The two candidates for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional district made their final campaign pushes this week.
This combination image shows the candidates for Alabama's new 2nd Congressional District, Republican Caroleene Dobson, Aug 31, 2024, and Democrat Shomari Figures, Aug. 22, 2024. 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.
“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. U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries traveled to Alabama to support Figures as Democrats eye an opportunity to flip the Deep South seat.
The race is about turnout, she told supporters. “I think now is an opportunity for the people of this district to really send a message to Washington. We don’t want more of the status quo.” Dobson said afterward.“What’s consistent in every conversation that I have throughout the district is that we cannot sustain another four years of high prices and rising crime.
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