Independent Candidate Takes On Incumbent | Birmingham News

Birmingham AL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 7, 2026 · 1m

Independent Senate candidate Jesse Battles is going after incumbent Andrew Jones with fiery social media jabs, calling Jones obsessed with him and living rent-free in his head. Battles highlights his daily voter outreach versus Jones’ ties to the political establishment, revealing he was removed from the Republican primary — a move he blames on Jones’ connections. Far from being sidelined, Battles says this only strengthened his independent campaign, as voters in Northeast Alabama are fed up with insider politics and crave a candidate who’s truly with them. He’s issuing a direct challenge…