Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump drew an estimated 30,000 people to a rally in Mobile, Ala., last month. He’s one of several Republican candidates visiting the South — especially states like Alabama with early primaries. » Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump drew an estimated 30,000 people to a rally in Mobile, Ala., last month. He’s one of several Republican candidates visiting the South — especially states like Alabama with early primaries. Posted 21:30 by Rachel Osier Lindley.