Birmingham Politics

 

SLATE has posted a lengthy examination of the  politics involved in the August 24th race for Mayor of Birmingham.

“Birmingham voters believed that any work initiated by Mayor (Randall)  Woodfin to deter crime and violence would center root-cause analysis and comprehensive grassroots and community-based solutions,” several Black Lives Matter leaders wrote in an open letter at the time. “This is why it was a hard pill to swallow.”

When asked about this critique, Woodfin pointed to a generational divide between older residents—the most consistent voters—and younger people. “When I talk to the mommas and the big mommas in the neighborhoods, they want more police...”

 

HERE is the full article. A good read about politics is the former largest city in the state.