Eight Days Out, Tuberville Is Still Hiding From Alabama Voters. Doug Jones Isn’t.

From the Jones campaign

October 26

Birmingham, AL – With eight days left in the campaign for governor, Tommy Tuberville has refused every invitation to debate, hasn’t held a single town hall, and even kicked a Lagniappe Daily reporter out of an event in Mobile last week for asking a question he didn’t like. Doug Jones has held more than 20 town halls since July 1 and holds regular press conferences, answering every question.

Since Tuberville refused to debate, Doug Jones took the stage in Birmingham on October 21 to shine a light on Tuberville’s record. In Doug v. Tommy: Prosecuting the Case for Alabama, the former federal prosecutor presented video evidence of Tuberville’s own words, examined his record in the U.S. Senate, and laid out his own vision for Alabama’s future.

“Debates aren’t for the candidates. They’re for the people of Alabama,” Jones said. “Tommy, you don’t owe me a debate, but you owe the people of this state some answers. It’s easy to give a speech to the Rotary Club when your staff wrote it for you. It’s a lot harder to go out and meet people where they are and answer their questions.”

That’s what Jones spent last week doing. In seven days, he campaigned in 11 counties. He held a town hall with students at the University of Alabama, campaigned through the Wiregrass with former Senator Jon Tester, rallied in Dothan with Senator Cory Booker, Senator Tester, and Congressman Shomari Figures, and traveled to Selma for a town hall with Congresswoman Terri Sewell. He closed the week leading a statewide Get Out the Vote Day of Action with campaign volunteers.  

“In every corner of this state, I’ve met folks who are tired of being ignored by the people in Montgomery who are supposed to represent them. I’ve always believed there are enough people in this state ready for change, and in eight days, we’re going to prove it,” Jones said.

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