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After thought and some good conversation, I've got an even better idea. That we try and recruit Lilly Ledbetter to run in AL-04 against Robert Aderholt.
Joshua Segall is a great candidate to take on Rogers for a second time. He ran an impressive campaign being both a tireless fundraiser and fearless on the stump and vice a versa.
Ledbetter worked at a Goodyear plant in Gadsden which is actually in the 4th Congressional District. I think that this is an area that has lost a lot of manufacturing jobs and her message about equal working rights needs to be heard here.
I definitely would not advocate a primary between Ledbetter and Segall. Segall is a rising star in the Alabama Democratic party and our best shot at beating Rogers. He is very well versed in the issues, has a vision and knows how to campaign. Rogers even voted for SCHIP this time go around. Something you cannot say about two of Alabama's three Democratic Congressmen.
That being said, I'm advocating that we push the DCCC to move heavily into AL-03 if Segall runs and I think that there is a very good possibility he may. We certainly need to keep encouraging him to take a look at running against Rogers again. The DCCC has no business spending money in AL-02 and AL-05 to the detriment of not winning AL-03 and heck even AL-04 if we can get Ledbetter to run.
I still am feeling that Ledbetter probably won't run, but encouraging her to run for AL-04 is a win win situation for everyone. It would certainly boost the statewide Dem ticket in the 4th Congressional District. Somewhere that statewide Dem candidates certainly need to pick up votes.
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