Matt Gaetz says he is thinking about moving to Alabama and running against Sen Doug Jones in the 2020 Senate race. He didn’t say it, but one thing that could stop him from making the move is if Mo Brooks decides to run.
I don’t think he would want to take on Brooks but he would love to face Doug Jones and return that seat to the Republican column. With the way Alabama voters are, I think they would take to a true conservative like Gaetz right off. And in return, they would get a Senator who is not about to bend over to Mitch McConnell or Chuck Schumer.
Staunch Trump supporter Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has told GOP colleagues he is considering moving across the state line to run for the Senate in Alabama in 2020.
Gaetz is also a grassroots favorite and supported Senator Rick Scott and Governor Ron DeSantis when Democrat Brenda Snipes was trying to steal the elections in November after the votes were counted.
Gaetz would be a FANTASTIC conservative senator from the great state of Alabama!
The Hill reported:
The rumor had been bouncing around the Capitol for weeks but took a more serious turn in recent days when Gaetz began privately discussing the idea with fellow lawmakers.
“He’s talking about running for Senate in Alabama. They have a one-day residency requirement there,” said a GOP lawmaker who knows Gaetz well. “POTUS [President of the United States] would probably endorse him.”
Sources close to Gaetz, 36, said that “people in Trump’s orbit” are personally encouraging the sophomore congressman to run for the Senate seat now held by freshman Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.). Those Trump allies are pointing to Alabama’s liberal requirement that people can run for the Senate so long as they are 30 years old and have been a resident for a minimum of one day.