Wednesday fresh off his Republican primary runoff victory a night earlier, former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville discussed his win over former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions during an appearance on Birmingham radio’s “Alabama’s Morning News” on News Radio 105.5 WERC.
Tuberville defeated Sessions by a wider-than-expected margin, remarkably picking up 64 of Alabama’s 67 counties.
He told WERC’s JT Nysewander that he attributed his success on Tuesday to President Donald Trump’s support and the electorate’s appetite for an outsider.
“I think it was a great referendum on President Trump,” Tuberville said. “You know he gets knocked around by people all over the country, and he’s doing a great job. It’s kind of like a quarterback — you’ve got four or five defensive linemen holding on to you. He’s still able to get the ball down the field. He’s making things happen. I’m proud for that aspect.”
“Jeff Sessions ran — man, he ran a hard campaign,” he continued. “He came after me pretty good right there late, and I thought he was closing down, but you know, people are just — they want outsiders. They want people who have actually had jobs … I don’t need this job. I want it. I’ve got more energy now than I’ve had in the last 20 years, and I’m excited about helping the people of Alabama. That’s what this about.”
Tuberville also took a jab at his general election opponent, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook).
“Jeff Sessions called me last night — was very humble and said, ‘Coach, I’m all in. My supporters are going to be with you.’ And I appreciate this service, as I told him,” Tuberville said. “We’ve got to become a complete team now because this guy has raised money all over the world. He’s gotten like 8-9% of his money from Alabama. The $10-12 million, they’ve all come from Europe or California and New York, and we know he doesn’t represent Alabama. That’s one of the main reasons I’m running.”
@Jeff_Poor is a graduate of Auburn University and the University of South Alabama, the editor of Breitbart TV, a columnist for Mobile’s Lagniappe Weekly and host of Huntsville’s “The Jeff Poor Show” from 2-5 p.m. on WVNN.
