Overview
- Appearing on The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Finebaum said he will decide "right as the season ends" whether to enter the Republican primary.
- He said a political operative warned that being Jewish would doom a campaign in Alabama, a claim he strongly rejected while calling for closer Christian–Jewish ties.
- Positioning himself as a non–career politician, he argued his plain-spoken style could defeat the declared field and compared his potential appeal to Tommy Tuberville’s 2020 run.
- He acknowledged decades of on-air commentary would be scrutinized and could fuel negative ads if he becomes a candidate.
- Key dates are approaching in Alabama, with GOP qualifying set for Jan. 5–23 and the primary scheduled for May 19, 2026.