Over the last several days, reports have surfaced that former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore might take another shot at U.S. Senate in 2020 and seek a rematch against his 2017 special election opponent Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook).
Moore would be among a field of several Republicans seeking to unseat Jones, including Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), who announced last month he was running for the Republican nod.
Monday on CNN’s “New Day,” Jones dismissed the relevance of Moore’s potential 2020 run, but called it “comical” that some Republicans are reluctant to support Moore for another run in 2020.
“I’m not worried about who’s running in my race in 2020,” Jones said. “We’re focused on the same things we’ve focused on the last time. The kitchen table issues, the issues that mean so much to people. There will be a lot of people that run for that and really what’s kind of comical to me is to watch the reaction of the Republicans who all supported him a couple of years ago — now they’re talking about he’s a flawed candidate and yadda, yadda, yadda. So, I just think it’s kind of comical to watch these days. But we’ll be ready for whoever the nominee is next spring.”
@Jeff_Poor is a graduate of Auburn University, the editor of Breitbart TV and host of “The Jeff Poor Show” from 2-5 p.m. on WVNN in Huntsville.
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