Even if I think that Jones is the clear underdog and that his chances of being reelected are no better than 25%, it is very clear that a signficant segment of Trump voters are very open to voting for a democrat when the democrat in question is a white old(er) man (Manchin, Tester, Brown, JBE, Bullock, Peterson, Brindisi are the best living examples).
Kander and Orman aren’t that old.
But yeah, it’s a shame because we could easily lose the Senate in 2020 or 2022 because of those voters.
(As for AL, I agree that Jones is the underdog, but he’s definitely more likely to beat Tuberville than Byrne or even Sessions.)