them. you re right about shelby. people may say you know me, i m one of you. richard shelby is one of them. he is. he is a guy from central alabama they ve known for a very, very long time, and they trust him and trust him for good reason. the guy s been responsible for a lot of growth around tuscaloosa and tuscaloosa county and all of alabama. but joe, let s not forget that president trump has a lot of align as well. think about wednesday morning. should doug jones eke out a victory in the deep south weeks after the democrats made gains in the south in virginia, this is now becoming a tighter senate. the president s political credibility with his own party is on the line. if the president can t pull moore over, even with all of moore s controversies, he s going to face a real kricrisis within the republican party. he went there in the robo call,
unjust. it would eliminate many problems. some people don t understand how some of these amendments have completely tried to wreck the form of government that our forefathers intended. moore s campaign spokesperson told cnn moore does not believe all amendments after the tenth should be eliminated. he also said hitler once said you tell a big enough lie long enough, people begin to believe it. and that s the problem. the host asked what really happened on 9/11, moore said i think they need to explore that, yes, but it s something that s already done and now we have to live with the consequences. it s hard to know exactly where to start here. but i think starting with go
were the alabama race first, and more importantly, actually, how it fits with this battle inside the republican party. doug jones spent the weekend campaigning with senator booker and others. he needs strong african american turnout in cities like birmingham, montgomery, but there s going to be a real test for the jones campaign because as much as they re trying to stoke turnout by democrats, by campaigning with booker who has been a harsh critic of president trump, they may be pushing republican voters away. so many voters i spoke to last week on the ground and in alabama say they re willing to consider jones but they still like president trump. they re part of the trump base. that trump boost for roy moore would be a real significant factor form in turnout on the republican side. bob, talk about senator shelby coming out yesterday. he s not a guy that guys on sunday talk shows as much as
his name is jones, and he s their total puppet. everybody knows it. he will never vote for us, so get out and vote for roy moore. do it. president trump campaigning for roy moore in pensacola, florida. it is one day before voters in alabama choose their next u.s. senator. but where was roy moore? last weekend of a really tight weekend is when you go around. you shake every hand. everywhere. knock on every door. planting yard signs. going to walmart. what s up? i was just dropping by wall nart, just wanted to say high. stand on the corner. anyhow, welcome back to morning joe. wait a second. hold on, mika. she was nowhere this weekend. nowhere to be found. nowhere to be found. there s a lot going on but not with roy moore. with us we have national affairs
understanding that richard shelby has had a big, big impact on it. that s why, again, it s not just some yacker going on tv. he has the deepest of roots in central alabama and that is something. candidate doug jones campaigning alongside senator cory booker of new jersey and former massachusetts governor duvall patrick to help push african-american voters to the polls. this, as roy moore kept a low profile. the republican held no campaign events and even skipped sunday church services. buzz feed reporting that. however, moore received help from a valuable ally, president trump, a robo call for the candidate and campaigned for him miles outside of mobile in pensacola, florida. first the robo call. hi. this is president donald trump