Alabama Senate race gives GOP voters an uncomfortable choice
HOMEWOOD, Ala. — With two weeks to go until the Alabama election for U.S. Senate, Kathie Luckie of Hoover said she is “teetering” with her choice.
A Republican, she usually supports the GOP candidate. But she said Roy Moore has always been “a little radical” for her taste, even before he was hit with recent allegations of sexual misconduct.
“It’s a struggle. I’m just kind of bouncing around with my decisions. Right now, I’m caught between don’t vote or vote Republican,” said Luckie, a retired UPS supervisor from Hoover. Even though she’s not a Moore fan, she said, “I do believe it’s important for a Republican to get into the office.”
Voters like Luckie — reliable Republicans in the middle — will determine whether Moore or Democrat Doug Jones wins on Dec. 12. While Moore needs evangelicals to show up at the polls and Jones will rely heavily on black Democrats, a large swath of Alabama Republicans — typically Christian and conservative — holds the key to victory for both.