Donald Trump endorses Tommy Tuberville for Senate

[Sir Mohamed]

Serious question: If Sessions pulls this off, what does Mr. Trump do in the GE? Would be hilarious if he endorses Jones then.

[brucejoel99]

Serious question: If Sessions pulls this off, what does Mr. Trump do in the GE? Would be hilarious if he endorses Jones then.

He'd probably decline to support Sessions' campaign as a result of their feud (regardless of the election's potential implications for the GOP's attempts to maintain its Senate majority), refuse to endorse him, & would maybe even call on Alabama Republicans to instead shift their support to a write-in candidate such as Tuberville.

But even with Trump so openly feuding with Sessions, & Jones' massively strong ground game, I find it difficult to believe that Republican turnout (for a presidential election, no less) would be as depressed as it was for notoriously unpopular child molester Roy Moore. Sessions isn't the most hated man in Alabama, & he doesn't come from a town that hates him for groping girls, whereas Moore is & does, so Sessions would probably still win by a couple of points even in a situation like this.

Though who knows? Yeah, Jones being re-elected is extremely unlikely, but if something like this did actually occur (i.e. Trump actively opposing Sessions), enough Trump supporters could cast write-in votes to swing the election to Jones. If nothing else, Trump's base has shown its loyalty time & time again, & in this scenario, it seems plausible that enough of them could follow Trump's lead & vote for a write-in.

[2016]

That's game over for Sessions. Very unfortunate. I would have liked to see Sessions back in the Senate.

That Racist, no way!

[Greedo punched first]

Would Tuberville run as a write-in candidate if Sessions is the nominee?

[Sir Mohamed]

Would Tuberville run as a write-in candidate if Sessions is the nominee?

Doubtful, but I hope so. Would split GOP votes and get Jones reelected with 40-43% of the vote.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Sessions and Tuberville are both mega-HPs On The Issues, of course, but I've been pulling for Tuberville because a college football coach going into politics is somewhat more interesting than a dog returning to his vomit fool returning to his folly after a failed stint in the executive branch.

[rob in cal]

Would have been intresting to see what would have happened if it was Byrne vs Tuberville in the runoff, as to who Trump would have endorsed, if anyone.

[brucejoel99]

Sessions and Tuberville are both mega-HPs On The Issues, of course, but I've been pulling for Tuberville because a college football coach going into politics is somewhat more interesting than a dog returning to his vomit fool returning to his folly after a failed stint in the executive branch.

Yeah, but the fool winning would really piss off Trump, so that's kind of a win in & of itself.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Live look at sessions hq

[MarkD]

Well, we all saw how well Trump's endorsement of Luther Strange worked last time.

Or, as Mitt Romney said, endorsements aren't worth a thimble full of spit.

[Fuzzy Bear Loves Christian Missionaries]

What are the chances that both Republicans get heavily damaged in the primary and the winner of the runoff hopefully loses to Doug Jones?

Reasonably good, all things considered.

[Greedo punched first]

Is this Jeff Sessions commercial meant to imply that his primary opponent is "Tommy Tuberville (D-FL) who voted for Hillary Clinton"?

[Roll Roons]

What are the chances that both Republicans get heavily damaged in the primary and the winner of the runoff hopefully loses to Doug Jones?

Reasonably good, all things considered.

No way. Jones only won by around 1.5% in a low turnout special election against possibly the single worst major party Senate nominee in the past decade. Presidential turnout in a state where Trump remains very popular, with a nominee who doesn't have multiple credible accusations of pedophilia, will doom him. Plus the runoff will be March 31, rather than August or September, so Tuberville or Sessions will have time to recover for the general.

[Fuzzy Bear Loves Christian Missionaries]

What are the chances that both Republicans get heavily damaged in the primary and the winner of the runoff hopefully loses to Doug Jones?

Reasonably good, all things considered.

No way. Jones only won by around 1.5% in a low turnout special election against possibly the single worst major party Senate nominee in the past decade. Presidential turnout in a state where Trump remains very popular, with a nominee who doesn't have multiple credible accusations of pedophilia, will doom him. Plus the runoff will be March 31, rather than August or September, so Tuberville or Sessions will have time to recover for the general.

Doug Jones is a sensible moderate Democrat.  I get that this is Alabama, but I'm not convinced that his chances are nil.

Trump owed Sessions his endorsement,  Tuberville is a jerk.

[Yellowhammer]

What are the chances that both Republicans get heavily damaged in the primary and the winner of the runoff hopefully loses to Doug Jones?

Reasonably good, all things considered.

No way. Jones only won by around 1.5% in a low turnout special election against possibly the single worst major party Senate nominee in the past decade. Presidential turnout in a state where Trump remains very popular, with a nominee who doesn't have multiple credible accusations of pedophilia, will doom him. Plus the runoff will be March 31, rather than August or September, so Tuberville or Sessions will have time to recover for the general.

Doug Jones is a sensible moderate Democrat. I get that this is Alabama, but I'm not convinced that his chances are nil.

Trump owed Sessions his endorsement,  Tuberville is a jerk.

That is a falsehood, do not promulgate disinformation.

[Fuzzy Bear Loves Christian Missionaries]

What are the chances that both Republicans get heavily damaged in the primary and the winner of the runoff hopefully loses to Doug Jones?

Reasonably good, all things considered.

No way. Jones only won by around 1.5% in a low turnout special election against possibly the single worst major party Senate nominee in the past decade. Presidential turnout in a state where Trump remains very popular, with a nominee who doesn't have multiple credible accusations of pedophilia, will doom him. Plus the runoff will be March 31, rather than August or September, so Tuberville or Sessions will have time to recover for the general.

Doug Jones is a sensible moderate Democrat. I get that this is Alabama, but I'm not convinced that his chances are nil.

Trump owed Sessions his endorsement,  Tuberville is a jerk.

That is a falsehood, do not promulgate disinformation.

He's liberal for Alabama.

And he's a moderating force in the Senate Democratic caucus.

[Yellowhammer]

What are the chances that both Republicans get heavily damaged in the primary and the winner of the runoff hopefully loses to Doug Jones?

Reasonably good, all things considered.

No way. Jones only won by around 1.5% in a low turnout special election against possibly the single worst major party Senate nominee in the past decade. Presidential turnout in a state where Trump remains very popular, with a nominee who doesn't have multiple credible accusations of pedophilia, will doom him. Plus the runoff will be March 31, rather than August or September, so Tuberville or Sessions will have time to recover for the general.

Doug Jones is a sensible moderate Democrat. I get that this is Alabama, but I'm not convinced that his chances are nil.

Trump owed Sessions his endorsement,  Tuberville is a jerk.

That is a falsehood, do not promulgate disinformation.

He's liberal for Alabama.

And he's a moderating force in the Senate Democratic caucus.

He's really not that much practically better than Bernie Sanders.

[OSR stands with Israel]

What are the chances that both Republicans get heavily damaged in the primary and the winner of the runoff hopefully loses to Doug Jones?

Reasonably good, all things considered.

No way. Jones only won by around 1.5% in a low turnout special election against possibly the single worst major party Senate nominee in the past decade. Presidential turnout in a state where Trump remains very popular, with a nominee who doesn't have multiple credible accusations of pedophilia, will doom him. Plus the runoff will be March 31, rather than August or September, so Tuberville or Sessions will have time to recover for the general.

Doug Jones is a sensible moderate Democrat. I get that this is Alabama, but I'm not convinced that his chances are nil.

Trump owed Sessions his endorsement,  Tuberville is a jerk.

That is a falsehood, do not promulgate disinformation.

He's liberal for Alabama.

And he's a moderating force in the Senate Democratic caucus.

He's really not that much practically better than Bernie Sanders.

Given that you think any one to the left of Ted Cruz is to the left of center,  what you consider moderate  basically makes you the right-wing version of Kyle Kulinski.

[OSR stands with Israel]

What are the chances that both Republicans get heavily damaged in the primary and the winner of the runoff hopefully loses to Doug Jones?

Reasonably good, all things considered.

In Which possible scenario would Tuberville or Sessions lose to Jones. I truly see no path left for Jones to be reelected

[Sir Mohamed]

What are the chances that both Republicans get heavily damaged in the primary and the winner of the runoff hopefully loses to Doug Jones?

Reasonably good, all things considered.

In Which possible scenario would Tuberville or Sessions lose to Jones. I truly see no path left for Jones to be reelected

Agreed. Jones would be made AG under Prez Biden. His only chance would be one of Sessions or Tuberville running as write-in and splitting the GOP vote. But I don't see that happening.

[KaiserDave]

What are the chances that both Republicans get heavily damaged in the primary and the winner of the runoff hopefully loses to Doug Jones?

Reasonably good, all things considered.

No way. Jones only won by around 1.5% in a low turnout special election against possibly the single worst major party Senate nominee in the past decade. Presidential turnout in a state where Trump remains very popular, with a nominee who doesn't have multiple credible accusations of pedophilia, will doom him. Plus the runoff will be March 31, rather than August or September, so Tuberville or Sessions will have time to recover for the general.

Doug Jones is a sensible moderate Democrat. I get that this is Alabama, but I'm not convinced that his chances are nil.

Trump owed Sessions his endorsement,  Tuberville is a jerk.

That is a falsehood, do not promulgate disinformation.

He's liberal for Alabama.

And he's a moderating force in the Senate Democratic caucus.

He's really not that much practically better than Bernie Sanders.

You seem to think that everyone to the left of the right wing of the GOP is a Marxist so I'm gonna take this with a grain of salt

[brucejoel99]

What are the chances that both Republicans get heavily damaged in the primary and the winner of the runoff hopefully loses to Doug Jones?

Reasonably good, all things considered.

No way. Jones only won by around 1.5% in a low turnout special election against possibly the single worst major party Senate nominee in the past decade. Presidential turnout in a state where Trump remains very popular, with a nominee who doesn't have multiple credible accusations of pedophilia, will doom him. Plus the runoff will be March 31, rather than August or September, so Tuberville or Sessions will have time to recover for the general.

Doug Jones is a sensible moderate Democrat. I get that this is Alabama, but I'm not convinced that his chances are nil.

Trump owed Sessions his endorsement,  Tuberville is a jerk.

That is a falsehood, do not promulgate disinformation.

He's liberal for Alabama.

And he's a moderating force in the Senate Democratic caucus.

He's really not that much practically better than Bernie Sanders.

You seem to think that everyone to the left of the right wing of the GOP is a Marxist so I'm gonna take this with a grain of salt

Comrade Romney approves!

[Arizona Iced Tea]

Am I one of the only people here to have this race on Likely R?