Alabamians Watch as Gubernatorial Contenders Face Off in Springville

Alabamians Watch as Gubernatorial Contenders Face Off in Springville
Candidates vying for votes will face tough questions in a live forum at Mathews Manor.

Springville, AL November 7, 2009 -- Gubernatorial candidates will each make the case for their candidacy in a public forum on Tuesday. The event, sponsored by Alabama Campaign for Liberty and the Rainy Day Patriots, will be hosted by the Conservative Patriots Club (http://www.cpclub.org) in Grace Hall at Mathews Manor in Springville. The forum is slated to begin at 7pm and is expected to conclude at 9pm. Organizers expect Tuesday’s event to draw a large crowd and advise arriving early to ensure a seat.
The event will be moderated by WAPI 1070AM radio talk show host, Matt Murphy, and will include a range of pre-selected questions with additional questions submitted by the audience. All of the official gubernatorial candidates were invited to participate in the event. The list of participating candidates includes Robert Bentley, Tim James, and Bill Johnson.
A gubernatorial preference straw poll will be conducted at the conclusion of the forum. Members of the audience can participate with a donation of $5.00 per ballot. The public is also invited to a candidate meet-and-greet including a hot dog dinner preceding the forum from 5pm to 6:40pm.
All representatives of the media are encouraged to attend the event. A limited number of audio feeds will be provided, and a press room will be available for interviews with the candidates. The event will be recorded for distribution on the internet, and WAPI 1070AM will be broadcasting the event live.
On Thursday, the event organizers held a similar forum with the congressional candidates from Alabama District 6. There were approximately 150 people in attendance. All candidates were invited, and participants included Stan Cooke, Michael Early, and Paul Lambert. The results of the congressional preference straw poll were as follows:
Stan Cooke (R): 58%
Michael Early(I): 4%
Paul Lambert(R): 38%   
Event Location:
Mathews Manor
9997 Old Springville Rd.
Trussville, Alabama 35173
For directions to Mathews Manor call (205)467-7042.
About the Campaign for Liberty
The Campaign for Liberty’s mission is to promote and defend the great American principles of individual liberty, constitutional government, sound money, free markets, and a noninterventionist foreign policy, by means of educational and political activity.
For more information visit http://www.campaignforliberty.org.
About the Rainy Day Patriots
The Rainy Day Patriots is a 10,000 member grass-roots conservative group started in the Birmingham metro area. Their mission statement is "Fighting to Restore Our Constitutional Republic". Project 365*2010 defines their goals to work each day toward the election of Conservatives in the 2010 elections, through education, outreach and activities.
For more information visit http://www.rainydaypatriots.org.
About the Conservative Patriots Club
The Conservative Patriots Club (CPClub) was founded in June of 2009 with the mission to raise public awareness of legislative actions, kill the disease of apathy among American citizens, bring conservative values back to America, and re-establish the Constitution as the law of the land. The organization carries out its mission through a wide range of community events and monthly meetings which are held the first Tuesday of every month at Mathews Manor.
For more information visit http://www.cpclub.org.