Candidates call out anti-trans mailers, 'racial dog-whistle' tactics in Alabama congressional race

The Alabama Republican Party has sent out flyers attacking Democratic congressional nominee Shomari Figures with anti-transgender images plus another evoking the 1988 Willie Horton ad run against then-Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis.

One of the mailers appears to have Vice President Kamala Harris’ face transposed over Figures’ with language about a “transgender agenda.”

Another features a photo of a man named Brosarick Trammell, and accuses Figures of contributing to the release of criminals onto Alabama streets. It references his work on a federal program that aimed to address harsh and disproportionate drug sentences for nonviolent offenders.

Trammell, who is Black, had a 20-year drug sentence commuted to about 10 years in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. He was arrested in Calhoun County in 2023 on charges of drug trafficking. Attempts to contact attorneys listed as representing Trammell were not successful.


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