Jessica Taylor has announced the end of her U.S. Senate candidacy during a meeting of the Republican Women of Huntsville, Yellowhammer News reported. During that announcement, she also endorsed her former opponent, “Black Hawk Down” aviator Mike Durant.
A recent poll showed Durant in third place with 16.6% of support among likely Republican primary voters, just behind U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks and Katie Britt. That same poll showed Taylor coming in fourth with 4%.
Taylor expressed her support for Durant, calling him a “political outsider.”
Taylor commented on Twitter, “After meeting Mike, I quickly realized he is an outsider with an inspiring life story and has the best shot at beating the establishment careerists. We don’t need another career politician in Washington. We need a pro-Trump conservative with the guts to take on the establishment.”
“I ran for office because we need more political outsiders who will stand up to the radical left and career politicians. Mike Durant is the political outsider that Alabama needs in Washington, and I am proud to endorse his campaign for United States Senate,” proclaimed Taylor. “Mike has spent his life serving our country and building a successful business. Like President Trump, Mike will use his business experience and outsider perspective to deliver for Alabama and drain the swamp. I look forward to supporting Mike’s campaign and sending him to Washington for one more mission.”
Durant expressed appreciation to Taylor for the endorsement.
“I’d like to thank Jessica Taylor for all that she has done for conservatives in Alabama and for her support of our growing campaign,” stated Durant. “For too long, career politicians who have never held a real job in their life have made poor decisions that have left Alabama families behind and put America last. I’m running to change that.”
The primary election is set for May 24, 2022.
