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Trump’s Earliest Supporter Announces Senate Bid

August 12, 2025 · 10:48 am ET · Leave a Comment

Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) told Fox News that he plans to run for Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) seat in the upper chamber.

Moore was the first elected official in the country to endorse Trump during his first run for office in 2015.

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Mo Brooks Delivers Bitter Concession Speech

June 22, 2022 · 8:02 am ET · Leave a Comment

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) “delivered an angry, bitter concession speech after media outlets projected Katie Britt the winner of the runoff election to determine Alabama’s Republican Senate nominee, saying his defeat was a major victory for the Democrats,” the Washington Examiner reports.

Said Brooks: “It’s always appropriate to congratulate the winners, and some of these winners might be a little bit unexpected, but I’d be remiss if I did not congratulate the Alabama Democratic Party for helping to ensure that the Democratic nominee in the Republican primary won.”

He added: “Congratulations to the Democrats. They now have two nominees in the general election.”

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Katie Britt Holds Big Lead In Alabama Runoff

June 16, 2022 · 4:25 pm ET · Leave a Comment

A new Emerson College poll of Alabama runoff election for U.S. Senate finds Katie Britt (R) with a double-digit lead over Mo Brooks (R), 50% to 34% with 17% of Republican voters are undecided.

When these undecided voters are asked who they are leaning toward and allocated, Britt leads Brooks 59% to 41%.

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Trump Endorses Katie Britt In Alabama

June 11, 2022 · 8:01 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Donald Trump endorsed Katie Britt on Friday in an Alabama U.S. Senate race, doubling down on the former president’s decision to spurn his previous choice in the Republican primary,” the AP reports.

“The decision was another blow to Mo Brooks, who had sought to regain Trump’s support.”

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Katie Britt Holds Decisive Lead In Alabama Runoff

June 10, 2022 · 4:37 pm ET · Leave a Comment

A new McLaughlin and Associates poll in Alabama finds Katie Britt (R) leading Mo Brooks (R) in the Republican U.S. Senate runoff, 55% to 36%.

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Mo Brooks Begs to Have Trump Take Him Back

June 6, 2022 · 1:00 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) took to Twitter to pressure Donald Trump to “re-endorse” him in the Alabama Republican U.S. Senate runoff.

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Alabama GOP Senate Primary Heads to Runoff

May 25, 2022 · 6:27 am ET · Leave a Comment

Katie Britt (R) and Rep. Mo Brooks (R) are headed to a runoff in Alabama’s GOP Senate primary, the Washington Post reports.

“Britt is a former aide to Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), who is retiring and helped boost her candidacy by donating millions of his campaign funds to a super PAC supporting her. She will face Brooks (R), support for whom Trump withdrew when his campaign appeared to be floundering.”

“The runoff is June 21 and is occurring because neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote.”

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Ted Cruz Stumped for Mo Brooks

May 24, 2022 · 9:48 am ET · Leave a Comment

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) campaigned for Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) on the eve of the Senate Republican primary in Alabama, AL.com reports.

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Mo Brooks Makes an Unlikely Comeback

May 22, 2022 · 7:13 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Two months ago, Rep. Mo Brooks, whose hard-right credentials were unblemished, seemed to be imploding in the Alabama Republican Senate race,” the New York Times reports.

“Under a rain of attack ads, polls showed him falling behind two rivals. Former President Donald J. Trump humiliated Mr. Brooks by rescinding an earlier endorsement.”

“But Mr. Brooks has staged a compelling comeback, with recent polling putting him in a statistical tie for the lead in a tight three-candidate race ahead of the primary on Tuesday.”

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Alabama GOP Senate Primary Tightens

May 20, 2022 · 7:04 am ET · Leave a Comment

A new Alabama Daily News/Cygnal poll finds Katie Britt (R) maintaining her lead in the GOP Senate race with 31%, followed by Mo Brooks (R) at 29% and Mike Durant (R) at 24%.

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Katie Britt Leads In Alabama GOP Senate Race

May 18, 2022 · 2:23 pm ET · Leave a Comment

An Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll of very likely Alabama primary voters finds Katie Britt with a six-point advantage in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate with 32%, followed by Michael Durant at 26%, and Mo Brooks at 25%.

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Katie Britt Leads Alabama GOP Senate Primary

May 11, 2022 · 2:28 pm ET · Leave a Comment

A new Cygnal poll in Alabama finds Katie Britt (R) leading the Republican U.S. Senate primary with 32%, followed by Rep. Mo Brooks (R) at 23% and Mike Durant (R) at 21%.

The primary is in two weeks and there will be a runoff on June 21 if no one gets more than 50% of the vote.

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Mo Brooks Cancels Mar-a-Lago Fundraiser

April 19, 2022 · 1:27 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) pulled out of his planned May fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago for his Alabama U.S. Senate bid after Donald Trump pulled his endorsement, the New York Times reports.

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Mike Durant Leads Alabama GOP Senate Primary

March 30, 2022 · 2:04 pm ET · Leave a Comment

A new Emerson College/The Hill poll in Alabama finds Mike Durant (R) leading the Republican U.S. Senate primary with 33%, followed by Katie Britt (R) with 23%, and Mo Brooks (R) with 12%.

No other candidate reaches double digits and 26% are still undecided. 

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Trump Un-Endorses ‘Woke’ Mo Brooks

March 23, 2022 · 8:25 am ET · Leave a Comment

Former President Donald Trump in a statement: “I am hereby withdrawing my Endorsement of Mo Brooks for the Senate.”

Explained Trump: “When I endorsed Mo Brooks, he took a 44-point lead and was unstoppable. He then hired a new campaign staff who ‘brilliantly’ convinced him to ‘stop talking about the 2020 Election. Very sad but, since he decided to go in another direction, so have I.”

Mark Barabak: Is Trump losing his mojo?

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Mo Brooks Fades In Alabama Senate Race

March 22, 2022 · 10:01 am ET · Leave a Comment

A new Cygnal poll in Alabama finds Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) falling behind Mike Durant (R) and Katie Britt (R) in the GOP Senate primary.

Durant leads with 35%, followed by Britt at 28% and Brooks at 16%.

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Mo Brooks Calls for McConnell to Be Ousted

March 21, 2022 · 9:17 am ET · Leave a Comment

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) “is calling for Mitch McConnell to be ousted as Senate GOP leader, making him the party’s third major Senate candidate to come out in favor of booting the Kentucky Republican,” Politico reports.

Said Brooks, in a new ad: “America can’t afford a Senate leader who is a weak-kneed, debt junkie, open-border RINO Republican and who, worse yet, sells out America for special interest group cash.”

“Brooks joins two other Republican candidates — Eric Greitens of Missouri and Kelly Tshibaka of Alaska — in pushing for McConnell’s removal. All three are running staunchly anti-establishment campaigns and are aligning themselves with former President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly laced into McConnell over the past year.”

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Trump Mulls Yanking Endorsement of Mo Brooks

March 16, 2022 · 2:34 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Former President Donald Trump told the Washington Examiner that he is unhappy with Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), the Republican he endorsed for Senate in Alabama, and is mulling a switch to primary rivals Katie Britt (R) or Mike Durant (R).

Said Trump: “Mo Brooks is disappointing. I’m determining right now, has Mo Brooks — has he changed?”

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