Former Vice President Joe Biden is heading down to Alabama to boost long-shot Democratic candidate Doug Jones.
Jones’ campaign announced that Biden will head to town for a rally on Tuesday, Oct. 3.
Honored to have my old friend VP @JoeBiden to campaign in B'ham Oct 3! #ALSEN #alpolitics #DougJonesforSenate pic.twitter.com/TXJEWVOApy
— Doug Jones (@GDouglasJones) September 20, 2017
Biden endorsed Jones last month, before the first round of primaries, and the two have a longstanding relationship — Jones backed Biden’s earlier presidential runs. Jones, a former U.S. attorney best known for his work putting members of the KKK behind bars for bombing a black church that killed four young girls.
Jones’ campaign manager, Bill Romjue, is also a former Biden campaign staffer.
Jones is a major underdog in the deep-red state, but some Democrats believe he has an outside chance at winning if Republicans nominate controversial firebrand Roy Moore as their candidate. The GOP primary runoff between Moore, a former state Supreme Court justice, and appointed Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL) will take place next Tuesday.