Alabama GOP did it again. Call Tim

[MelissaB]

I just called Tim and told him that I just received the latest email & there is a mistake at the end of the first paragraph. I should have pointed out the others. He was very nice. :)

For Immediate Release
July 19, 2006
Contact: Tim Howe(205)212-5900

ALABAMA GOP CHAIR SAYS REPUBLICAN TICKET LOOKS TO FUTURE WHILE DEMOCRATS ARE MIRED IN THE PAST

Birmingham - Alabama Republican Party Chair Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh on Wednesday said the GOP General Election ticket, decided after Tuesday's run-off elections, represents a "dream team" of candidates that will contrast nicely with the liberal slate of the Democrat Party.

"From top to bottom, the Republican ticket is comprised of candidates who will fight for the conservative values in which Alabamians believe," Cavanaugh said. "One look at the names on the top of the Democrat ticket shows their party is dedicated to the politics of the past while Republicans are pushing for a brighter future for the state."

Cavanaugh pointed to the names of the Democrats' gubernatorial and lieutenant governor nominees as evidence of the Democrats reluctance to bring change and reform to the system in Montgomery.

"People with names like Baxley and Folsom won't reform the system in Montgomery because they created the system in Montgomery and like it the way it is," Cavanaugh said. "Gov. Bob Riley, Luther Strange and the Republicans running for the House and Senate are committed to reforming how Montgomery operates and ending over a century of Democrats controlling the Legislature."

She also noted that many candidates on the Democrat ticket have issues that make them unattractive and will drive voters to the Republican Party.

"The Democrats have a gubernatorial nominee who refuses to take any stand on any issue, a lieutenant governor nominee who flies to exotic vacations on the dime of the state's largest gambling kingpin and a secretary of state nominee who is routinely sued or threatened by the U.S. Justice Department," Cavanaugh said. "When you consider that our Republican governor has given us record low unemployment, record funding for education and tax cuts from the $1 billion surplus in last year's budget, the political landscape doesn't look good for the Democrat ticket."