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Doug Jones is the Democratic nominee in the U.S. Senate special election in Alabama.

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Doug Jones
stated on October 1, 2020 in an ad:

Says Tommy Tuberville "quit on his players" all four times that he was a college football coach.

By Tom Kertscher • October 6, 2020
Doug Jones
stated on August 10, 2020 in an interview:

In April, when asked how he would handle the COVID-19 pandemic, Tommy Tuberville "said he didn't have a clue" and after winning the Republican nomination in July, "he still said he didn't have a clue."

By Tom Kertscher • August 27, 2020
Doug Jones
stated on August 6, 2020 in a campaign ad:

Says Tommy Tuberville “is for privatizing Social Security and cutting Medicare.”

By Jon Greenberg • August 13, 2020
Doug Jones
stated on March 21, 2018:

"States that have implemented waiting periods have seen significant decreases in suicides."

By John Kruzel • March 24, 2018
Doug Jones
stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad:

"In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion."

By Jon Greenberg • December 6, 2017

Tommy Tuberville
stated on October 8, 2020 in an ad:

Says Doug Jones "has voted to spend our tax dollars on late-term abortions" and "supports abortion up until birth."

By Tom Kertscher • October 14, 2020

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