U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ pursuit to overturn the presidential election results by tossing out Electoral College votes in key battleground states will require at least one Senator to be successful when the new Congress convenes on January 6.
Veteran Republican Senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky have been named by national media outlets as possible allies. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri said he was undecided on the matter Wednesday.
And another name floated in recent days: Senate-elect Tommy Tuberville of Alabama.
But unlike Cruz, Paul and Hawley – among others – Tuberville is a rookie senator who will be sworn into office on January 3, a mere three days before Congress meets to ratify the Electoral College’s decision on Monday that awarded the presidency to Joe Biden.
If Tuberville is the sole senator backing Brooks, it would also place the former Auburn University head football coach at odds with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who congratulated Biden on Monday and – according to national news accounts – is warning fellow Republicans not to challenge the election results.