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In the midst of a grueling campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, Alabama’s political sweet tea has acquired a distinctly sour taste. Appointed incumbent Sen. Luther Strange (R) finds himself in a vulnerable position against former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) in the party’s primary runoff election, which will take place on Tuesday (Sept. 26). …

The candidates and their allies aren’t pulling any punches. Echoing the rhetoric of the 2016 election cycle, both sides want to make the other look like part of the political “swamp,” either in Washington or in Montgomery, Alabama’s capital. CONT.

Geoffrey Skelley, Sabato’s Crystal Ball