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Preparing for presidential forum in Birmingham

Monday, March 12, 2012

Republican primary voters will go to the polls Tuesday in Alabama and Mississippi, while Hawaii and American Samoa hold their presidential caucuses. For Mitt Romney this "southern swing" is an important test, as the former Massachusetts governor works to fight off criticism that he doesn't connect with folks in dixie. Newt Gingrich, a former house speaker from Georgia, is polling well in Mississippi and hopes to put the momentum back in his campaign. Rick Santorum is also campaigning aggressively down south. Ron Paul continues to pursue his strategy of focusing on winning delegates over states.

Sunday the Alabama Republican Party workers were busy cutting tickets, contacting campaign representatives and notifying the media of important information regarding their presidential forum. The party is hosting the forum Monday, March 12 at the Alabama Theater in downtown Birmingham. The doors open at 3:30p.m. and the forum begins at 5:30p.m.

Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum are, so far, the only two candidates to sign on for the event. Mitt Romney's campaign gave a "maybe" and Ron Paul declined the invitation. The pair site scheduling conflicts as the reason for not coming to Birmingham Monday. The state republican party's executive director, T.J. Maloney, said they haven't given up on getting the men to attend. "we're in touch with both of their campaigns, asking them if they can't change their travel schedules to make them available."

Maloney says this forum is very important to the state and the people casting their ballots Tuesday. "Alabama voters liked to be asked for their votes." He said, "that's why it was so important to remove Alabama from the March 6th Super Tuesday and have a stand alone primary." Legislators pushed back the state's primary a week to bring in more campaigning focus. Instead of getting lost in the shuffle, Alabama and Mississippi are on the radars of candidates.

Monday's forum will not be a debate. Each candidate will have 20 minutes to talk to voters, in hopes of swaying their votes. Following their "closing arguments," there will be a short question-and-answer segment with a small panelist. The forum is free and open to the public. However, seating is limited to 2,000. If you want to get inside, the Maloney suggests getting there early.

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