Doug Jones Is Getting A Kick Out Of The GOP’s Roy Moore Drama

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Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) on Wednesday washed his hands of Republicans’ anguish over the possibility of another Roy Moore Senate bid.

During an interview with CNN, Jones laughed at the drama surrounding Moore’s potential bid, calling the whole situation “amusing.”

“Everybody is running around like they got their hair on fire with the possibility of Roy Moore getting back in the race. We’ll just see how it goes, that’s their politics, not mine,” he said. “I am following the lead, I’m being an independent voice for Alabama, doing the things that are important, going right back to those kitchen table issues. I will let those guys fight it out, see what happens and see who lands and we will go from there.”

Despite warnings against a bid from President Trump, Moore remains defiant that he won’t be controlled by what he refers to as the “Washington establishment.”

Moore plans to officially announce his plans sometime this month.

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  1. Good luck to him. He’s way way better than that SOB Manchin.

  2. Alabama: Bosnia with less track suits.

  3. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    I don’t know whether to laugh or cry that a major American political party may well nominate a credibly accuses pedophile for a powerful position in federal government…again.

    If you can’t go to your local mall, you shouldn’t be allowed to go to the well of the Senate. Is this really that hard?

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