Political pundits, observers and political players have espoused this long-held mantra: “All politics is local.”

I have changed my tune on this well-known adage. My observation is that, today, it is the opposite: “All politics is national.”

Folks either vote straight Republican or straight Democratic. Most, about 90%, of all white Alabamians vote straight Republican. They may not pull the straight Republican lever, but they only mark Republican names. They would come as close to voting for a communist as they would voting for a Democrat and most of them are of the belief that Democrats are communists.

Most folks who vote Democratic in this state are African-Americans. They vote 96% straight Democratic, and they do generally pull the straight Democratic lever. By the way, all states do n

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