John Sharp @JohnSharp99

From @JohnSharp99 on former basketball star Derrick Coleman deciding against attending the June 16 Mobile Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony amid the Supreme Court's Congressional district map ruling. al.com/news/2026/06/f…

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John Sharp @JohnSharp99

5 days ago

Barring anything unforeseen, the congressional races for the Aug. 11 special election are set. Here is the lay of the land for the 1st and 2nd districts after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling late Tuesday: al.com/news/2026/06/l…

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John Sharp @JohnSharp99

6 days ago

Another qualifying deadline came and went on Tuesday, and candidates for Alabama's congressional primaries --particularly those in #AL1 -- voiced their frustrations over the confusion that symbolizes the primaries. al.com/news/2026/06/a…

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John Sharp @JohnSharp99

2 weeks ago

@zakouts84 Did that drive a lot. It's not all that bad.

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2 weeks ago

Who's in and who's out. Who has the early advantage? What's at stake as candidates in two Alabama congressional primary races begin a summer campaign. al.com/news/2026/05/n…

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John Sharp @JohnSharp99

2 weeks ago

I don't know of any other dive bar with this kind of history and ties to a major U.S. city and a professional sports team as the Billy Goat. A must visit: Sam Sianis, ‘Cheezborger’-Flipping Owner of Chicago’s Billy Goat Tavern, Dies at 91 nytimes.com/2026/05/20/din… via @NYTimes

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John Sharp @JohnSharp99

2 weeks ago

@ShomariFigures will be running for re-election to the 2nd congressional district on Aug. 11. It could set up a Figures-Marques matchup in November, though Marques has GOP challenges. Figures is from Mobile, but federal residency laws allow him to run in #AL2. #alpolitics

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John Sharp @JohnSharp99

3 weeks ago

AL1 & AL2 qualifying after Day 1. Only till Friday to do so. No surprises yet. Jerry Carl & Austin Sidwell in AL1. Rhett Marques, Hampton Harris and Joshua McKee in AL2. No Democrats filed today. #alpolitics

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John Sharp @JohnSharp99

3 weeks ago

@tymmtoga @braden_burcham_ No. Not to say I won't if this keeps up.

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John Sharp @JohnSharp99

3 weeks ago

Turnout from last night - while Alabama is a red state, it may be mirroring the national trends. Red counties (Baldwin, Winston, Cullman, Shelby, etc.) had turnouts trailing 2022 primary. Montgomery and Jefferson saw bump ups. Almost all Black Belt counties above state trend.

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John Sharp @JohnSharp99

3 weeks ago

@ChairmanWahl, who tangled with Fairhope over library books, did well tonight in Baldwin County. He got 15,064 votes or 48.12%, much higher than his statewide average. He also did well in Mobile Co., receiving 49.9% of the vote. Both percentages higher than Limestone, his home.

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John Sharp @JohnSharp99

3 weeks ago

@jeff_poor Good grief. Even if the race wasn't invalidated, Carl didn't get the 50-plus to avoid the runoff. Maybe we'll have an invalidated runoff to follow the invalidated primary?

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John Sharp @JohnSharp99

3 weeks ago

Alabama Values PAC's negative campaigning worked, although lawsuits seem to be forthcoming. But three longtime incumbents the PAC opposed via glossy mailers -- Phillip Pettus, Matt Simpson and Senator Greg Albritton -- were all defeated today in GOP primaries. #alpolitics