Alabama’s Democratic nominee for the state’s Second Congressional District got to speak on the national stage Thursday night, promoting criticism from Alabama’s two U.S. Senators. Shomari Figures spoke briefly at the Democratic National Convention as he tries to gain more support for his congressional race against Republican nominee Caroleene Dobson in District 2.
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— Figures for Congress (@ShomariFigures) August 23, 2024
“I am running for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District,” Figures said, “the district that gave America the Tuskegee Airmen, Rosa Parks, Fred Gray, and it is the birth place of the civil rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama… and of course, this district is home to Mr. good trouble himself, Congressman John Lewis.”
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) responded to the speech on social media, calling him “just another swamp creature.”
“Because of the economic policies Shomari Figures supports, feeding a family at Burger King today costs about the same as a nice, sit-down restaurant dinner just a few years ago,” Tuberville said. “Alabama families can’t afford to have Figures in Congress.”
Just another swamp creature…
Because of the economic policies Shamari Figures supports, feeding a family at Burger King today costs about the same as a nice, sit-down restaurant dinner just a few years ago.
Alabama families can't afford to have Figures in Congress. #MAGA…
— Tommy Tuberville (@TTuberville) August 23, 2024
Figures’ opponent also responded to the speech during an appearance on “Fox and Friends First,” Friday morning.
“[W]hether they’re Republican or they’re Democrat, they’re realizing that the policies of the Biden-Harris- Figures administration have failed us. They’ve wrecked our economy,” Dobson said. “They’ve flung open our borders. They’ve made our communities less safe. This district doesn’t want a far-left progressive. They don’t want a Washington insider to maintain the status quo.”
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) agreed with Dobson’s take on the Figures campaign, saying she’s “spot on.”
“She knows Alabama families deserve stable prices, secure borders, safe streets, and a strong America,” Britt said. “That’s why it’s so important we send her to Congress.”
.@DobsonForAL is spot on.
She knows Alabama families deserve stable prices, secure borders, safe streets, and a strong America. That’s why it’s so important we send her to Congress. Join me on her team today: https://t.co/ReGq0yjMwn https://t.co/fSMVBIhmMU
— Katie Britt (@KatieBrittforAL) August 23, 2024
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