Comments on: Don Siegelman, Former Alabama Governor, Indicted http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/don_siegelman_former_alabama_governor_indicted/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:42:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Sgt Fluffy http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/don_siegelman_former_alabama_governor_indicted/comment-page-1/#comment-62318 Sgt Fluffy Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:46:07 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/12457#comment-62318 Ole Don is going to get a retired Judge again and the case will be dismissed. Ole Don is going to get a retired Judge again and the case will be dismissed.

]]> By: James Joyner http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/don_siegelman_former_alabama_governor_indicted/comment-page-1/#comment-62253 James Joyner Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:49:55 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/12457#comment-62253 crying: No, nothing like that. Polls measure opinions, not necessarily actions. I'm saying that the opponents of the lottery, despite being something like a 33-67 minority, were much better organized and motivated to get out for a special election than the proponents. The lottery narrowly lost in contest where turnout was fairly poor. The black churches, especially, turned out their folks. They fired them up on Sunday and then bused them to the polls Tuesday. crying: No, nothing like that. Polls measure opinions, not necessarily actions. I'm saying that the opponents of the lottery, despite being something like a 33-67 minority, were much better organized and motivated to get out for a special election than the proponents. The lottery narrowly lost in contest where turnout was fairly poor.

The black churches, especially, turned out their folks. They fired them up on Sunday and then bused them to the polls Tuesday.

]]> By: Mark http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/don_siegelman_former_alabama_governor_indicted/comment-page-1/#comment-62248 Mark Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:39:08 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/12457#comment-62248 That campaign against the lottery was absolutely brilliant. Especially the ads. The legislators in a smokey room doling out piles of cash while all saying "thank you, Alabama" were great. The impression given was that you could not trust the Alabama politicians to actually spend the lottery money on education, and people understandably believed it. That campaign against the lottery was absolutely brilliant. Especially the ads. The legislators in a smokey room doling out piles of cash while all saying "thank you, Alabama" were great. The impression given was that you could not trust the Alabama politicians to actually spend the lottery money on education, and people understandably believed it.

]]> By: cryinginthewilderness http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/don_siegelman_former_alabama_governor_indicted/comment-page-1/#comment-62238 cryinginthewilderness Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:18:28 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/12457#comment-62238 Well, The Lottery is "...defeated, despite overwhelming support in the polls". Are you saying that although an overwhelming majority supported it, somehow a coalition of Christians (Black and White) though in the substantial minority managed to defeat it at the polls? What? Did gross election violations occur here? I thought if a measure received an overwhelming number of votes it would carry. Maybe the Polls were inaccurate in some measure? Just asking. Well,
The Lottery is "...defeated, despite overwhelming support in the polls". Are you saying that although an overwhelming majority supported it, somehow a coalition of Christians (Black and White) though in the substantial minority managed to defeat it at the polls?
What? Did gross election violations occur here? I thought if a measure received an overwhelming number of votes it would carry. Maybe the Polls were inaccurate in some measure?
Just asking.

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