National File by Ben Bailey
The Alabama GOP Senate primary will be decided in a run-off election after U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks and former head of the Business Council of Alabama Katie Britt will face off on June 21. Britt, who secured the most votes, did not exceed 50% of the vote. Businessman and combat veteran Mike Durant finished third, with Jack Schafer and Lillie Boddie finishing a distant fourth and fifth, respectively.
A Britt-Brooks run-off election figures to be a clear choice between the GOP establishment and the MAGA grassroots. Brooks made waves several months ago by becoming one of the first GOP Senate candidates to renounce Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as the party’s leader in the Senate. Brooks even took a pledge to vote against McConnell and encouraged other GOP hopefuls to do the same. Consequently, McConnell and the GOP establishment have gotten behind Britt.
Brooks has been gaining momentum as of late. Up until some recent polling, Brooks was believed to be trailing both Britt and Durant. He surged in final polling of Alabama’s Senate race, surpassing Durant…
