Steve Flowers

Our May 19, 2026, Republican Primary is tantamount to election. Therefore, the Senate race,which will be our marquee 2026 event, is essentially right around the corner. The candidates willofficially qualify in January, and we will see a four-month sprint to the finish line.

"We all knew that this 2026 election year was going to be a big year in Alabama politics," Steve Flowers writes in this week's column.

The 1960’s was a very tumultuous and consequential decade. One of the prolonged problems that came home to roost in that era was the Civil Rights issue.

The marque race next year will be for our open U.S. Senate Seat left vacant when Coach Tommy Tuberville decided to run for Governor.

Explore the implications of the Alabama 1st Congressional District vacancy after the U.S. Senate race heats up next year.

A book could be written about Alabama with the title being the same as the famous novel by Charles Dickens, “A Tale of Two Cities.”