Once a critic Trump, Ala. Rep faces runoff with its support

Rep. Martha Roby Martha Dubina RobyElection Countdown: Latest News on the 2018 Senate Money Race | Dems in the state of red feeling heat on Kavanaugh | Have doubts about Warren | Ocasio-Cortez to visit Capitol Hill | Why Puerto Ricans in Florida could swing the race to the Senate Election Countdown: Calls to Abolish CIE Dem Demands Candidates | First round of GOP's house 'Young Guns' | How Tester Manages Trump's Visit to Montana | Dem candidate will not support Schumer as a leader | More PACs Accelerate Missouri Shopping Trump Summons Pelosi by Approving Republican Alabama Before Runoff MORE is preferred to take over in the second round of the GOP in Alabama, with President Trump Donald John TrumpShocking summit with Putin's caps Trump's turbulent trip to Europe GOP lurks Trump on performance in Helsinki Trump stuns the world in support of poutine summit MORE – and fiercely pocketed allies Washington – providing critical support to Trump's critic.

Roby, now in his fourth term in Congress, had faced negative reactions from conservative voters after saying in 2016 that she would not vote for Trump when the Republican candidate at the time would have boasted of groping and kissing women without consent in a cassette "Access Hollywood"

Her disavowal of Trump has since continued to train her, forcing her to a second round on Tuesday against the former Rep. Bobby Bright, the Democrat become Republica. Roby, 41, won a lifeline after Trump endorsed her last month, accusing her of being a "woman of trust". Consistent and Reliable Vote "for its agenda.

Trump remains popular in the dark red Alabama, but the state also delivered to the President an electoral backhand after supporting Sen. Luther Strange Luther Johnson StrangeCrowley Surprise Loyalty to Donald Trump is a new standard for the Republican Party PLUS (R) in last year's special election to fill the vacancy left by Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsRyan: "The President Must Understand That Russia Is Not Our Ally" Conservatives Will Soon Attack Rosenstein: Report Senators Ask DOJ to Probe if the Russians pose as Islamic extremists Strange lost the appointment of the GOP to the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama Roy Moore Roy Stewart MooreDoug Jones Tightrope walks to Supreme Court Nominee In the upcoming GOP show, Sacha Baron Cohen thinks he's been fooled by Sacha Baron Cohen MORE who then lost to Sen. Doug Jones (D) after allegations that Moore was dating and sexually dating decades-old women, including a minor at the time.

Republican state strategists said that approvals are generally not helpful to candidates in Alabama Because people do not like them being told how to vote, but they believe that Trump's support is probably an exception since loyalty to the president is becoming more of a litmus test in the GOP's contested primaries this year.

"said Steve Flowers, a political commentator and former legislator of the GOP State.

The winner of the second round will face the democrat Tabitha Isner, business analyst and first time. candidate, but the Republican candidate should probably win the victory in November since Trump won the district by more than 30 points.

Roby was first elected to Congress as part of the 2010 Tea Party Wave, but faced his toughest re-election in 2016 after canceling support for Trump, with dozens of thousands of people casting voices to reprimand Roby.

The June primary did not forgive her. Roby failed to break through the 50% threshold required to win the Republican primary, even though she was a strong supporter of Trump's agenda, voting with him 96.5% of the time according to FiveThirtyEight and visiting the White House several times. [19659006LesoutiendeTrumppourraits'avérercritiquepourRobySesrecommandationsontrécemmentélevélereprésentantDanDonovan(R-NY)EtlegouverneurdelaCarolineduSudHenryMcMaster(R)àleursprimairesrespectivesTrumpapprouveGaetzdansl'offrederéélectioncandidatGOPblessédansunaccidentdevoiture"Mesenfantsm'appellentleTerminatorVousnepouvezpasmebriser"MORE[19659003] (. RS.C), a vocal critic of Trump, was defeated in June Republican Katie Arrington, although Trump only supported her hours before the primary.

Roby has always expressed his support for the president, she has not disavowed his criticism of Trump in 2016.

"I have no regrets, but let me just say, the campaign is long gone, "said Roby in a Fox News. interview last week. "We have governed, and President Donald Trump is just that.He is President of the United States.Of course, I want him to succeed, because when he is successful, we all have success." [19659006] Roby allies said that they felt confident about his prospects in the second round even before Trump's approval. In addition to his support, Roby also holds a huge financial advantage over Bright. From mid-May to the end of June, Roby raised $ 746,000 and spent $ 683,000. This is a huge advantage over Bright, who raised $ 19,566 and spent $ 30,343 over the same period.

Roby also received outside help from the influential American Chamber of Commerce who spent nearly $ 200,000 on advertising. runoff. And Vice President Pence has recorded a Robocall supporting Roby who began airing during the weekend, according to BuzzFeed.

In addition, Bright faces his own obstacles as a former Democrat who served in the House from 2009 to 2011. He was harassed by his past vote for the House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Nancy Patricia's Alesandro PelosiHouse GOP overturns, cancels the vote on the Dem Bill to abolish ICE Pelosi: "Russians have something on the President" Putin has damaging information about Trump? MORE (D-Calif.) As President in 2009, with the Chamber of Commerce broadcasting ads tying it tightly to Pelosi.

Bright argued that he was conservative even as a democrat, touting his vote against ObamaCare and describing it. "In an interview with The Hill, Bright says that Roby was trying to" trick "voters on his record and to to represent him as always a democrat

. and I'm conservative now, "said Bright." [Constituents] know that I'm not an elitist or an establishment in Washington. "

Alabama Republicans describe Bright, who also served as former mayor of Montgomery, as a good retail politician with a support base, but they say

"I do not see how an ex-democrat is taking off in a Republican district against a very popular president" said Jonathan Gray, a GOP strategist in Alabama 19659006] "I think he has too much luggage. It is difficult to be an Obama Democrat and to turn against a Republican Trump. "