And of course, we know that opportunity lies outside the reach of some of our people. We don't need flowery words about inequality to tell us that, and we don't need a party that has led while poverty and hunger rose to record levels to give us lectures about suffering.

He also began writing a column for the conservative National Review. 2006

In the Democratic primary he defeated political newcomer Eddison Walters 90%–9%. On May 29 2012 Artur Davis confirmed that he was changing his voter registration from Alabama to Virginia and that he would run as a Republican were he to seek political office in the future.

In May 2012 he confirmed that he was considering running for Congress as a Republican. He was also a candidate for governor of Alabama in the 2010 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary.