of Palin’s most high-profile appearances of her campaign for Congress was emblematic of the somewhat surreal, extremely personal race she’s run. It’s been so […]

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Alabama

Alabama GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville faces backlash over comments about Black Americans and crime | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Alabama GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville faces backlash over comments about Black Americans and crime – CBS News Watch CBS News Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama is coming under criticism for comments he made this weekend claiming Democrats are “pro-crime” and favor reparations for the descendants of people who were enslaved in the U.S. because […]

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Alabama

Inside the Statehouse: Exiled to Buck’s pocket | Columns | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

For decades, losing political candidates in Alabama have been exiled to “Buck’s Pocket.” It is uncertain when or how the colloquialism began, but political insiders have used this terminology for at least 60 years. Alabama author, the late Winston Groom, wrote a colorful allegorical novel about Alabama politics in the 1960s and referred to a […]

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Alabama

Inside the Statehouse: Buck’s Pocket | Columns | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

For decades, losing political candidates in Alabama have been exiled to “Buck’s Pocket.” It is uncertain when or how the colloquialism began, but political insiders have used this terminology for at least 60 years. Alabama author, the late Winston Groom, wrote a colorful allegorical novel about Alabama politics in the 1960s and referred to a […]

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City Council

Maria Quiñones Sanchez Quits Philly City Council to Run for Mayor in 2023 – NBC10 Philadelphia | #citycouncil

Maria Quiñones Sanchez is throwing her hat in the ring to be Philadelphia’s next mayor. The longtime Democratic Philadelphia councilwoman — the first Latina to serve a district on city council — announced Tuesday morning that she had submitted her letter of resignation from council to run for mayor. “I’ve been grateful for every minute […]

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Alaska

Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election | #alaska | #politics

Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only US House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the state where she was once governor. Peltola, who is Yup’ik and turned 49 on Wednesday, will become the first Alaska Native to serve in […]

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