Sessions might run for old Senate seat in Alabama

[DonViejo]

By ALEX ISENSTADT 11/07/2018 08:32 PM EST

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is considering running for his old Alabama Senate seat in 2020, according to two people familiar with his thinking.

Sessions was fired as attorney general Wednesday, less than 24 hours after Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. President Donald Trump had publicly savaged Sessions throughout his tenure, and his dismissal had long been expected.

After Sessions left the Senate in 2017, his vacated seat was won by Democrat Doug Jones in a special election upset. Jones is up for a full term in 2020, and he is widely viewed as the most vulnerable incumbent senator facing reelection given Alabama’s conservative tilt. Republicans are certain to contest the seat aggressively as they look to protect their majority.

Former Republican Sen. Luther Strange, who was temporarily appointed to Sessions’ former seat, took to Twitter on Wednesday evening to encourage a comeback bid.

“Jeff Sessions for Senate in 2020!” Strange wrote.

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[qazplm135]

1. Might?

The sun MIGHT rise tomorrow.

A ball I throw up in the air MIGHT return to Earth.

Barring death, of course he's running for Senate and he will easily win re-election, and his republican brethren will welcome him back with open arms.

[Whiskeytide]

2. Shit. n/t

[bearsfootball516]

3. If he chooses to, he's a shoo-in unfortunetly

He was extremely popular down there.

[Amishman]

9. Barring the Rs running another pedophile, that seat is probably a loss in 2020 anyway

Then again, the Rs do seem to have a knack for running the scum of the earth

[sunonmars]

4. I said it yesterday, i knew it.

[SoCalNative]

5. He's old

he needs to just retire and fade away. Or die.

[OnDoutside]

7. He's good old boy. Fixed that for you !

[Ace Rothstein]

6. Why do all of these fossils in government never retire?

[SoCalNative]

8. Beats me

I'd retire today if I could. Especially with a lifetime pension and benefits like they get.