Move over Reagan: Trump wins Alabama by largest margin since 1972
AL.com – Nov. 9
Step aside Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. Donald Trump is the king of Alabama. The Republican president-elect, according to uncertified final numbers, defeated Democrat challenger Hillary Clinton by a 28.3 percent differential, the largest margin of victory in a presidential race held within the state since 1972. . . . Richard Fording, professor and chair of the political science department at the University of Alabama, said Trump’s victory margin compared to Romney and McCain is small – within 2 percentage points. But he said the numbers don’t tell the full story of enthusiasm behind Trump’s campaign in Alabama. “The issue is that the Republicans in Alabama are very far right, and they are never going to vote for a Democrat,” said Fording. “Whoever is on the ticket, it won’t matter much. But (Trump) is a Republican they certainly liked more and was closer ideologically on the mains issues that Republicans here are concerned about.”
Donald Trump and the Alabamafication of the United States
AL.com – Nov. 9
When Donald Trump appoints the next Supreme Court Justice the Alabamafication of the United States will be complete. The 2016 presidential campaign exposed a growing divide between rural and urban voters. Donald Trump’s unconventional campaign blindsided the Republican Party establishment and then the national electorate, as he rode a populist groundswell to defeat Hillary Clinton. . . . Buchanan expects that fight at the Federal level too. Donald Trump has publically clashed with party leaders like Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. Ryan has struggled to manage the competing interests of the Republican majority. Without an Obama bogeyman in the White House, you’ll see a more pronounced fight for the soul of the Republican Party. “A [political] party is like a battleship which is not easily turned,” said William Stewart, professor emeritus of the University of Alabama and author of “Alabama Politics in the Twenty-First Century.” “As long as the Alabama Republican Party retains its present position of dominance, I don’t think they will be forced to do anything.”
UA Political Science professor gives comments on Presidential election (Live Interview)
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 8
Election coverage is a team sport here at WVUA 23. Joining us are political analyst Steve Flowers, Assistant Professor of Political Science at The University of Alabama Dr. Allan Linken and WVUA 23’s Lynn Brooks. Dr. Linken, you’ve studied these races and these types of politicians. We have a very unconventional politician running against a career politician. Do you think even the pollsters may have not gotten this one right in some states? “II think that’s certainly possible. A lot of the polls have Secretary Clinton leading by maybe two or three points, but that’s within the margin of error. It can go three points either way. I think we’re finding a lot of the silent majority perhaps may have been underrepresented by two or three points or more.”
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Nov. 8
This Is What The Implicit Sexism President Obama Warned Against Looks Like In The 2016 Election
Bustle – Nov. 8
As usual, President Barack Obama put into words the thing that most people don’t dare address. At a speech in Columbus, Ohio last week, he posed a tough question to male voters. “I want every man out there who’s voting to kind of look inside yourself and ask yourself: If you’re having problems with this stuff, how much of it is, you know, that we’re not just used to it?” he asked. It was a simple question, but it has profound implications for women everywhere. The simple inquiry made me wonder: what does the kind of implicit sexism Obama addressed look like outside of hypotheticals? … Though none of those are bad things, Nichole Bauer, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Alabama, noted to the Washington Post that voters sadly don’t associate those characteristics with the presidency.
GEORGE HAWLEY: Win or lose, Trump’s candidacy will have lasting impact on conservatism Missourian – Nov. 8
Hours before polls closed on Tuesday, George Hawley, assistant professor of political science at the University of Alabama, joked that he was analyzing the future of the American Right “three or four hours too early.” Hawley, whose research interests include conservative movements and electoral behavior, presented Tuesday afternoon as the second half of a National Endowment for the Humanities push to bring influential speakers to campuses across the country. In his lecture, Hawley explored different aspects of Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy and what it means for the conservative movement.
UA students help students at Davis-Emerson Middle School vote in mock election
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 8
Davis-Emerson Middle School in Tuscaloosa County held their own vote today. These students researched the candidates ahead of time and made sure they were registered before the big day. The school’s library was redesigned to resemble a real polling place complete with lines formed by last name, voter rolls and the real choices from the Tuscaloosa County ballot. Several University of Alabama students helped make this middle school election happen.
University of Alabama students vote
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – Nov. 8
At The University of Alabama students are urging each other to vote.
UA Economic Research Center nets national honor
Birmingham Business Journal – Nov. 8
The University of Alabama’s Economic Research Center, or CBER, this week received two notable honors from the Association for University Business and Economic Research. The university received the Award of Excellence in Print Publications for its 2016 Alabama Economic Outlook and Award of Excellence in Electronic Publications for the Alabama Business Confidence Index during the Association for University Business and Economic Research’s annual meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
UA acting professor to receive award
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 8
Seth Panitch, professor of acting in the University of Alabama’s department of theater and dance, will receive the 2016 Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award Friday in a ceremony at the UA President’s Mansion. The Frederick Moody Blackmon and Sarah McCorkle Moody Outstanding Professor Award is one of the most prestigious awards given by UA. It is based on a specific accomplishment that is innovative, creative, useful or captures the imagination. Dominic Yeager, assistant professor of theatre at UA, nominated Panitch based on his success in producing theatrical productions in Cuba.
UA unveils plans for new performing arts academic center
WSFA-12 NBC (Montgomery) – Nov. 8
The University of Alabama unveiled plans for a brand new performing arts center.
The 1540 Battle That Changed the South
Bloomberg – Nov. 8
In September 1540, Hernando de Soto and his entourage marched into Talisi — which these days is known as Tallassee and is about 30 miles northeast of Montgomery in central Alabama … In 2006, University of Alabama archaeologist Vernon James Knight organized a conference that attempted to refocus the search for Mabila, and put it on a collaborative, interdisciplinary footing. That’s when Jenkins and Sheldon got involved.
UA’s Theatre and Dance Department gets ready for new productions (Live Interview)
WCFT-ABC 33/40 – Talk of Alabama program – Nov. 8
The University of Alabama’s Theatre and Dance Department is once again gearing up for a few big productions. We have Chelsea and Becky here with all of the details. Welcome, ladies. Hi, thanks for having us. We are doing “Appropriate” which is a new play that premiered in 2014 for the first time. It is written by an amazing new playwright.
Priceville High graduate feature as SI’s Cheerleader of the Week
Decatur Daily – Nov. 8
Sports Illustrated selected University of Alabama Crimsonette and Priceville High School graduate Paige Robertson as “Cheerleader of the Week.” The segment, which appears online under Sports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard section, features photographs of Robertson and interesting facts. Get to know about her celebrity crush, worst date, guilty pleasure, favorite TV show and most embarrassing moment during a game.