GOP US Sen. Tommy Tuberville is expected to announce run for Alabama governor, associates say

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 5:10 PM EDT, May 22, 2025


MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after retiring as a college football coach, plans to run for governor of Alabama in 2026, according to people familiar with his plans.

Two people who have spoken with Tuberville about his plans said Thursday they expect him to announce a gubernatorial bid. They spoke on condition of anonymity because were not authorized to talk about a campaign.

Tuberville did not confirm the plans Thursday but told The Associated Press he intends to announce a decision on Tuesday. “It was a hard decision,” Tuberville said.

Tuberville aligned himself closely with President Donald Trump both in his 2020 Senate campaign and during his Senate term. “God sent us Donald Trump,” Tuberville said during his campaign. Tuberville harnessed fame from his college coaching days and benefited from a Trump endorsement, casting himself as a political outsider, to win election.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/tuberville-157021789df7a71e47e4660997d72120

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Tuberville harnessed fame from his college coaching days

He harnessed even MORE "fame" by holding up over 400 routine military promotions.

[Initech]

1. He harnessed even *MORE* fame by whoring himself out to Fox News at every opportunity.

Really he contributes absolutely nothing of value to society except yakking away on the Fox News squawk box every day.

[amerikat]

2. Does he still live in Florida?[]{nt}

[JoseBalow]

4. I was going to ask the same thing

[robleb]

3. "God sent us Trump!!"

What? Did god run out of locusts?

[angrychair]

5. I strongly endorse this move

Please leave the Senate...I mean please run for governor of Alabama...and torture those dumb mother fuckers with your gross incompetence.

[not fooled]

7. Although he probably imagines

that the governorship is a stepping stone to the White House.

[Javaman]

8. sociopaths are like that. nt

[angrychair]

21. The only thing dumber than Mango Mussolini

Is that asshole. Hopefully no one is electing anyone from fucking Alabama as president

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Good. Send him back to Alabama.

[Paladin]

12. +1000. Get him off the national stage, ASAP.

Satan sent us Tuberville---along with way too many other trump whores.

[Dulcinea]

30. I know a few Alabamians.

They don't want him back. Granted, they live in Huntsville, a tiny blue dot in a ruby red state.

[Vinca]

9. Make Alabama dumber?

[jls4561]

27. MADAT-Make Alabama Dumb as Tuberville. Campaign slogan?

[travelingthrulife]

10. Works for me as long as he is out of the Senate.

[onenote]

11. I agree, sort of.

Will be happy to see him out of the Senate and maybe some other repub can beat him in a primary for the governorship. But there's little reason to think that his place in the Senate won't be taken by someone just as bad, and maybe just as stupid -- as hard as that might be to imagine. After all, the other Alabama Senator, elected in 2022 with over 60 percent of the vote, is Katie Britt.

[mahina]

25. Finding a candidate to stupid as that would be a really neat trick, but I get you

[maxsolomon]

13. He'll find that being Governor of a State is actual work.

You can't just say stupid shit all day long.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. "You can't just say stupid shit all day long. "

Seems what comes out of Kay Ivey's mouth is stupid shit (at least what bubbles up to the national news). So...

[maxsolomon]

15. Good point.

He'll still be stupid, but it's going to be harder than Senatoring.

[BumRushDaShow]

16. He probably thinks they will go back to thinking of him as "a coach"

That don't work if you have someone using a sharpie to add your state to a hurricane cone!

[fujiyamasan]

17. That will raise the senate's average IQ by several points

Although considering the history of Alabama senators (anyone remember the Christmas elf, Jeff sessions), it may not make that big of a difference.

Either way, as a non Alabamian I wholly endorse this move.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. It would be nice if Doug Jones gives it another shot there

[fujiyamasan]

19. He's a good man and he may as well take another shot

But pretty unique circumstances led to Jones’ win. I guess it took the republicans running a child molestor for democrats to win in the state.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. Well given

45 wants to "erase" the likes and legacies of Selma, Montgomery, & Tuskegee, maybe some folks down there will wake up.

[displacedvermoter]

22. And helps solidify Markwayne Mullin's bid for most stupid US Senator

[fujiyamasan]

23. I think Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is tied with Tuberville right now

[displacedvermoter]

24. Really a close run thing!

[sheshe2]

26. Knock yourself out, Tommyboy!

Don’t let those stairs hit you on the way out…again!



That fall was karma biting back, for making fun of Joe!.

[ms liberty]

28. Has he actually moved vack ro Alabama from Florida?

Or is he still just pretending?

[Blue Owl]

29. Vote for Dumbass Dumperville

[Mz Pip]

31. Good

It will get him out of the Senate and just be Alabama’s problem.