Posted on 06/05/2022 5:44:41 PM PDT by RandFan
Mo Brooks created a stir among conservative commentators this week after sparring with a Fox News host who told viewers that there was no evidence of widespread election fraud in 2020.
“That’s wrong,” the congressman said emphatically, talking over Sandra Smith as she maintained that the election was not stolen. “I don’t know why you people in the media keep saying that, but that is absolutely false.”
Among those who saw the clip was Donald Trump.
The former president, who endorsed Brooks in the Alabama Senate GOP primary before ditching him as his campaign floundered, was pleased by Brooks’ performance during the exchange, according to two people close with the former president. Other top MAGA figures also heaped praise on Brooks, including Steve Bannon, who posted on Gettr Sunday that “Mo Brooks FINALLY GOT THE MEMO!!!!!!”
Brooks’ return to MAGA’s good graces has placed Trump in an awkward position. With the June 21 Republican Senate runoff fast approaching, Alabama presents an excellent opportunity for Trump to determine the outcome with a late endorsement — and thus burnish his win-loss record after a series of high-profile defeats.
But his choice isn’t an obvious one. Front-runner Katie Britt is the preferred candidate of Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Trump nemesis. Brooks is a McConnell adversary.
“I don’t see any upside to him getting in, honestly,” said Jon Gray, a Republican strategist in the state, noting that Trump could have made a difference in the race had he decided to campaign for a new candidate months ago. “I do think, though, there is this recollection of Mo having been with the president in the past, and his policies.”
Britt, the former chief of staff to retiring Sen. Richard Shelby,...
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Yes it should. Nothing is more important.
Or Trump knows something you don’t.
Guess which one I think is the case.
“But his choice isn’t an obvious one. Front-runner Katie Britt is the preferred candidate of Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Trump nemesis. Brooks is a McConnell adversary.”
??? His choice seems obvious to me.
I saw a clip of Britt’s speech the night of the primary. She sounded like a female Adolph Hitler. No way in hell I would vote for her, a shelby, hand-picked successor in the McConnell GOPe camp.
Me too
Likewise. Mo Brooks has been only one true conservative in this race, with or without Trump’s endorsement.
Candidates win when they convince the people that they will make the things that are most important to the people better.
Right now, one of the biggest of those things is the economy so that should be one of the biggest campaign points for all Republican candidates and pundits.
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