If Alabama’s U.S. Senate election was held tomorrow, incumbent Democrat Sen. Doug Jones likely would lose by 20 points. This assumes, of course, that his opponent is not former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore.
The odds of a 2017 Jones-Moore rematch are low considering Moore finds himself running behind U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne and former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville.
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