“Trump should never have pulled him out of the Senate.”
indeed. great Senator, horrible AG ... I assume Trump did this out of a false sense of loyalty since Sessions was the first major GOP figure to endorse Trump ... we need this seat back badly, and Sessions should take it with ease, and given Session’s latest public statements on FNC, sounds like he’ll be a solid pro-Trumper ... not to mention a solid conservative voice and vote ...
I hate the idea of rewarding his incompetence.
But Jones has to go!
And this adds a Republican senate seat, which could be key to the GOP retaining control.
The presidential campaign has taken up most attention relating to 2020 elections, but the 2020 Senate map is going to be tough for the GOP. Right now, the margin is 53-47 for the Republicans. Getting back the Alabama seat would bring it to 54-46. Then the GOP could lose a few seats and still retain control. And as we know, in a 50-50 Senate, Mike Pence casts the tie breaking vote, assuming that he and Trump win reelection in November and there’s not a Democrat Vice president.