So I am considering voting for Jones instead of Tuberville... I can't stand his (Jones) position on abortion but I think he is a decent advocate for Alabama and knows how to work within the political system to try and get things done. Tuberville to me is primarily an opportunist that has no vision or original thought outside of walking lockstep with whatever Trump says. I have mentioned this to a couple of friends and they have raked me over the coals on the abortion issue, telling me if I voted for Jones then I would be giving my approval to murdering babies. But what really have the Repubs done to eliminate/reduce abortions outside of lip service? Don't you think a couple years ago when they had the House, Senate, and Oval Office they would have been aggressively pursuing legislation on this if it really meant as much as they say it does? Anyone else on here who considers themselves conservative or independent, contemplating voting for Jones?
So, as several people have mentioned, I will definitely not be voting for Tuberville. I voted for Jones in the special election a couple of years ago due to the unique threat I think Roy Moore posed to Alabama. At the time, I considered it a one-time "make a point to the Alabama GOP" type of vote. Similar to how I voted for Obama in 2008 because of Palin knowing that my vote wouldn't really matter. I voted for Romney in 2012.
I did, however, know that Doug Jones had a strong chance of beating Roy Moore, so in the end it was somewhat different of a vote than my vote for Obama even though my overall strategy to "send a message" was the same. I, too, have struggled mightily with the fact that Jones strongly supports abortion. Mike S can tell you he and I have had many conversations about this exact topic. Nonetheless, even though I had never planned to vote for Doug Jones to have a full six year term, I am planning to vote for him in a few days.
I am fairly certain that Biden will win the upcoming election. I have zero doubt that Democrats will win the House. Restricting abortion is a dead issue at least for the next 2-4 years. I think Doug Jones has done a good job as Senator. He's tried to incorporate the views of Alabama voters while not abandoning his own views, and I think he's walked that line fairly well. I have several core disagreements with Jones outside of abortion. Gun rights being one of the major issues. However, Trump opened the door to the Executive branch sharply curtailing the 2A via executive fiat, so I don't know that legislation is the coming issue for gun owners.
Ultimately, I cannot support Tuberville, and I think Jones has been a middle-of-the-road type of Senator. We need more of those. I would have more sympathy for the abortion argument if the same people saying their vote hangs on that issue didn't love Donald Trump. There was zero evidence in 2015/2016 that he'd push a single Pro-Life policy. He has addressed abortion in a few minor ways, but we all know at heart that Donald Trump has zero personal qualms about abortion. So, how can anyone vote for him or support him, when anything he's done to help the Pro-Life cause has simply been minor pandering at best. The harm he's caused to the Pro-Life movement, due to his character defects and abhorrent behavior, more than offsets the minute policy wins he's delivered to those of us who are Pro-Life.
Just my thoughts...
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