MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Sen. Luther Strange on Tuesday launched his first salvo against challenger Roy Moore in the contentious Senate race, calling Moore a hypocrite “who has spent 40 years putting himself and his ambition ahead of Alabamians.”
The remarks contained in a news release mark the campaign’s first direct attack against the former chief justice in the Republican runoff in the race for Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ old Senate seat.
Strange’s campaign emphasized his endorsement from President Donald Trump and said voters have a “clear choice” in the Sept. 26 runoff.
“Luther Strange has a record of draining the Montgomery swamp and putting corrupt politicians behind bars. Roy Moore, on the other hand, has spent the last forty years running for political office and putting his own ambitions ahead of Alabamians’ well-being,” the campaign wrote.
Among other things, Strange’s campaign accused Moore of giving raises to high-ranking assistants when the court system faced financial problems and layoffs. Strange’s campaign said Strange is “President Trump’s conservative fighter.”