re: Tuberville residency discussion

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And this is the sentiment I agree with when folks say "this is not what I voted for"

This second term has been completely filled with contradictions and things that are now magically ok that were previously detestable - New wars, insider trading, the Epstein list bs, etc....

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Well, part of that is just populism.

Populism scoffs at adhering to any foundational principles other than Us vs Them. So flip-flopping on policy positions is actually not a contradiction to a populist.

Supporting someone who is obviously the elitist Ruling Class the-rules-don't-apply-to-me type person is a contradiction. It violates the only rule populists have.

I think MAGA is not pure populism. It's more of a populist cult of personality. Because for most MAGAites, anything Trump does is not only acceptable, but they will defend it like it's been written in stone tablets ten feet deep, even if it's the exact opposite of what he said yesterday.

He's obviously been way more intentionally manipulative of MAGA his second term, though. Completely agree.

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I don't think Al Gore ever lived in Tennessee. He was born in 1948 in DC when his father was in congress, and his father served there until 1971, making Al Gore Jr 23 at the time. Gore went to Harvard and served in the military. He likely never spent a half a year in TN.

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And that's Tennessee's and the Democrat's business.

I live in Alabama, so Tuberville is my business.

Society doesn't function well with a two-tiered system in which some people have to follow the rules and others don't based on political standing.

I would have thought people would have realized that given the ridiculous travesty of justice obvious weaponization of the courts that was foisted on Trump himself. But I guess not.

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He sold that lake martin house many years ago. His son (and wife) owned a house in Auburn that he added his name to the deed to a couple years ago. He had a florida driver's license until 2023.

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Then don't ever complain about election fraud.

Because what you're excusing is election fraud.

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bullshite.

Zero concern. He’s had at least one house in Alabama since the early 2000s.

They sold their Lakehouse at Lake Martin in 2018. He bought another house in Auburn in 2017.

I’d know, because I’ve been to both many a times.

Al.com is a hack job of a website.

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Is he any good? I can't have a governor that sucks at golf

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He’s better than most. Probably a 10 or 11 hcp.

More distractions from Libitards and the fake news media trying to elevate Jones' campaign.

Tubs can legally run for Governor of Alabama. The Alabama Constitution only requires a candidate to be 30 years old, a U.S. citizen for 10 years, and a resident of Alabama for the last 7 years. There’s nothing in state law about tax issues, lawsuits, or being a sitting U.S. Senator.

As for residency, candidates can own or use multiple homes, but they only have one legal domicile for election purposes. As long as his primary residence is in Alabama — which it is — he meets the requirement.

So the question isn’t whether he can run. Legally, he can.

I think the interesting thing here is that the law requires 7 years of residency leading up to qualification and thats where it gets murky due to his voting history and tax status. Unless he owns property in an LLC of some sort, there was certainly a break in time that he owned property in Alabama until he got his name added to a deed a couple years back.

I certainly am not rooting for Jones or any of the other republicans that were on the ballot, but this is messy.

He’s been living in Florida for a while and it’s no secret

If I was an alabama resident, I would demand that he move out of Florida and stop the charade with the small joke of a house in alabama.