The Alabama Libertarian Party had been hoping to get 20% of the vote for at least one statewide race, but most of the Libertarians running against only a Republican received between 15% and 16%. Looking at the Treasurer’s race, the Libertarian received over 20% of the vote in Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Mobile, Montgomery, Perry, Russell, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, and Wilcox Counties. That list includes the five most populous counties.
No other state has a higher vote test for retention of party qualified status than 5%, except for 10% in Virginia and New Jersey. Also Georgia requires 20% for full status, but approximately 2% for status for the statewide offices.
Part of this could be due to the two way races being Libertarian vs Republican, and the higher population areas having a lower concentration of Repblicans than the more rural areas.
Another factor could be that the Libertarian Party could be more active in those areas, and/or that a higher percentage of the ballot access petitioning took place in those areas.
It also includes majority black rural counties . So the only factor is black Democrats voting for the only candidate running against a publican.
Why are you The Bear? Are you a big hairy guy? Do you pound Andy Gonzalez’s asshole with your penis?
The Bear is likely a reference to the late football coach for the University of Alabama, Paul “Bear” Bryant. This is my guess anyway.
Congratulations to the Libertarians for a good vote showing.
Just a good ole boy from Walker County. As far as aholes go, I reckon you got lots of first hand knowledge of the ins and outs there, inquisitor, so I’ll defer to your expertise.
Congratulations to the Libertarians on their strong vote turnout.
When is the next cross lighting? Looking around Auburn, Opelika, Phoenix City areas.