Barry vs. Jerry is the screwball congressional fight we deserve.
—but Barry Moore eventually bested Jerry Carl in Alabama’s hyper-conservative 1st District Republican primary. Read on to learn why it was such a strange race.
One result is that two incumbents—Jerry Carl of District 1 and Barry Moore of District 2—are facing off against each other this week in a race for the state’s southernmost district. That district, which Jerry currently represents, hasNow, there’s not a lot of meaningful difference between Barry and Jerry when it comes to the issues. Both were elected to Congress in 2020 and are in their second term. Both are Baptists who talk about faith values.
Barry and Jerry both objected to the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. Both voted against the COVID-19 stimulus package. Both have limited their talk of local Alabama issues mostly to one specific bridge project in the state. Barry thinks Mexico should pay for the wall; so does Jerry. Jerry thinks Congress needs to send more money to Israel than to Ukraine; so does Barry. Barry thinks Biden should be removed from office. So does Jerry.
In short, there are really very few differences between the two on paper. Before running for office, Barry started a waste hauling company. Jerry started a health care equipment business and, later, real estate and lumber and timber companies. Barry wants a federal abortion ban; Jerry wants the states to ban abortion. Jerry has white hair; Barry, a more youthful silver.Barry and Jerry also differ in their friends. Barry has pals in the House Freedom Caucus. Rep.
The border needs to be closed, the wall needs to be built, Trump needs to be protected, and Democrats need to be put in their placeAnd perhaps sadly, despite their similarities, Barry and Jerry don’t seem to be destined to be friends when all is said and done. Each has accused the other of having anti-Trump supporters. And at a debate when the two were asked to“Everybody likes Jerry, and it’s unfortunate that we’re in this race. And so it’s a matter of differentiating records.
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