{"id":588982,"date":"2021-07-12T13:36:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T17:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=588982"},"modified":"2021-07-12T13:36:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T17:36:30","slug":"ala-senate-primary-sees-barbs-thrown-between-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ala-senate-primary-sees-barbs-thrown-between-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Ala. Senate primary sees barbs thrown between candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fala-senate-primary-sees-barbs-thrown-between-candidates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=588982&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2453787\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2453787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks greets supporters as he announces his campaign for U.S. Senate during a rally, Monday, March 22, 2021, in Huntsville, Ala. (AP Photo\/Kim Chandler)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:30 AM PT \u2013 Monday, July 12, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks (R) recently called his main primary opponent a professional lobbyist. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzUwMTMyMjUucnNz\/episode\/dGFnOmF1ZGlvYm9vbS5jb20sMjAyMS0wNy0wOTovcG9zdHMvNzkwMTk4Nw?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiQndefw93xAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ\">interview<\/a> Saturday, the Republican discussed his campaign to take over for Sen. Richard Shelby (R) in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>With the endorsement of President Donald Trump, Brooks is currently leading the field with 60 percent support among Republicans. His opponent, Katie Britt, is at less than 10 percent.<\/p>\n<p>However, Britt has raised millions of dollars, which is much more than Brooks has to boost her name recognition. Brooks believes the establishment is trying to buy their own senator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you would anticipate those people would much prefer to pay money for a senator than pay money for a lobbyist,\u201d he stated. \u201cSo, in effect, they\u2019re trying to hire their own senator and we knew that would be the case \u2014 that there would be huge money hauls coming in probably in each quarter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump weighed-in on the race on behalf of Brooks while asking why Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is wasting money. According to the 45th president, McConnell is using his own super-PAC to fund Britt.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS45?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS45<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I see that the RINO Senator from Alabama, close friend of Old Crow Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, is pushing hard to have his &#8216;assistant&#8217; fight the great Mo Brooks for his Senate seat. She is not in any way qualified and is certainly not what our Country needs\u2026&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tNaBExuUqE\">pic.twitter.com\/tNaBExuUqE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Natalie Harp (@NatalieJHarp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieJHarp\/status\/1414000573850865665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, outgoing Sen. Shelby has endorsed Britt as well, in turn, putting himself at odds with President Trump.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/democrats-flip-flop-on-election-audits\/\">Democrats Flip-Flop On Election Audits<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks greets supporters as he announces his campaign for U.S. Senate during a rally, Monday, March 22, 2021, in Huntsville, Ala. 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