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{"id":27285,"date":"2026-09-24T22:49:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T22:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/trump-eyes-an-october-campaign-rally-in-alabama\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T22:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T22:49:39","slug":"trump-eyes-an-october-campaign-rally-in-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/trump-eyes-an-october-campaign-rally-in-alabama\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump eyes an October campaign rally \u2014 in Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump is tentatively set to visit Alabama for a political rally next week, a curious move in a deep-red state as his party fights for control of Congress in several battlegrounds.<\/p>\n<p>The event is penciled in for Oct. 2 in Mobile, but the plans have not yet been finalized and are subject to change, according to two people with direct knowledge of the preparations who were granted anonymity to disclose private planning.<\/p>\n<p>An October rally in Alabama would be a somewhat confounding decision for the president. The GOP has found itself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/22\/republicans-senate-house-map-midterm-fears-01086866\" target=\"_blank\"><u>having to play defense<\/u><\/a> in their own territory recently, with Democratic candidates are seriously competing for Senate seats in normally red states like Alaska and Texas. But Alabama has not been considered a state where Democrats have any real shot at winning any statewide office.<\/p>\n<p>Spokespeople for the White House and Republican National Committee did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The rally could help shore up support for state Rep. Rhett Marques, who is locked in a somewhat competitive race with Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures. Marques is still seen to have the advantage after the Supreme Court allowed the state to use a House map that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/06\/02\/supreme-court-alabama-map-redistricting-00947768\" target=\"_blank\"><u>reconfigured Figures\u2019 majority-Black district<\/u><\/a> earlier this year. Mobile, though, is outside of that district.<\/p>\n<p>Marques\u2019 campaign and Figures\u2019 campaign did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>A foray into Alabama would not be the first time that the president has tried to shore up support in a solidly Republican state this cycle \u2014 he rallied last month in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/21\/trump-rally-south-carolina-darline-graham-01045166\" target=\"_blank\"><u>South Carolina for Sen. Darline Graham<\/u><\/a> during her primary runoff \u2014 but as the general election season has begun he has also started to visit battleground states. Last week, he rallied alongside GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s potential campaign visit would follow Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-announces-25-billion-loan-largest\" target=\"_blank\"><u>announcement last week<\/u><\/a> that the Trump administration has granted a $2.5 billion loan to the Alabama Toll Road, Bridge, and Tunnel Authority. That money will fund the construction of the Mobile River Bridge \u2014 the largest infrastructure project in the state\u2019s history. The president is also fond of GOP Rep. Barry Moore, who is running for Senate in the state. Another close ally, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, is the Republican nominee for governor. He\u2019s running against Democratic former Sen. 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