Tommy Tuberville, one of the GOP’s most dim-witted senators, is leaving Capitol Hill to run for governor in his alleged residence of Alabama next year.

Tuberville angered not just Democrats but his own party when he led a 10-month blockade on confirming military promotions as part of an antiabortion campaign that GOP senator Dan Sullivan said helped our adversaries in China and Russia and which one Navy admiral warned will take “years to recover” from.

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is running for governor of Alabama, he announced Tuesday with the launch of a campaign website.