ALGOP News & Articles

There Is Nothing To See Here, Alabama

By Clete Wetli on November 15, 2019 | Opinion

If there’s one thing that the Republican Party has undeniably mastered over the last decade, both locally and nationally, it’s the art of misdirection. A misdirection is a tool that magicians and street corner hustlers…

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Hope For A New Blue Alabama

By Clete Wetli on November 7, 2019 | Opinion

Moving forward, the ALGOP won’t be able to make absurd claims and comments unchecked and unchallenged.

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President Donald Trump congratulates Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey in person Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Washington, D.C., when she joined him and other government leaders at the White House for the signing of an executive order. Ivey was on hand as President Trump signed the "Education Federalism Executive Order." It aims to reduce the federal governments role in K-12 education.

AL Governor Ivey on “Political Charades”: It Takes One to Know One

By Clete Wetli on October 29, 2019 | Opinion

The real charade is that the ALGOP and Gov. Ivey are trying to spin the Trump era as wildly successful, but the facts tell a much different story.

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Does it Matter Who Alabama Republicans Nominate For Senate? Probably not.

By Jeremy Jeffcoat on October 20, 2019 | Opinion

This message is for Alabama Republican Primary voters in 2020: It almost does not matter who gets your vote. You could almost blindly color in the circle and be done with it. You could almost…

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Trump Derangement Syndrome Is Strongest in Alabama

By Clete Wetli on October 14, 2019 | Opinion

Alabama Republicans will never question Trump’s self-described “great and unmatched wisdom” that seemingly only rivals his expertise on literally every subject, or his profound display of Christian values including profanity-laced speeches and petty, obsessive political vendettas.

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Keep It Up, GOP. You’re Doing Great!

By Jeremy Jeffcoat on October 8, 2019 | Opinion

In the fall of 2016, I was having a discussion with a Republican friend who was a fan of nominee Donald Trump. We discussed the pros and cons of a Trump/Clinton administration and how they…

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In Alabama, The Poor Keep Getting Poorer

By Clete Wetli on October 7, 2019 | Opinion

Yeah, it’s been some great economic news lately for some, but more Alabamians seem to be working harder than ever, with less to show for it.

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ALGOP Officially Sells Its Soul To Trump

By Clete Wetli on September 30, 2019 | Opinion

Sadly, the Alabama Republican Party thinks that the president extorting Ukraine for his own personal gain, and engaging in an unprecedented cover-up, is a crisis that can be twisted into a massive fundraising effort.

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Doug Jones Wants To ‘Fix the Party’

By David Preston on September 30, 2019

The Doug Jones for Senate Campaign has launched a new site that aims to provide state Democrats, especially Democrats on the State Democratic Executive Committee, with all of the relevant information pertaining to the rules…

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Nancy Worley’s Last Stand

By Clete Wetli on September 23, 2019 | Opinion

The reality is that hundreds of thousands of Alabamians still lack access to affordable healthcare. The reality is that the state has slashed unemployment benefits and continues to neglect people who genuinely need help. The reality is that Alabama needs prison and education reform. In fact, Alabama has real problems and it needs real solutions.

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