In a Monday appearance on Birmingham Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show,” Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill elaborated on his Twitter back-and-forth with Alabama third congressional district Democratic nominee Mallory Hagan over voter participation that went down on Saturday.
Last week, according to the Associated Press, Hagan alleged that “more than 55,000 voters in the 3rd Congressional District have been disqualified or labeled inactive since February 2017.” She went on to announce at a press conference in Tuskegee she was forming a “Voter Protection Committee” as a response.
However, Merrill said Hagan’s effort was nothing more than an effort to replicate the controversy generated by Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams.
“Now, I can tell you exactly what she’s attempting to do,” Merrill said. “She’s attempting to make a play off of what Stacey Abrams is trying to do over in Georgia as she is trying to say that Georgia is keeping people off the voter rolls.”
Hagan is thought to be a long-shot to unseat her opponent incumbent Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) given she has taken liberal positions on many key issues. Merrill suggested that would likely be reflected in the results on Election Day once they are tallied.
“One of the things I shared with her was, ‘You can bring your liberal ideas to Alabama. You can share your liberal thoughts with Alabamians. But you’re not living in New York anymore. On November 6, you’re going to realize that.'”
@Jeff_Poor is a graduate of Auburn University and is the editor of Breitbart TV.
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