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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Alabama Primary Election 2010


Latest Updates News About Alabama Election Results, Alabama Elections 2010, Whnt, Waff, Meridiano Tv: It’s finally here: Alabama’s primary, which has produced some of the most memorable ads of the 2010 election season. Among Tuesday’s races: several tight U.S. House primaries and two gubernatorial primaries, as incumbent Republican Bob Riley is term-limited. Important as these primaries are, the 2010 election cycle in Alabama will probably be remembered chiefly for its colorful primary ads.

In the wake of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, James, a Republican gubernatorial hopeful, made waves with an ad saying it was not in the public’s interest for Alabama to license drivers who can’t speak English. “This is Alabama,” he said. “We speak English.” He later defended the ad, insisting a multilingual driver’s test is “political correctness gone amok.

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