Who is the Democrat running in Alabama's 3rd CD?

[Frasier Balzov]

Or is Republican Mike Rogers running unopposed again?

[Mark.b2]

1. I asked Grok, and it says the only declared Democrat is Draic Coakley...

Of Mr. Coakley, it says:

• Draic Coakley (Democrat): A military veteran and community organizer from Montgomery. Coakley emphasizes veterans’ affairs, economic development in rural areas, and healthcare access. He filed with the FEC in mid-2025 and is the only Democrat currently registered for the race.

[Frasier Balzov]

2. Thank you!

I'll send Draic Coakley a campaign contribution and urge him to focus his message on Less of Trump as being the most important reason to run.

[Frasier Balzov]

5. Is Draic Coakley a decoy?

Draic Coakley, a 23-year-old who works in the trucking industry and drove from Heflin, Alabama, just across the western Georgia border to attend his third Trump rally, said he believes Trump “sees people like me,” while “Biden and Harris, well, are part of what I think of as the elite.”

“President Trump may be a billionaire, but it’s OK to be rich,” Coakley said. “He gets us. He just gets us, and he gets the country.”

It does appear to be the same Draic Coakley. A Heflin Alabama address is on his FEC filing. A consultant named William Allan in Monroe WA is listed as the treasurer of his campaign committee. What is going on here?

[Polybius]

3. Sadly, we could run FDR and lose

Trump won that district with 73% of the vote.

[Frasier Balzov]

4. The Less of Trump vote needs a candidate.

In my opinion, running everywhere is more important than winning everywhere.

Just making that my personal crusade.

I very much dislike seeing Republicans run unopposed when a growing Less of Trump constituency is waiting to cast their ballots for a Democrat, even a presumably quixotic one.

Less of Trump is the only issue. A Democratic Congress is the only mechanism to achieve it.

[Polybius]

6. Both sides do it though

Republicans don't run a candidate in many heavily Democratic districts either.

I get why both sides do it though. Democrats have as much chance of winning in certain Alabama districts as Republicans have at winning in Harlem or East NY. The Parties don't want to waste valuable campaign funds in unwinnable races.

Anyone can run though, if they get enough signatures to get on the ballot. Just don't expect any Party money, as they will either have to fund their own campaign, or rely on grassroot donations.