But with a GOP Governor you get a GOP appointed as replacement
Why did they have the election
Lets hope the Rats overplay their hand, and shut down the Gov’t if Jones not immediately seated, or something like that ...
Is the governor anti-Trump? That's the only reason I can think of.
They did. The former GOP Governor appointed the State AG Luther Strange.
Long story. It is a mess. Bentley appointed LS to get him off his back. Well, that tied LS to the Gov, who resigned shortly thereafter.
LS ran in the primary with Moore and Rep. Mo Brooks. It was mudslinging between Strange and Brooks. Moore stayed in the background, kind of like he did this past week. Trump had endorsed Strange. There was then a runoff between Strange and Moore. Moore won the runoff. Voila.