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Trump campaign to hold boat parade on Lake Martin

The Alabama members of the Trump National Finance Committee are hosting a boat parade on Lake Martin Sept. 19. “Come join us in a celebration of our Great President Donald J. Trump and his nomination for four more years making America the greatest country on earth,” the group said in an announcement. The parade will … Continued

Brandon Moseley

September 7, 2020

Progressive Turnout Project plans to call, write voters telling them to vote for Doug Jones

The Progressive Turnout Project launched its voter turnout program Monday, and the group is vowing to make 55 million telephone calls and hand-write 500,000 letters to voters by election day. They have announced they are targeting Alabama in order to convince voters to re-elect U.S. Sen. Doug Jones. “Donald Trump is an existential threat to … Continued

Brandon Moseley

September 1, 2020

Opinion

A missed opportunity for the Tubs

I’ve been through the speakers’ schedule for the Republican National Convention, and nowhere can I find Tommy Tuberville on the agenda. Maybe I just missed it. Considering how this convention is going so far, though, Tuberville would be a natural. He loves Donald Trump, almost in an uncomfortable way. And this convention is profoundly sycophantic, … Continued

Joey Kennedy

August 27, 2020

Doug Jones campaign ad notes Tuberville’s involvement in hedge fund that defrauded investors

The campaign for U.S. Sen. Doug Jones on Tuesday released its first ad attacking his opponent’s connection to a fraudulent hedge fund that bilked more than $2 million from several Alabamians who invested in the venture. Tommy Tuberville’s partner in the Auburn hedge fund was sentenced to a decade in prison over what has been … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 25, 2020

Opinion

The mediocre coach is an outstanding coward

Tommy Tuberville is a coward. If he weren’t, he would debate U.S. Sen. Doug Jones. The problem with a debate, however, is that Tuberville has to know something about the Senate and government. All Tuberville, the once mediocre-at-best football coach at Auburn and other places, will do is the typical Republican response to anything Jones … Continued

Joey Kennedy

August 20, 2020

Doug Jones says Joe Biden “is who we need as our next president”

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Monday addressed the Democratic National Convention and told the Democratic delegates and TV viewers watching at home that former Vice President Joe Biden “is who we need as our next president.” “Growing up in the South meant growing up in the midst of stark divisions,” Jones said. “But … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 19, 2020

Tommy Tuberville slams Doug Jones for convention speech

Republican Senate nominee Tommy Tuberville and Republicans criticized incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, for his comments on the first night of the Democratic National Convention. Tuberville said that it is just another example of Jones supporting everything that Alabamians oppose and opposing everything that Alabamians support. “Because he is one of them, Doug Jones … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 18, 2020

Tuberville: “There is no doubt. We have got to play football”

Former Auburn head football coach and GOP Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville said “we have got to play football” in an interview on Fox News when host Dana Perino asked Tuberville if college football should be played this year. “Oh, there is no doubt, Dana, we have got to play football,” Tuberville said. “I know this … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 14, 2020

Tuberville says he is not surprised that Biden selected “a socialist like Kamala Harris”

Republican Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday blasted presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden for his selection of U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, as his vice presidential pick. “It’s no surprise that Joe Biden has selected a Socialist Democrat like Kamala Harris as his VP pick,” Tuberville said. “Harris is as far left as it … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 12, 2020

Jones: Senate should not have left D.C. without deal on COVID relief bill

“The Senate never should have left D.C. without passing a deal to extend emergency unemployment and eviction moratoriums, to provide funding for schools to reopen safely, and to create a national testing and contact tracing plan,” Jones said.

Brandon Moseley

August 11, 2020