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Trump Meets with Katie Britt

February 17, 2022 at 10:35 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Donald Trump met with Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt (R) at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, Politico reports.

“The former president has been having buyer’s remorse after endorsing Rep. Mo Brooks for Senate, watching with frustration as Brooks has failed to catch fire with the MAGA base.”

“Brooks, who has struggled with disappointing fundraising and poll numbers, recently hit the ‘reset’ button on his campaign, hiring a new campaign team. But even as Brooks tries to recover, Trump, we’re told, has complained to associates that Brooks has been working with anti-Trumpers and — worse, in his eyes — has been seeking the endorsement of Jeff Sessions, the former Alabama senator and A.G. Trump loathes Sessions for recusing himself from the Justice Department’s Russia investigation.”

“Brooks recently called Sessions ‘one of the best senators we ever had.'”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

Alabama GOP Headed for Fierce Senate Primary

January 10, 2022 at 9:29 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Alabama Republicans are heading for a dogfight in the state’s Senate primary, with GOP voters in the reddest of states set to forecast which of the party’s disparate wings could be ascendant in the November midterms,” The Hill reports.

“The nominating contest is largely a contest among Rep. Mo Brooks (R) and Katie Boyd Britt, the former chief of staff to retiring Sen. Richard Shelby (R), whose seat they are running to fill. Also in the fight is Mike Durant, a former Black Hawk pilot who was shot down in Somalia in 1993.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

New Poll Shows Close Alabama Senate Race

December 14, 2021 at 2:51 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new McLaughlin & Associates (R) poll in Alabama finds Mo Brooks (R) leading the GOP Senate primary with 31%, followed by Katie Britt (R) at 24%, Michael Durant (R) at 17% and Jessica Taylor (R) at 4%.

When respondents were asked about a potential Brooks-Britt head-to-head matchup, 39% backed Britt and 37% backed Brooks, while 25% were undecided.

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen


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Ex-Trump Ambassador Switches to Governor’s Race

December 8, 2021 at 10:46 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former U.S. Ambassador Lynda Blanchard (R) announced that she’s no longer running for U.S. Senate but instead plans to challenge Gov. Kay Ivey (R) in the Republican gubernatorial primary, AL.com reports.

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

Shelby to Spend $5 Million to Boost Former Top Aide

November 11, 2021 at 1:34 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Retiring Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) has said he plans to spend $5 million of his campaign funds to help his former chief of staff in the Republican primary to replace him,” the Washington Post reports.

“The massive infusion of cash could have a major impact in the hotly contested race, in which Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), a top proponent of former president Donald Trump’s election conspiracies, has struggled to keep up in fundraising after winning the former president’s endorsement.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

Mo Brooks Way Ahead In GOP Senate Primary

September 1, 2021 at 8:47 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Alabama News Daily/Cygnal poll gives Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) a 41% to 18% lead over Katie Britt (R), former chief of staff to the retiring Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) in the Republican U.S. Senate race.

Former congressional candidate Jessica Taylor (R) receives 3% and former U.S. Ambassador Lynda Blanchard (R) receives 2%.

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

Alabama Republican Laments ‘Kamala’s America’

July 8, 2021 at 2:01 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Jessica Taylor (R) announced a run for Alabama’s open Senate seat with a video where she makes her opposition to Vice President Kamala Harris the centerpiece of her pitch, saying she would be “Kamala’s worst nightmare.”

Taylor also mispronounces Kamala, which is often a dogwhistle.

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

Katie Britt Raises Record Haul in 23 Days

July 7, 2021 at 9:40 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“If receiving contributions from Alabama voters shows a candidate’s strength in a race, then Katie Britt’s (R) bid to become the state’s next U.S. Senator has harnessed never-before-seen horsepower,” Yellowhammer News reports.

“Britt, a first-time candidate for public office, raised a whopping $2.24 million during the most recent fundraising period.”

“Britt reached her milestone total in only 23 days. No candidate for office in Alabama has ever raised as much in that short amount of time.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

Shelby Sides Against Trump In Alabama Senate Race

June 11, 2021 at 6:40 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) is backing his former chief of staff Katie Boyd Britt in the race to succeed him in the Senate, siding against former President Donald Trump’s favored candidate, Rep. Mo Brooks, Politico reports.

Said Shelby: “She’s like family. She’d make a good candidate. She’s probably the best-qualified candidate to come along in a long time. I’d support her, I’d vote for her.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

‘They Came After My Wife’

June 10, 2021 at 12:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A campaign email from Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) “used his wife’s experience getting served with a lawsuit meant for him to solicit donations from supporters,” the Alabama Political Reporter reports.

Reads the subject line of the email: “They Came After My Wife.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

Katie Britt Launches Bid for Alabama Senate Seat

June 8, 2021 at 9:21 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Katie Britt (R) announced her candidacy for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2022 under the banner of “Christian conservative,” reports the Alabama Political Reporter.

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

Alabama Republicans Look for Mo Brooks Alternative

May 28, 2021 at 3:53 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

CNN: “Katie Boyd Britt, the president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, is expected to jump into the Alabama Senate race next month as some Republicans in the state seek an alternative to Rep. Mo Brooks, who has already earned former President Donald Trump’s endorsement.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

Mo Brooks Knocked for Taking ‘Liberal Loot’

May 24, 2021 at 11:23 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Alabama Political Reporter: “In what may be a preview of the contentious upcoming U.S. Senate race in Alabama, candidate Lynda Blanchard (R) called out Congressman and Senate hopeful Mo Brooks (R) for his hypocrisy, citing numerous examples of him accepting campaign contributions from groups she says are aligned with ‘woke’ ideals and progressive agendas.”

“Blanchard gave a partial list of the contributions Brooks accepted, which includes Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and NBCUniversal, which owns left-leaning cable outlet MSNBC.”

“The release also notes that in addition to accepting money from Mitt Romney, Brooks’ only federal campaign contribution before 2010, was to Romney.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

Rand Paul Endorses Mo Brooks for Senate

May 19, 2021 at 10:05 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), seeking to win a seat in the U.S. Senate next year, received his first endorsement Tuesday from a sitting member of the Senate, Sen Rand Paul (R-KY), AL.com reports.

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

Trump Endorses Mo Brooks for Senate

April 7, 2021 at 9:11 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Former President Donald Trump is endorsing Rep. Mo Brooks in the Alabama Senate race, a nod that could dramatically reshape next year’s GOP primary for the state’s open seat,” Politico reports.

“In a state where Trump received more than 60 percent of the vote, his endorsement was widely sought after. Brooks and his rival, businesswoman Lynda Blanchard, had aggressively lobbied for the former president’s backing.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

Advice to Alabama In Choosing a New Senator

March 31, 2021 at 2:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Steve Flowers, writing for the Alabama Political Reporter:

“It will be impossible to replace Senator Shelby. The amount of federal dollars he has secured for the Heart of Dixie is incomprehensible and irreplaceable. He will be remembered as the greatest senator in Alabama history.”

“Seniority is paramount in Washington.  It is everything. It took Senator Shelby waiting 20 years before he became one of the major players in Washington. Therefore, Senator Shelby would be the first to tell you that it is imperative for Alabama’s future that we elect someone young to be his successor. If you send someone over 60 to the U.S. Senate, they will never have any real power.”

Filed Under: Senate Tagged With: AL-Sen

Terri Sewell Won’t Run for Senate In Alabama

March 24, 2021 at 10:56 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) announced she would not run for the U.S. Senate seat Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) is leaving after 2022, the Alabama Media Group reports.

“Sewell, who has represented Alabama’s 7th District for a decade and is the only Democrat in the state’s Congressional delegation, had previously said she would ‘look very closely’ at running for the open seat.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

Mo Brooks Announces Senate Bid In Alabama

March 22, 2021 at 9:43 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) “announced he will run for Senate next year, a confirmation of his rising Republican profile as a fierce fighter for former President Donald Trump,” AL.com reports.

Associated Press: “Brooks has been criticized, and two House Democrats have proposed he be censured by Congress for his fiery speech at the pro-Trump rally before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen

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