For conflicted Alabama Republicans, Lee Busby is the answer

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With only two weeks to go until the special election for the U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, Lee Busby, a 60-year-old retired Marine colonel who previously served as a top aide to White House chief of staff John Kelly, is launching a write-in campaign as a conservative option for many conflicted voters.

In an interview with the Washington Post, the Tuscaloosa native said that he sees an opportunity to win a good chunk of the votes on Dec. 12 and prevent both Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones from representing the state.

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