Trump's Former Attorney General is expected to Launch a Campaign for his Former Alabama Senate Seat on Thursday.
Mounting a Stunning Comeback Attempt a year after he Resigned amid a Torrent of Criticism and Mockery from President Trump.
Sessions has been considering a Bid for weeks, and his Announcement would come just ahead of the Friday Deadline to File for the Senate Race.
Sessions’ Entrance upends the Crowded Field of Republicans Primary Contenders running to take on Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, who won a 2017 Special Election to fill the Remainder of Sessions Term.
Sessions Represented Alabama in the Senate for Two Decades but left his Seat after Trump tapped him to Run the Justice Department.
Sessions will have to earn back Trump’s Support, or at least Overcome his Ire, to be Successful in the Crowded Primary. Jones is the most Vulnerable Senator up for Reelection in 2020, and a Number of Republicans are already Running, and Competing to be seen as Trump’s Biggest Supporter.
Several Sessions Allies have been calling on him to consider Running in recent weeks, including the Conservative Club for Growth.
Sen. Richard Shelby, the State's Senior Senator who worked with Sessions for years, has spoken to his Former Colleague about Running again. "If he runs, I think he would be a formidable candidate," Shelby said earlier this week.
Senate Republicans have Not yet Picked Sides in the Primary. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN), the Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said earlier this week he was Confident the Primary would sort itself out. "We've got some really strong candidates in that state, and I have no doubt that the people of Alabama are going to choose the most conservative Republican who can actually win a general election," Young said.
The other Republicans Running in the Primary include: Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-1st District); former Auburn University Football Coach Tommy Tuberville; Secretary of State John Merrill (R); State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-43rd District); and Roy Moore (R), the Controversial Former Judge who Lost the Special Election to Jones amid allegations of Sexual Misconduct.
Tuberville said in a Statement Wednesday that Sessions potentially entering the Race was "Not a surprise. He's been out of the swamp for less than two years, and now he's itching to go back. He's another career politician that the voters of Alabama will reject. As attorney general, he failed the president at his point of greatest need."
Byrne, in a Statement shortly after News of Sessions Plans, did Not Criticize the Former Attorney General but said that Trump has been under "constant attack." "Alabama deserves a senator who will stand with the president and won’t run away and hide from the fight," Byrne said.
Sessions’ Campaign would be well Funded: He has $2.5 Million left over in his Campaign Account, more than every Candidate except Byrne. But the Former Senator is Not Accustomed to Competitive Elections, and this could be the Toughest Race he’s ever run. Sessions did Not face a Primary or General Election Challenger Six years ago.
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