Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Tuberville vs Jones Date:   7/15/2020 4:06:13 PM

Okay, but when you are a coach, you have a lot of assistant coaches proping you up, so even if you are only mediocre you have a reasonable chance for success.  I don't think he was an especially successful coach - he might have had a couple of good seasons, but he wasn't a Saban or one of the stunningly successful coaches.  

My dislike of him is this:  His compaign ads that say nothing more than "drain the swamp. build the wall. No amnesty.  And Trump endorses me".  First of all, draining the swamp and building the wall and no amnesty were 2016 Trump campaign promises.  I haven't heard Trump talk about any of that in a long time.  I suspect that Trump will have new campaign promises for 2020.  And what if Trump isn't re-elected?  So what is Tuberville offering me as a voter?  Mouthing Trump 2016 platiudes? 

He just impresses me that, having nothing else to do, decides to get on the gravy train of national politics.  You know, I have a friend in VA politics and I know how he was chosen to run.  So someone got the idea to run Tuberville who has no track record and is not known to have any particular dirt on him.  He'll just be a mouthpiece for whatever special interests put him up for election.  

I want thoughtful politicians who really want to accomplish something.  Big thinkers with new ideas.  

I refuse to vote someone simply because they are a Republican.  That's how we got the partisan political landscape gridlock we are in now.  When was the last time that the House and Senate got anything done (other than the unemployment/payments associated with Covid).   I"m independent and as the campaign goes on, we'll see if Tuberville can change my mind.