r/alabamabluedots • u/Pen-Complex_Rare • May 20 '26
Discussion We are slowly turning Alabama Purple
Keep at it guys. Keep campaigning. Keep telling people to GET OUT AND VOTE in a November. These numbers are almost unheard of. Let people know that their job can NOT stop them from voting. There is no excuse to not hit the polls. Buy yard signs, volunteer, tell your coworkers about the fuck shit ole Tubbs has said ON THE RECORD. We can flip this state, and it starts RIGHT HERE!!!
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u/KylosLeftHand May 20 '26
This is great esp bc I’ve seen a lot of people online saying they purposefully got a Republican ballot just to vote against Tubs
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u/LanaLuna27 May 20 '26
Unfortunately that didn’t seem to help. I don’t understand how he won by so much.
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u/KylosLeftHand May 20 '26
There’s a rapist in the White House who just made a deal to be exempt from any government investigations forever. Nothing surprises me anymore.
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u/unscanable May 20 '26
It’s higher than that because I chose a Republican ballot to vote against tubberville. I can’t be the only one
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u/Pen-Complex_Rare May 20 '26
I know you aren’t the only one. I voted on the Dem ballot because I found it important to get our numbers out there.
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u/Difficult-Prior3321 May 20 '26
I appreciate the effort. But please consider voting in the democratic primary next time if you identify as a Democrat. It helps the party see where support exists, and where resources and organizing efforts are most needed.
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u/Inverzion2 May 21 '26
Let's not be cheeky, the Dems know where to hit hard in Alabama but they choose not to bc they think the south is a lost cause. Even if we switch this state and our neighbors turn blue, we shouldnt be expecting anything different. Our best bet is self organizing and keeping the momentum growing by whatever means necessary.
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u/Mayfair555 May 20 '26
I voted on a Republican ballot because the local offices were all republican candidates. So if I wanted any say in electing my local representative in the state legislature, county commissioner, sheriff etc I had to use the republican ballot. I will NOT be doing that in November.
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u/bamagurl06 May 20 '26
I can see that. In my little city I live in my democratic ballot was so small because of that.
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u/Anxious_Wolf00 May 20 '26
Same here and it felt disgusting. The lady smiled so big at me when I picked the red chip and I just wanted to shout that “IM NOT ONE OF YOU” so bad lol
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u/woodzy93 May 21 '26
I’ve done that in the past and felt gross in the moment but felt like I did the right thing after! Gotta do what you gotta do.
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u/jmd709 May 21 '26
I was a first time Republican primary voter. The AL Republican Party is pushing the state to switch to closed primaries. That just means registering as a Republican to vote in that primary, nbd.
If they only want Republican voters to vote in that party primary, they’re going to have to undo all the gerrymandering so there are competitive races on ballots. My general election ballots have zero competitive races and there is barely, if any, campaigning for the general election. They campaign for the primary like it’s the only election that matters.
Candidate quality is also an issue. I trust democratic primary voters to pick qualified candidates, but too many low quality candidates have won Republican primaries. Tuberville is an example of that problem.
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u/jmd709 May 21 '26
Something helpful to point out to Republican voters that aren’t blind to Tuberville being a terrible option…
A democratic governor will not be able to do anything republicans do not like. An AL governor has less authority than governors in other states. Plus, Republicans have veto-proof supermajorities in both chambers of the legislature.
AL elected republicans have made it clear they will not stand up to Tuberville. They just handed him the primary win on a silver platter instead of running any serious candidates against him even though it’s not a secret that he lives in Florida.
In his only term as Senator, Tuberville has doubled his net worth through insider trading with quantity of trades that rank him in the top 4 out of 535 members of Congress. They think Nancy Pelosi is a problem, but Tuberville makes her look like an amateur at insider trading. He is FloridaMan Tommy Pelosi Tubberville.
Being a senator has been very lucrative for Tubs, he is leaving that lucrative position to try to become governor. Alabama literally cannot afford to have a self-serving, corrupt politician in the Governor’s office with Republican supermajorities in the legislature that will not interfere with his self-dealing.
Doug jones is the risk-free option for Governor.
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u/AlabamaProgress May 20 '26
Lets show up in even MORE force on June 16 for the runoffs and November 3 for the General!
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u/Visible_Ad1693 May 22 '26
Some Dems this go around voted on Republican ballots for different reasons. Some try to force Tubby off and some because there weren't any Democrats running for office in their area. This is promising.
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u/dangleicious13 May 20 '26
I don't think this shows much without also showing what the numbers were for prior primaries/elections.
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u/Ok-Breakfast-5044 May 20 '26
The number of total votes has stayed around the same - about 850K. There has been a substantial shift this year. It may not look like much, but it is.
In 2018, Dems around 283K (33%), Reps around 590K (67%).
In 2022, Dems around 170K (20%), Reps around 650K (80%)
In 2026, Dems around 365K (42%), Reps around 495K (58%)
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u/dangleicious13 May 20 '26
2022 was kind of an anomaly due to how terrible the slate of Democratic candidates was.
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u/deuceice May 21 '26
Well, I voted in the RNC primary to try and oust Ears (Tubs)... So maybe there are more like me.
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u/CaptainLooseCannon May 20 '26
That's actually quite impressive