AL-SEN: Shelby retiring

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Will Roy Moore run? I haven't found anything.

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Is the outcome of the Republican primary predetermined?

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What if Alabama ended up with two unrelated Senator Moores, Roy and Barry?

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/alabama-senate-trump/2021/12/18/4363b67e-5e87-11ec-8665-aed48580f911_story.html

Trump is reportedly mad that Brooks is running a lackluster campaign and has failed to put the race away. Plus he was actually impressed when he met Britt and her husband (a former Bama football star who later played for the Pats).

I wouldn't put it past Trump if he decides to switch his endorsement to Britt. Trump likes to align himself with "winners", and Britt, like Shelby, is supportive of him and won't work against him.

But does it really matter who Trump endorses? We are talking about the home state of Luther Strange, you know. And to quote Romney for the tenth time or so, endorsements are not "worth a thimble of spit."

For a while, the conventional wisdom on here and elsewhere was that Brooks had the primary locked up largely because of the Trump endorsement.

Even now there are some people who still think that. Just look at the first post on this page.

It's clearly the Shelby machine is fighting back hard. Moo is fizzling out.

One thing that hasn't really been discussed - Britt's husband being a former Bama/NFL player. Bama football is a religion in that state and I think that status carries almost as much weight as a Trump endorsement.

Didn’t that help get former Alabama wide receiver Gary Palmer elected to the House?

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/alabama-senate-trump/2021/12/18/4363b67e-5e87-11ec-8665-aed48580f911_story.html

Trump is reportedly mad that Brooks is running a lackluster campaign and has failed to put the race away. Plus he was actually impressed when he met Britt and her husband (a former Bama football star who later played for the Pats).

I wouldn't put it past Trump if he decides to switch his endorsement to Britt. Trump likes to align himself with "winners", and Britt, like Shelby, is supportive of him and won't work against him.

But does it really matter who Trump endorses? We are talking about the home state of Luther Strange, you know. And to quote Romney for the tenth time or so, endorsements are not "worth a thimble of spit."

For a while, the conventional wisdom on here and elsewhere was that Brooks had the primary locked up largely because of the Trump endorsement.

Even now there are some people who still think that. Just look at the first post on this page.

It's clearly the Shelby machine is fighting back hard. Moo is fizzling out.

One thing that hasn't really been discussed - Britt's husband being a former Bama/NFL player. Bama football is a religion in that state and I think that status carries almost as much weight as a Trump endorsement.

Arguably more revered than both Christianity and Trump in the state

Because Alabama football fans are overall less white and rural than Trump supporters.

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Brooks will be the nominee.

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Does Brooks win the runoff without Trump’s endorsement?

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Who wins Winston and Cullman counties in the GOP runoff?