Jeff Sessions Fails To Win GOP Nomination For His Old Senate Seat Outright

[babylonsister]

POLITICS 03/03/2020 11:10 pm ET Updated 1 hour ago
Jeff Sessions Fails To Win GOP Nomination For His Old Senate Seat Outright
The GOP primary will be heading to a March 31 runoff.
By Amanda Terkel


Jeff Sessions was once one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies — and became his attorney general — but they had a falling-out when Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation.

The battle to pick the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Alabama is headed to a March 31 runoff.

Jeff Sessions, President Donald Trump’s former attorney general who served as senator until 2017, will face former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville.

Sessions should have been a shoo-in for his old seat. He represented the state in the Senate for 20 years before joining the Trump administration.

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[Progressive Jones]

1. Sessions has the stench and stain of Trump on him. nt

[littlemissmartypants]

6. Trump Pox. nt

[Jamastiene]

2. Good.

Let him reap what he sowed by helping Trump.

[Wednesdays]

4. I believe in this case, it's the opposite

Knucle draggers rejecting Sessions because they think Sessions "betrayed" tRump. In other words, he didn't support tRump enough.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Tuberville is a whacko,

He got off free for a financial fraud case, while his partner ended up taking the fall.
He's been a football coach here and in texas for decades, and he is not overly bright.
Sounds like our Ala. Repubs are punishing Sessions.

FWIW, we had heavy turnout today.

[misanthrope]

5. "Whacko" isn't a word I would use for Tuberville

"Con man" would be a better term. If elected, he will start stuffing his pockets as quickly as he can. He won't be able to help himself and I wouldn't be surprised if he gets caught with his hand in the cookie jar -- again.

[Stallion]

7. Yeah Not a Wacko But Boring as Hell

maybe he'd split the electorate between Auburn and Alabama fans and Doug Jones can sneak through again-although probably both Auburn and Alabama fans would vote against Tuberville-Texas Tech fans wished they they could vote too

[Elwood P Dowd]

8. He wasn't even a good football coach. Had one great season at Auburn and

not much of anything at Texas Tech and Cincinnati. Actually, he left Auburn's program in a shambles with some of the stupid shit he did the last two years there.

[misanthrope]

9. You beat me to it

There are Auburn people who are firmly conservative but wouldn't vote for Tuberville to be dog catcher. He burned a lot of bridges at every place he's been. Ol' Miss, Auburn, Texas Tech and Cincinnati ranks are filled with fans who realized too late he took them for a ride.