2020 Alabama Senatorial race: debates and news coverage


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Abortion     Doug Jones: Voted against bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks.     Tommy Tuberville: Only exception for life of mother, not rape or incest.     John Merrill: In Alabama legislature worked on laws protecting the unborn.     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     Tommy Tuberville: Don't use race to divide us.     Tommy Tuberville: Opposes laws against discrimination over sexual orientation.     John Merrill: Being gay is a "decision," but would not take away 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.     John Merrill: Just because you're 18 doesn't give you the right to vote.     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     Doug Jones: Remove systemic racism in society and law enforcement.     Tommy Tuberville: Police: "Gotta get 'em more money".     John Rogers: For automatic death penalty for cop killers without appeal.     Arnold Mooney: Skeptic of 2016 prison construction plans.

Drugs     Doug Jones: Take marijuana off federal controlled substances list.     Tommy Tuberville: If we ever put marijuana on our streets legally, it's over.

Education     Tommy Tuberville: Irresponsible to use tax money to pay off student loan debts.     Doug Jones: Loan forgiveness in targets jobs and locations.     Tommy Tuberville: Opposes free public college and student loan forgiveness.     Tommy Tuberville: Educate Alabama kids about values, God, & civics.     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.

Energy & Oil     Doug Jones: Climate change is a scientific reality.     Tommy Tuberville: Only God changes climate; it's just a change of weather.     Tommy Tuberville: COVID-19 might be experiment for Green New Deal.     Steve Carlson: Want to see much more science on climate change linkages.

Foreign Policy     Tommy Tuberville: Foreign aid only to countries that don't hate us.     Jeff Sessions: American military is best fighting force in the world.     Doug Jones: Impeachment warranted if withheld Ukraine aid helped Russia.     Steve Carlson: Pull out of the United Nations.

Free Trade     Tommy Tuberville: Reclaiming manufacturing from China will take care of itself.     Doug Jones: Tariffs threaten the state's workers and farmers.     Arnold Mooney: Use every tool in the toolbox to beat China down.     Steve Carlson: Tariffs make world play fair, & bring jobs back to America.

Government Reform     John Merrill: Supported tough voter ID law, made it easier to vote.     John Merrill: Electoral College represents will of the people.     Arnold Mooney: First priority would be bringing term limits.

Gun Control     Doug Jones: Ban bump stocks; waiting period for semi-automatic weapons.     Tommy Tuberville: They are not taking my guns.     Tommy Tuberville: Will always protect, preserve our Second Amendment rights.     Arnold Mooney: Right to bear arms.

Health Care     Tommy Tuberville: ObamaCare a failure; supports Health Savings Accounts.     Tommy Tuberville: COVID: against lockdowns; we don't believe in socialism.     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.

Homeland Security     Tommy Tuberville: China's got a better military than we have.

Immigration     Tommy Tuberville: Don't provide for those whose simple presence breaks the law.     John Merrill: We need to build wall and stop illegals who cheat the system.     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.     Steve Carlson: ICE should not be abolished; work with Mexico.

Jobs     Tommy Tuberville: Government shouldn't ensure a livable income.

Principles & Values     John Merrill: Reduce spending; stand up to the socialists.     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.     Steve Carlson: Fake news exists; as a journalist I know real news.     Doug Jones: Christians take care of people, without discriminating.

Social Security     Tommy Tuberville: Look into private options; spending is unsustainable.

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: Stand up for Christians & Jews persecuted worldwide.     Tommy Tuberville: Provide vets with high quality care, job training.     Tommy Tuberville: Support a strong and robust military.     Steve Carlson: Denuclearization of North Korea will be end of Korean War.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Arnold Mooney Republican 2020 Senate Challenger Alabama Bradley Byrne Republican 2020 Senate Challenger Alabama Doug Jones Democratic Alabama U.S. Senator Alabama Jeff Sessions Alabama Attorney General 2017-2018 John Merrill Republican 2020 Challenger (withdrew) Alabama John Rogers Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Alabama Steve Carlson Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Minnesota Tommy Tuberville Republican 2020 Senate Challenger Alabama