Alabama state Rep. Phillip Ensler acknowledges that, as the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of the deeply red state, he’s a long shot.
“I have no illusions about the odds of winning this race,” says his campaign website. “I am undoubtedly the underdog and have enormous challenges to overcome.”
Yet in an interview this week with me, he said, “we have a pathway to victory. On the campaign trail, I hear from Alabamians of all political leanings that they are ready for change. We have a strong statewide strategy to build a winning coalition.”…