Republicans Ready A Suicide Mission In Alabama That Will Hand The Senate Seat To Democrats

Senate Republicans appear to be preparing to mount a write-in campaign for Sen. Luther Strange which would be nothing more than a bid to keep Roy Moore out of the Senate by handing the seat to Democrat Doug Jones.

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After Mitch McConnell told reporters, “We’re looking at whether or not there is not someone who can mount a write-in campaign successfully.”

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) was even more direct:

From Hatch’s tweet, it is clear that the write-in candidate, they are looking at is Sen. Luther Strange.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) also jumped on the Moore has got to go bandwagon:

If Republicans mount a write-in campaign, they are more likely to deny Roy Moore the Senate seat than they are to win it themselves. Senate Republicans may mount a write-in campaign that would help Democratic candidate Doug Jones become the next senator from Alabama. Republicans are gambling that they would be the heavy favorites to take back the seat when it is up again in 2020, so they seem willing to hand over the seat to Democrats if it keeps Roy Moore out of the Senate.

Democratic support is solidly behind their candidate Doug Jones. If Republican mount a write-in campaign, it will split the Republican vote and turn the seat blue. Senate Republicans look serious about trying to mount a write-in campaign, and if they do it, Doug Jones is likely to be the next Senator from Alabama.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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