What is more likely in 2021: Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) or Attorney General Doug Jones?
If our junior Senator wants re-election he is doing a terrible job showing it and a worse job running for it.
If he actually wanted to be re-elected, why would he be supporting policies that are not only out of touch with your average Alabamians but actually will hurt them?
There are obvious and transparent reasons for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to support things that make it more likely that illegal immigrants will fill out their census forms in 2020. Those reasons include increased representation in states that enticed illegals to come, increased federal funding to those states and increased power in the Electoral College.
But how does this help Alabama? How does this help our junior senator’s constituents?
All indication point to Alabama potentially losing a Congressional seat after the next census, but Jones wants that to be a sure thing by calling for “EVERYBODY” to be counted.
This is just real simple folks: we have to count everybody – EVERYBODY. To do otherwise is a disservice to Alabama and America
Why political experts believe the 2020 census is "critical" for Alabama https://t.co/H2xTJ5BQjf
— Doug Jones (@DougJones) April 29, 2019
This clearly means illegal immigrants would be counted.
Doug Jones comes out in favor of counting illegal aliens in census https://t.co/r5Je8E5EIX
— Yellowhammer News (@yhn) April 30, 2019
Maybe that is just the position of a generic Democrat? Maybe it is, but if you add some of Jones’ other recent moves, it becomes clear that he is angling the “moderate” voice for former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.
He is helping raise money for liberal politicians across the country.
Doug Jones fundraising for national Dems, DNC https://t.co/QzmfNYtHPs
— Yellowhammer News (@yhn) April 30, 2019
He has endorsed Biden.
The quality that makes Joe stand out is his ability to bring people together to find common ground while standing up for what he believes is right. We need to listen to each other & get things done for working people. Joe can, and will, do that. That’s why I support Joe Biden. https://t.co/vxnLQu0XDZ
— Doug Jones (@DougJones) April 25, 2019
He downplayed Biden’s “tactile politics.”
Jones says Biden sexual harassment allegations ‘distract’ from beating Trump – ‘We have to not be so judgmental’ https://t.co/Qu85K1dCX4
— Yellowhammer News (@yhn) April 24, 2019
These actions are not the actions of a guy running for re-election to the United State Senate. They are the actions of a man looking for his next job should Joe Biden become the 46th president of the United States.
Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 7-11 am weekdays on WVNN
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