re: With Shelby retiring

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Still inexplicable to me that y’all ended up with Roy Moore v. a dorky Abortions dude.

Then again, I live in Louisiana so I cast no stones

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It was a perfect storm of stupid.

Bentley - a bumbling, corrupt fool - appointed Luther Strange to Session's seat, who at the time was actually in charge of investigating him. Nothing fishy there.

Strange and his establishment PACs spent all their money attacking and smearing Brooks. After he was successfully eliminated, they didn't count on how unpopular Strange was. Moore can always count on an easy 30-40% in this state and a LOT stayed home.

When he secured the nomination, the smear campaign on Moore began. He's already disliked by a fair number on both sides of the aisle, so they readily bought it. Thus, Doug Jones. I don't think that set of circumstances will repeat, but I fully expect the same establishment money to blitzkrieg Brooks from the opening gun. They do NOT want a real conservative in that seat.