2020 Alabama Senatorial race: debates and news coverage


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Abortion     Tommy Tuberville: Current wave of infanticide is this generation's holocaust.     Arnold Mooney: Pro-life and pro-family.

Budget & Economy     John Merrill: Both parties in Washington engage in wasteful spending.

Civil Rights     John Merrill: America too interested in homosexual activities on TV.     John Merrill: We're too interested in homosexual activities in pop culture.     Doug Jones: Protecting voting rights shouldn't be partisan issue.     Doug Jones: Co-sponsored civil rights protections for LGBTQ people.     Doug Jones: Endorsed of Human Rights Campaign.     Bradley Byrne: States should be free to decide on gay marriage.     Doug Jones: Gay son celebrates Jones' swearing in as senator.     Bradley Byrne: Marriage is defined as one man and one woman.     Bradley Byrne: Supreme Court should not define marriage for states.

Corporations     John Merrill: Same-day service: government at the speed of business.

Crime     Arnold Mooney: Skeptic of 2016 prison construction plans.

Education     Tommy Tuberville: School choice, charters, public schools are part of the mix.     Tommy Tuberville: Disband U.S. Department of Education.     Tommy Tuberville: Students being indoctrinated in communism & socialism.     Arnold Mooney: Repeal Common Core.     Tommy Tuberville: When we took away prayer in school we killed this country.     Bradley Byrne: Byrne picked to introduce Trump-backed education bill.     Bradley Byrne: Wants private school tax credit, but supports public schools.     Bradley Byrne: Bill allows tax credits for private K-12 scholarships.

Foreign Policy     Doug Jones: Impeachment warranted if withheld Ukraine aid helped Russia.

Free Trade     Doug Jones: Tariffs threaten the state's workers and farmers.     Arnold Mooney: Use every tool in the toolbox to beat China down.

Government Reform     John Merrill: Electoral College represents will of the people.     Arnold Mooney: First priority would be bringing term limits.

Gun Control     Tommy Tuberville: Will always protect, preserve our Second Amendment rights.     Arnold Mooney: Right to bear arms.

Health Care     Tommy Tuberville: ObamaCare must go; return to free-market.     Arnold Mooney: Free market healthcare.     John Merrill: Concerned about rural healthcare access.     Arnold Mooney: Replace ObamaCare with block grants for Medicaid.

Immigration     Tommy Tuberville: Need to fight the scourge of illegal immigration.     John Merrill: Stop hemorrhaging of illegal border crossings.     Tommy Tuberville: Get a wall up or some kind of fencing.     Arnold Mooney: Build a border wall with Mexico.

Principles & Values     Tommy Tuberville: First duty of government is to protect individual liberty.     John Merrill: Withdraws from Senate race upon Sessions' re-entry.     Bradley Byrne: Fight for our Alabama values.     John Merrill: Push back against the liberal socialist agenda.     Tommy Tuberville: We've got to put Jesus and God before everything else.     Arnold Mooney: State lottery would cost Alabama God's blessing.     Doug Jones: Christians take care of people, without discriminating.

Tax Reform     Tommy Tuberville: Trump tax cuts & economic policies have been a success.     Doug Jones: Led bipartisan effort to repeal "military widow's tax".

Technology     Doug Jones: Urges Huntsville as HQ for Space Command.

War & Peace     Tommy Tuberville: Provide vets with high quality care, job training.     Tommy Tuberville: Support a strong and robust military.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Arnold Mooney Republican 2020 Senate Challenger Alabama Bradley Byrne Republican 2020 Senate Challenger Alabama Doug Jones Democratic candidate for Alabama U.S. Senator Alabama John Merrill Republican 2020 Senate Challenger Alabama Tommy Tuberville Republican 2020 Senate Challenger Alabama