re: Does The Machine still run the show?

Last election cycle a local judge had a mailer that showed how he compared to Obama.

With Alabama, the Holy Rollers see watching society pass their views behind as a relic of yeseteryear. They feel under attack. It's too easy of a button to push not to push it. It's a pity, logical governance could set Alabama up to take better advantage of the coming economic boom to the southeast.

That's not a specifically Alabama problem however.