Dale Jackson: No more Roy Moore

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February 28, 2019

Here we are again. Alabama’s favorite and most hated politician Roy Moore is publicly flirting with the idea that he may run for office again.

Moore is the stereotypical career politician. He has jumped from office to office attempting to climb the rungs to obtain power. Roy Moore has run for probate judge, Supreme Court justice, chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, governor and the United State Senate.

When he succeeds, he gets tossed out of office. When he fails, we get United States Senator Doug Jones (D-AL).

The Republican Party dreads this.

NEW: Roy Moore, conservative lightening rod who cost GOP a Senate seat in deep-red Alabama, is signaling fresh interest in a 2020 campaign, sparking alarm on right that @SenDougJones could be gifted another unlikely victory. https://t.co/O8zy9Edwut @dcexaminer

— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) February 28, 2019

The media loves this.

So Roy Moore responded to Doug Jones' suggestions he should run for Senate again. #alpolitics pic.twitter.com/X8d5MUDIdj

— Brian Lyman (@lyman_brian) February 27, 2019

And Doug Jones wants Moore to run again. He wants it so bad that he is taunting him to run again.

At this point, it would be hard to identify a worse candidate for 2020 on the Republican side.

Moore should accept that he is tainted and a flawed candidate.

The math is simple. I have shared this before:

2017:

U.S. Senate, Alabama general election, December 12, 2017

Party Candidate Vote % Votes

Democrat Doug Jones 50% 673,896

Republican Roy Moore 48.3% 651,972

Independent Write-in 1.7% 22,852

Total Votes 1,348,720

Source: Alabama Secretary of State

2018:

Governor, Alabama general election, November 6, 2018

Party Candidate Vote % Votes

Republican Kay Ivey 59.5% 1,022,457

Democrat Walt Maddox 40.4% 694,495

Independent Write-in 0.2% 2,637

Total Votes 1,719,589

Source: Alabama Secretary of State

Republicans stayed home with Roy Moore on the ballot.

U.S. Senate, Alabama general election, December 12, 2017
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democrat	Doug Jones	50%	673,896
	Republican	Roy Moore	48.3%	651,972
	Independent	Write-in	1.7%	22,852
Total Votes	1,348,720
Source: Alabama Secretary of State

Governor, Alabama general election, November 6, 2018
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kay Ivey	59.5%	1,022,457
	Democrat	Walt Maddox	40.4%	694,495
	Independent	Write-in	0.2%	2,637
Total Votes	1,719,589
Source: Alabama Secretary of State

This is not to say they won’t show up to re-elect President Donald Trump in 2020, but they will skip over Moore.

That’s not conjecture. That is history.

He should toss his support behind someone else if they want it, and the fact that some may not want his support should tell him everything he needs to know about his chances in 2020.

@TheDaleJackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 7-11 am weekdays on WVNN

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