Alabama lawmakers refuse to create 2nd majority-Black congressional district | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice and trigger a renewed battle over the state’s political map. Lawmakers in the Republican-dominated House and Senate instead passed a […]
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The next Republican debate is in Alabama, the state that gave the GOP a road map to Donald Trump | #elections | #alabama
ATLANTA – Republican presidential candidates will debate Wednesday within walking distance of where George Wallace staged his “stand in the schoolhouse door” to oppose the enrollment of Black students at the University of Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. The state that propelled Wallace, a Democrat and four-term governor, into national politics is now dominated […]
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A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They’re still waiting for new maps | #elections | #alabama
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections. New congressional maps would have to include more districts in Alabama and potentially other states where Black voters would have a better chance of electing someone […]
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The next Republican debate is in Alabama, the state that gave the GOP a road map to Donald Trump | #elections | #alabama
ATLANTA – Republican presidential candidates will debate Wednesday within walking distance of where George Wallace staged his “stand in the schoolhouse door” to oppose the enrollment of Black students at the University of Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. The state that propelled Wallace, a Democrat and four-term governor, into national politics is now dominated […]
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The next Republican debate is in Alabama, the state that gave the GOP a road map to Donald Trump | #elections | #alabama
ATLANTA – Republican presidential candidates will debate Wednesday within walking distance of where George Wallace staged his “stand in the schoolhouse door” to oppose the enrollment of Black students at the University of Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. The state that propelled Wallace, a Democrat and four-term governor, into national politics is now dominated […]
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The next Republican debate is in Alabama, the state that gave the GOP a road map to Donald Trump | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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ATLANTA (AP) — Republican presidential candidates will debate Wednesday within walking distance of where George Wallace staged his “stand in the schoolhouse door” to oppose the enrollment of Black students at the University of Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. The state that propelled Wallace, a Democrat and four-term governor, into national politics is now […]
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Courage is required to save the GOP | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Byron Williams Winston-Salem Journal After courageously signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act, President Lyndon Johnson famously quipped that the Democratic Party may “have lost the South for a generation.” The passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was an act of political courage because Johnson was aware that the landmark legislation would include a political […]
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