The 2010 contest for Alabama attorney general is shaping up to be a hot race. The Republican primary pits incumbent Troy King against challenger Luther Strange, a Birmingham lawyer who lost a close race to Jim Folsom Jr. for lieutenant governor in 2006.
King, 41, is considered vulnerable after a run of negative stories over the past two years. But the ongoing probes and federal investigations is a drag on his campaign, and an indictment would cripple his chances for re-election.
Strange, 56, been the aggressor since announcing his candidacy in May. The 6-foot, 9-inch former lobbyist said King has been an embarrassment to the state and that he wants to restore integrity to the Office of Attorney General.
King earlier this year received approval from the state's Contract Review Committee to spend up to $100,000 on private attorneys. "Taxpayers should not have to foot the bill for the mess that Troy King has created through his own conduct," Strange said. King, responded with a one-sentence statement: "My father always told me you never make yourself any bigger by tearing another man down."
King you are right with that statement, some people just think you can tear someone down with smears. I don’t expect no other candidate to enter this race for AG on the GOP side, but a well known democrat may enter this race without opposition for the democratic nomination.
