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Sources: Alabama senator has indicated he won’t run again
AP ^ | Feb 5 | By KIM CHANDLER

Posted on 02/05/2021 2:42:06 PM PST by RandFan

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Richard C. Shelby of Alabama, the Senate’s fourth most senior member, has told confidantes that he does not intend to run for reelection next year — prompting some Republicans to urge the powerful, establishment politician to reconsider, even as potential replacements prepare to run for his seat.

The senator in recent weeks told one close Alabama ally that he was not planning on running in 2022 for what would be his seventh term, according to the ally, who was not authorized to discuss the matter and spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The person said some in the state were still trying to get Shelby to change his mind out of concern about losing clout and worries that the senator might be replaced by a fringe candidate who would not be as effective.

A titan of Alabama politics, the 86-year-old politician has spent 42 years in Washington, serving first in the House and the Senate. His stepping down would leave a power void for the region. It would also set off a free-for-all primary in a national party deeply divided between traditional Republicans like Shelby and those who model themselves on former President Donald Trump.

Shelby will announce his decision “in the next few weeks,” spokeswoman Blair Taylor said earlier this week.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: al; alabama; alwaysademocrat; blueorigin; onceademocrat; richardshelby; senate; shelby; spacex
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To: RandFan

Not Roy Moore. He lost to a Democrat. That’s proof enough for me. I’d vote for Jeff Sessions. He was an amazing senator! Loved him on immigration. No Brooks would be good! 😃


41 posted on 02/05/2021 3:36:20 PM PST by redheadedshannon
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To: RandFan

Why do we NEVER hear of Democrats just walking away?


42 posted on 02/05/2021 3:42:35 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The Republican Party is dead. Long live the Founders Party.)
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To: bcr100

Alabama will now go through what GA just did. The DNC and GOP swamp cabal will make sure Alabama goes blue.


43 posted on 02/05/2021 3:53:11 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: RandFan

86...

Seriously.

86...


44 posted on 02/05/2021 3:57:20 PM PST by Magnatron
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

He was really good on immigration as AG.


45 posted on 02/05/2021 3:58:38 PM PST by cdcdawg (My greatest fear is that our society will get what it deserves.)
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To: cdcdawg

Nick Saban wouldn’t take the pay cut.

Even Janet Yellen or the Big Guy don’t make Nick Saban money.


46 posted on 02/05/2021 4:14:40 PM PST by Brookhaven (Shorting should be against the law)
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To: JLS; bamahead; EdReform; saleman; Southack; kosciusko51; Bryan24; blam; Jemian; alancarp; ...

Ping to the state list.

I expected this. He is also deep state so it is no great loss. Who do we have who is a real conservative to run? Is Mo Brooks available? Is he a real conservative or has he been infected with Potomac Fever?


47 posted on 02/05/2021 4:16:14 PM PST by Jemian (AOC ~~ her intellect is only matched by her courage)
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To: blam
I'll vote for whoever is endorsed by Trump.

Even with Trump's endorsement we must be careful. Trump did endorse the backstabbers of McConnel and Linda Grahamnesty.

48 posted on 02/05/2021 4:18:08 PM PST by Jemian (AOC ~~ her intellect is only matched by her courage)
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To: RandFan

Yep. With over 40 years in DC and 82 years old it is time for his watch to be over.


49 posted on 02/05/2021 4:29:53 PM PST by ImpBill ("America - Where are you now?" The Uni-Party rulz!!!!)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; Impy; BillyBoy; NFHale; GOPsterinMA; LS; campaignPete R-CT; AuH2ORepublican
Overstayed his welcome by decades. Should never have defeated Admiral Jeremiah Denton for reelection in 1986.

I still shake my head at Denton's loss. A genuine war hero and a solid moral conservative and Alabama voters still (I know it was by a narrow margin) gave him the boot. I know a ton of rural Alabama voters were still blue dog/yellow dog Democrats even in 1986 and Shelby didn't run as a leftist nutjob, but still...
50 posted on 02/05/2021 4:30:10 PM PST by Galactic Overlord-In-Chief (Domo Arigato, Mr. Rubio. Domo Arigato, Mr. Rubio. )
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To: Brookhaven
"Nick Saban wouldn’t take the pay cut."

USA TODAY Reveals Nick Saban As Highest Paid CFB Coach In 2020

Coming in at the top spot, Saban is set to make $9,300,000 in 2020. That amount makes him the only coach to surpass $9 million.

(And....the highest paid government employee in the state)

Alabama Athletics Brought In $174.3 Million Last Year

-Roll Tide -

51 posted on 02/05/2021 4:36:22 PM PST by blam
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To: tennmountainman
You mean Mo Brooks, right? :)
52 posted on 02/05/2021 4:36:51 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: RandFan

The Republicans who voted with all Democrats against a point of order to halt the expansion of work visas until employment reaches pre-Covid-19 levels were:

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine
Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska
Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska
Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina
Sen. John Thune of South Dakota


53 posted on 02/05/2021 4:45:05 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Alas Babylon!

Mo should “moider” the whole bunch.


54 posted on 02/05/2021 4:46:15 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: RandFan

Mo Brooks all the way! At least he backed President Trump.


55 posted on 02/05/2021 4:54:20 PM PST by RobertoinAL
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To: packagingguy

And that’s the last day I watched Alabama football.


56 posted on 02/05/2021 4:55:32 PM PST by RobertoinAL
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To: RobertoinAL

YES MO BROOKS!! Thes bastards in the senate NOW won’t allow this just watch!!!


57 posted on 02/05/2021 4:55:33 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: cdcdawg

Check with Soros. I heard the Dems already have the winning ballots and Dominion vote tabulations of the final Dem victory margin all set up. Candidates to be mentioned later.

Dems win! Dems win! Dems win!


58 posted on 02/05/2021 4:55:44 PM PST by frank ballenger (End vote fraud, harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: frank ballenger

That’s how they got Doug Jones in. They rigged it in Birmingham. Almost like that was a test case or something.


59 posted on 02/05/2021 5:00:34 PM PST by cdcdawg (My greatest fear is that our society will get what it deserves.)
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To: Huskrrrr

Does it really make any difference to ‘Bama’ voters? He’s a god down there. Then he & Tommy Tuberville can battle it out again.😄


60 posted on 02/05/2021 5:13:35 PM PST by GrandmaPatriot
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