Jim Zeigler throws support behind Roy Moore for US Senate

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Roy Moore and Jim Zeigler
State Auditor Jim Zeigler on Friday announced his endorsement of former Chief Justice Roy Moore for U.S. Senate in the Sept. 26 runoff election.
Moore takes on appointed-incumbent Sen. Luther Strange in next month’s runoff following an Aug. 15 primary in which neither candidate earned the necessary 50 plus one percent of the vote to outright secure the Republican Party’s nomination.
“The contrast is clear between Bentley-appointed senator Strange and future senator Roy Moore,” Zeigler said in a news release. “Strange is in lock-step with the Washington Insiders who own his campaign funding. Roy Moore will be committed to Alabama citizens, the Constitution, and the values on which America was founded.”
Zeigler’s endorsement comes as little surprise as he’s long spoken out against Strange and his February appointment to the U.S. Senate by former Gov. Robert Bentley. He’s taken to social media to release information against Strange on a near daily bases.
“Luther Strange obstructed the impeachment process of then-governor Robert Bentley,” Zeigler added.  “The people of Alabama have the final say in this senate seat. I believe the voters will rise up and reject Bentley-appointed Senator Strange in favor of a people’s-elected Senator Roy Moore.”
Moore led the crowded Aug. 15 primary with 39 percent of the vote, vs. Strange’s 32 percent.
The winner of the runoff will go on to face Democratic nominee Doug Jones in the Dec. 12 general election.