Roy Moore, the controversial Republican judge who lost a 2017 Senate race in deep-red Alabama, is running again to unseat Democratic Sen. Doug Jones in 2020.
"I will run for the United States Senate in 2020," Moore said at an event in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday.
Republicans fear Moore's candidacy could be a major roadblock in the GOP’s path to retaking a critical Senate seat.
Figures at every level of the party, including President Donald Trump, had urged Moore to forgo another run, fearing he would be the only candidate who would lose to Jones.But Moore defied those opposing him. "Can I win? Yes, I can win," he said. "Not only can I, but they know I can. That’s why there’s such opposition."
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