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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Jan 3, 2018, 04:09 PM Jan 2018

Moore's Campaign Manager Is Running Against Incumbent Rep In GOP Primary

By NICOLE LAFOND Published JANUARY 3, 2018 1:49 PM

Rich Hobson, who managed embattled Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore’s campaign, is planning to announce a congressional bid of his own.

With intentions of running against Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) in the state’s Republican primary, Hobson confirmed to CNN on Wednesday that he’s diving into the race to do what’s best for “Alabama and the USA,” not because he has beef with Roby.

The Republican incumbent did not defend Moore when multiple women came forward alleging the former state Chief Justice pursued relationships or made inappropriate sexual advances toward them when they were teens and he was in his 30s, CNN reported. Roby has also publicly said she did not vote for President Trump and criticized him when the “Access Hollywood” tape came out in the 11th-hour of the 2016 election.

Hobson said he decided a year ago that he was going to run against Roby, who fully intends on running for reelection, her chief of staff told CNN.

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Moore's Campaign Manager Is Running Against Incumbent Rep In GOP Primary (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2018 OP
Why Not? He Did Such A Great Job Running Pedophile's Campaign nt SoCalMusicLover Jan 2018 #1
Embattled senate candidate? VMA131Marine Jan 2018 #2
So as I understand it TlalocW Jan 2018 #3

VMA131Marine

(4,145 posts)
2. Embattled senate candidate?
Wed Jan 3, 2018, 05:05 PM
Jan 2018

Don't they just mean "losing candidate?" I mean, Doug Jones has been sworn in.

TlalocW

(15,388 posts)
3. So as I understand it
Wed Jan 3, 2018, 05:14 PM
Jan 2018

The one two punch that did in Moore were all the allegations and then Jones describing him as prancing around in a cowboy costume, which negated any tough-guy image points Roy was hoping for. Could it work again but a level removed? "Who are you going to vote for - me or the guy who hangs out with a pedophile who likes to prance around in a cowboy costume?"

That kind of sounds worse.

TlalocW

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