When Retired Marine Col. Lee Busby read it was too late for a Write-In Candidate for the Alabama Senate Race, he said, “Hold my beer, we will just see about that.” Busby told The Daily Beast on Monday he is Launching his Long-Shot Bid to Stop Republican Nominee Roy Moore from Reaching the Senate.
“I have no idea if the allegations against him true or not, but I don’t see anything within his experience as a judge that qualifies him for the job.” Busby said his State needs a Choice other than Republican Moore or Democrat Doug Jones. “Alabama is not happy with the two choices we have down here. They are not appealing.”
Busby said he spent 31 years in the Marine Corps and on his last Tour of Duty was Vice Chief of Staff to then Gen. John Kelly, who is now White House Chief of Staff. Since retiring, Busby has been the CEO of his own Business and worked as a Defense Consultant and Investment Banker. At the same time, Busby has been honoring fallen Marines with Sculptures.
Busby’s long-shot Bid is the latest event to shake up the Race that has seen at least six Women accuse Moore of Preying on them while they were Teenagers and he was an Adult in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The day after the Washington Post story, the Republican Party’s Senate Campaign Arm severed Financial ties with Moore’s Campaign. Senate Republicans, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have called for Moore to Drop out of the Race, or else face Expulsion should he Win.
The White House said Trump has No Plans to Campaign in Alabama for Moore.
When the first Story of Moore’s alleged Sexual Misconduct broke in early November, Republican Senators started to Abandon him.
Since the Scandal Broke, both Public and Private Polls have shown the Race is a virtual Dead Heat, with some Polls even showing Jones leading Moore before the Dec. 12th Election.
If Elected, Jones would be the first Democrat Elected U.S. Senator from Alabama in a Quarter Century.
Another Option
1, The current Senator Strange Resigns.
2. The Governor fills the Vacancy with a New Appointee,
3. The Governor Delays the Special Election to give the New Appointee time to Run in a future Special Election, as an Independent Write-In Candidate.
As I understand it, this would not be calling a New Election, meaning that the Democratic and Republican Nominees would Stay in Place.
It would instead Delay the Special Election and give the newly Appointed Temporary Senator a chance to Run a Write-In Campaign.
Now not certain if Delaying an Election already in Progress, the Election is on Dec. 12th, would affect Military and other Absentee Voters have already Voted, solely for Political Reasons would be Permissible under Alabama Law and Constitutional, under the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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