AL-SEN: Shelby retiring

[Roll Roons]

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1539408640079278082?cxt=HHwWhMC9wZCAit0qAA...

Shocker. RIP bozo. Guess it was time for Katie Britt to take down his name and kick his ass.

[OSR stands with Israel]

The only county Britt lost was also the only county her former boss lost back in 1992 and that is Shelby County

[Shaula🏳️‍⚧️]

The only county Britt lost was also the only county her former boss lost back in 1992 and that is Shelby County

Funny how the only county Shelby's Chief of Staff lost was Shelby County.

[OSR stands with Israel]

The only county Britt lost was also the only county her former boss lost back in 1992 and that is Shelby County

Funny how the only county Shelby's Chief of Staff lost was Shelby County.

Yup and its also ironic how Richard Shelby himself won every county but Shelby County back in 1992




To borrow another phrase: like mentor like pupil

[TheElectoralBoobyPrize]

Guess my final prediction wasn't too far off...Brooks did lose slightly worse than Sessions and won just one county that wasn't even in his district. That's right...his own district didn't even want him as their senator (glad I contributed to him losing Madison County as the margin was close).

This despite the fact that Brooks did have one advantage Sessions didn't...he had the endorsement of the third-place finisher, who combined with Brooks own' support, amounted to 52.5%. He completely and totally failed to capitalize on that.

[MarkD]

Guess my final prediction wasn't too far off...Brooks did lose slightly worse than Sessions and won just one county that wasn't even in his district. That's right...his own district didn't even want him as their senator (glad I contributed to him losing Madison County as the margin was close).

This despite the fact that Brooks did have one advantage Sessions didn't...he had the endorsement of the third-place finisher, who combined with Brooks own' support, amounted to 52.5%. He completely and totally failed to capitalize on that.

In other words, as Mitt Romney once said, and which I keep on repeating a number of times, endorsements are not worth a thimble of spit.

[Bernie Derangement Syndrome Haver]

Why did Brooks win Shelby County of all places? It's suburban and high income compared to the rest of Alabama and has a lot of R voters that went for Doug Jones. Did a lot of anti-Trump Republicans there vote for Brooks because Britt had the Trump endorsement in the end?

[TheElectoralBoobyPrize]

Why did Brooks win Shelby County of all places? It's suburban and high income compared to the rest of Alabama and has a lot of R voters that went for Doug Jones. Did a lot of anti-Trump Republicans there vote for Brooks because Britt had the Trump endorsement in the end?

I really don't see anti-Trump Republicans voting for Brooks given his prominent role in 1/6.

I'm stumped. It's a very Republican county historically (one of only a handful of counties that voted for Ford over Carter in the state), but it's no longer the most Republican. It's all the more puzzling given that Brooks won the county by less than 1% in the first round, but won it somewhat comfortably in the runoff.

[Southern Reactionary Dem]

Sad to see him go. He seems like a nice guy. I've been voting for him since he was a Democrat.

[Del Tachi]

Why did Brooks win Shelby County of all places? It's suburban and high income compared to the rest of Alabama and has a lot of R voters that went for Doug Jones. Did a lot of anti-Trump Republicans there vote for Brooks because Britt had the Trump endorsement in the end?

Suburban, high-income areas are typically very conservative.