U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville torched Democratic gubernatorial opponent Doug Jones on Wednesday after Jones accused redistricting states of acting as “the old Confederacy,” dismissing the attack as empty rhetoric from a candidate with no agenda for Alabama.

Jones made the comments last week on a national podcast with former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, saying “the states of the old Confederacy, for lack of a better term, will still do everything that they can to gerrymander congressional districts to deny minority voting power.”

The remarks came after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared Alabama’s Legislature-drawn congressional map for the 2026 elections.

Tuberville dismissed the attack as a sign that Jones has no platform to stand on.

“He’s got nothing else to talk about,” Tuberville said. “Open borders, transgenders, higher taxes, no law enforcement. Come up with some kind of plan that you’re going to do to make Alabama better. Talk about that. Don’t talk about something that you really know nothing about.”

Tuberville said the governor’s race should be decided on issues, not accusations.

“It all goes back to issues, and what can you do. Are you qualified to do this? Can you help education? Can you help healthcare, infrastructure, law enforcement?” Tuberville said. “You hear nothing about that. All you hear is, ‘is he qualified? Where does he live?’”

The Tuberville/Doug Jones matchup is a rematch from 2020, when Tuberville defeated Jones by 20 points to take his U.S. Senate seat. Jones is the last Democrat elected to statewide office in Alabama.

The general election is November 3.

Sawyer Knowles is a state and political reporter for Yellowhammer News. You may contact him at [email protected].