The two candidates for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional district made their final campaign pushes this week. Democrat Shomari Figures and Republican Caroleene Dobson are running for the reshaped district. Both candidates emphasized a push for voter turnout. Former President Barack Obama recorded a message encouraging voters to support Figures.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The two candidates for Alabama ’s 2nd Congressional District, which was redrawn by a federal court after a lengthy redistricting battle, made their final campaign pushes this week, seeking to drive turnout in the race that could play a role in the battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
“When you grow up in Mobile and in Alabama you learn very very early in life the role that the federal government has had to play in making the state do right by its people,” Figures said during a stop in Mobile.Figures has emphasized the need to work on longstanding problems with health care, infrastructure and education, often noting that Alabamians have among the lowest life expectancies in the nation.
Former President Barack Obama recorded a message encouraging voters to support Figures. “America needs you to lead the charge for change once again,” Obama said in the message that also invoked the state’s civil rights history. Republican Caroleene Dobson has emphasized concerns about inflation and immigration, issues that she said are worries for families across the political spectrum. On Friday, she greeted the breakfast crowd at a popular Montgomery deli.
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