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Crypto PAC Funds Moore as Trump-Backed Wins Sweep GA, AL

6/18/2026

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Barry Moore Receives Crypto

A cryptocurrency-backed super PAC injected millions into Rep. Barry Moore’s Alabama Senate runoff campaign, sparking scrutiny over digital-currency influence.
President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates won the Republican Senate runoffs in Georgia and Alabama.
Former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson, polling ahead, advocated banning stock trades and twelve-year term limits.
Moore’s campaign featured a pop-up video of President Donald Trump, branding him a ‘Trump Conservative.’

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Barry Moore Wins

Moore, waste-hauling business owner, Freedom Caucus member, secured endorsements from Vice President JD Vance and Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
Alabama voters gave Rep. Barry Moore the Senate nomination with 58.7% of the vote after 77% of ballots were counted.
The June 16 runoff was triggered after a May primary produced no majority winner.
Democratic nominee Everett Wess, a former judge, won the Senate runoff in Alabama’s Republican electorate.

Center

Trump-backed Wins

In Georgia’s governor runoff, Trump-backed businessman Rick Jackson beat Trump-endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, prompting Trump to claim victory.
President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates won the Republican Senate runoffs in Georgia and Alabama, becoming the GOP nominees.
Mike Collins secured 55% in Georgia, while Barry Moore captured 56% in Alabama, beating Hudson.
Pollsters had previously shown Hudson ahead, but Moore’s margin confirmed Trump-backed victory.

Blindspot

Center coverage emphasized the Georgia governor runoff, noting Trump-backed businessman Rick Jackson’s victory over Trump-endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a detail not highlighted in Left or Right summaries.
Center coverage also provided exact vote shares—Collins winning 55% in Georgia and Moore about 56% in Alabama—information that is absent from the Left and Right summaries.

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Barry Moore Receives Crypto

A cryptocurrency-backed super PAC injected millions into Rep. Barry Moore’s Alabama Senate runoff campaign, sparking scrutiny over digital-currency influence.
President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates won the Republican Senate runoffs in Georgia and Alabama.
Former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson, polling ahead, advocated banning stock trades and twelve-year term limits.
Moore’s campaign featured a pop-up video of President Donald Trump, branding him a ‘Trump Conservative.’

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