Former Auburn Coach Tommy Tuberville won the most votes in the Alabama Republican primary for US Senate on Tuesday night.
Tuberville will face off against former Senator and turncoat Jeff Sessions, who gave America the Mueller investigation in a March 31 runoff election.
According to the final vote totals — Tuberville won the most votes Tuesday despite trailing in the polls.
Tommy Tuberville — 239,173 33.4%
Jeff Sessions — 226,675 31.6%
Tuberville trailed Jeff Sessions by 5 points in the last Club for Growth poll.
Coach Tommy Tuberville on Thursday unveiled a new campaign commercial that highlights President Donald Trump’s displeasure with Jeff Session’s tenure as his appointed attorney general.
“Throughout this campaign, Jeff Sessions has been running around and portraying himself as Donald Trump’s best friend, but this commercial uses the president’s own words to tell some hard truths,” Tuberville said. “The simple fact is that Jeff Sessions abandoned Donald Trump when he needed him most, and Alabama does not need to elect a cut-and-run senator.”
The 30-second ad, which will soon appear on social media outlets, digital platforms, and television stations across the state.
The script reads:
Video: Television interview on the White House grounds
NBC Host Chuck Todd: If you could have one do-over as president, what would it be? Donald Trump: I would not have appointed Jeff Sessions to be attorney general.
Video: Photo of Sessions with graphic reading “Trump calls Sessions ‘total disaster and
‘embarrassment’ to Alabama – ABC 33/40, 10/11/19”
Announcer: President Trump said D.C. insider Jeff Sessions was a total disaster and an embarrassment to Alabama
Video: Tommy Tuberville speaking to camera while driving with cut to photo of Jeff Sessions and graphic reading “Jeff Sessions – Can’t get it done.”
Tommy Tuberville: The career and establishment politicians, they have proven they can’t get it done. Let’s quit sending them up there.
Video: Shots of Tuberville with high school football players, in car, and talking with voters Tommy Tuberville: I’m not a career politician. I’m really a politician’s worst nightmare. I want to help Donald Trump fight the swamp.
Video: Tuberville walking off of football field
Tommy Tuberville: I’m Tommy Tuberville, and I approved this message.
