It is a fairly safe bet that Alabama's former Democratic*, now GOP U.S. Senator Richard Shelby will side with the White House.
But Alabama's current Democratic U.S. Senator, Doug Jones, is getting pressure from both sides in the impeachment trial.
From The Daily Beast Tuesday morning:
"Political action committees associated with the GOP and Trump’s re-election campaign will continue to be involved during the Senate trial. In an unexpected development, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is entering the fray to launch a new pro-Trump big money group aimed at providing air cover for GOP senators and hitting a group of moderate Democratic senators.
Last week, Christie’s group placed a million-dollar TV ad buy to back up senators like Collins and Gardner but also to pressure Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat facing a tough re-election battle in deep-red Alabama.
*Last month was the 25th anniversary of Shelby switching parties one day after the so-called "Republican Revolution" that gave the GOP control of both houses in the midterm elections. That included a 53–47 majority in the Senate. Shelby had been elected as a Democrat and switched parties only after seeing which way the wind was blowing. Watch Shelby's 11-9-94 announcement on via C-SPAN HERE.
Shelby turned 85 in May of this year.
No comments:
Post a Comment