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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStrange in trouble in Alabama, White House and GOP fear
Politico:BIRMINGHAM, Ala. The White House and senior Republicans are deeply worried about Sen. Luther Strange's chances in Tuesdays GOP runoff here even after unleashing the full weight of the party machinery to stop his opponent, flame-throwing conservative Roy Moore.
Top administration officials and allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have spent days poring over public and private polling that shows Moore consistently leading Strange, though the race has tightened, say those familiar with the numbers.
On his way to Huntsville on Air Force One Friday to campaign for Strange, President Donald Trump was joined by a small team of aides that included Rick Dearborn, a veteran of Alabama politics, and Bill Stepien, the White House political director. Both aides, as well as a number of other administration officials, have privately expressed apprehension about the state of the race. Stepien brought a sheaf of the latest polling data.
With Strange on the ropes and time running out, the party has launched a coordinated, scorched-earth campaign to take down Moore. The sheer breadth of the anti-Moore campaign has stunned Alabamas political class: It includes non-stop TV ads, a meticulously-crafted get-out-the-vote effort, and detailed, oppo-research-filled debate prep sessions for Strange.
Top administration officials and allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have spent days poring over public and private polling that shows Moore consistently leading Strange, though the race has tightened, say those familiar with the numbers.
On his way to Huntsville on Air Force One Friday to campaign for Strange, President Donald Trump was joined by a small team of aides that included Rick Dearborn, a veteran of Alabama politics, and Bill Stepien, the White House political director. Both aides, as well as a number of other administration officials, have privately expressed apprehension about the state of the race. Stepien brought a sheaf of the latest polling data.
With Strange on the ropes and time running out, the party has launched a coordinated, scorched-earth campaign to take down Moore. The sheer breadth of the anti-Moore campaign has stunned Alabamas political class: It includes non-stop TV ads, a meticulously-crafted get-out-the-vote effort, and detailed, oppo-research-filled debate prep sessions for Strange.
Trump's gonna be very unhappy about being tied to a loser...
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Strange in trouble in Alabama, White House and GOP fear (Original Post)
brooklynite
Sep 2017
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Read an article this weekend that interviewed attendees at the Trump/Strange rally
Docreed2003
Sep 2017
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I think we are going to see a purge of mainstream establishment Republicans
inwiththenew
Sep 2017
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Docreed2003
(16,859 posts)1. Read an article this weekend that interviewed attendees at the Trump/Strange rally
I'm paraphrasing but essentially the common thread was "I don't know who that dude is", in regards to Strange, "I came here for Trump"!
inwiththenew
(972 posts)2. I think we are going to see a purge of mainstream establishment Republicans
Wherever possible. The base seems fed up with the party.
On a side note, Trump clearly does not give a f*ck about this guy and was doing it as a favor for Yertle the Turtle or some other person in RNC as evidence by the fact he didn't even know his name and the rally was more about him than Strange.
genxlib
(5,527 posts)3. They should use some fake news on Facebook
We know that can be effective.
Their efforts will be ineffective because all of the stuff that they point out as being problematic about Moore is exactly what his base likes about him.