The big winner in Alabama last night, other than Doug Jones, was NBA legend Charles Barkley who supported Jones and campaigned for him throughout the state. CNN’s Jake Tapper interviewed “Sir Charles” after Jones’ win and, surprisingly, Barkley used the air time to take a shot at Democrats:
Last night i asked Jones supporter Charles Barkley if he had a message for President Trump; he instead delivered a blistering message to the Democratic Party https://t.co/7RjJx8GKru
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 13, 2017
Barkley called last night’s win a “wakeup call” and that Dems need to “stop taking black and poor white voters for granted”:
https://twitter.com/AamerISmad/status/940798198297317377
Here’s the video:
Former NBA player and Alabama native Charles Barkley: “This is a wake-up call for Democrats to do better for black people and poor white people” https://t.co/D6ZnRJT3Um
— CNN (@CNN) December 13, 2017
Hey, he gets it:
Charles Barkley says his plan now is to "get drunk as I possibly can."
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) December 13, 2017
And we think we’ll be seeing much, much more of the NBA legend in the weeks ahead:
Only in 2017 does Charles Barkley serving as a political analyst of a special election seem pretty normal
— Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) December 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/940824329574600706
CHARLES BARKLEY IS PREACHING WEB DUBOIS STRAIGHT INTO MY LIVING ROOM AND I AM HERE FOR THIS
— ?Dante Atkins? (@DanteAtkins) December 13, 2017
Could Barkley be the winner the DNC is looking for?
Charles Barkley > Steve Bannon.
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) December 13, 2017
Charles Barkley is 1-0 against Steve Bannon in special elections
— David Wright (@DavidWright_CNN) December 13, 2017
If you're keeping score at home, so far in the run up to 2018, Charles Barkley is 1-0, while Steve Bannon is 0-1. #ALSenate #RealityIsCourseCorrecting
— Richard Jeter (@MilesToGo13) December 13, 2017
Not only a better record than Bannon, but President Trump, too:
https://twitter.com/PalmerReport/status/940868201558233089
And even LeBron:
Charles Barkley was more successful stumping for Doug Jones to grab Alabama than LeBron James stumping for Hillary Clinton to grab Ohio for the 2016 presidential race. Not as simple as that I know, but it's still bizarre.
— ??????? ???? (@exavierpope) December 13, 2017
Here comes the Barkley for DNC chair chatter:
Republican Ana Navarro is (unofficially) nominating former NBA star, Democrat Charles Barkley to run the DNC https://t.co/n9KMUbD1cS
— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) December 13, 2017
Transcript of Barkley’s chat with Jake Tapper here:
https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/940799995372097542
https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/940800514106806272
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 13, 2017
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 13, 2017
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 13, 2017