It's a wonder Moore was able to come as close as he did.
Thanks to the GOPe and Mitch McConnell it was a mismatch from Day-1
The Daily Mail (UK) reports a 1.5% difference between them.
I see where you stand - with Hastert/McConnell.
It’s not about Jones or Moore.
It’s about Republicans who support Democrats.
If that’s what they want, that’s what they get.
McConnell has to resign.
The words “work” and “democrat” cannot be used in the same sentence.
Probably several reasons. Here are two:
1. only 50% of the Republicans who voted in 2016 turned out to vote yesterday. Whereas, 92% of the Democrats who voted in 2016 turned out to vote yesterday.
Republican turn out the vote campaign failed miserably.
2. There is no way Republicans can without party unity. Conservatives plus establishment equal a win. Definitely missing for this election.
2. Bannan may be a master politician but not in Alabama. His style is not for the South. He turns people off down here. He gained no votes and more than likely cost Moore some votes.
Well with ALL the dems, and ALL the RINOS, and ALL the media against him and the dems outspending him 14 to 1, he lost by 1% - and there is probably all the user democrap voter fraud.
Trump won by EXCEEDING the margin of voter fraud. Moore didn’t AND had everyone against him.
This is McConnell’s loss, and now they are all over the media today going “See? Let US pick who we want, or we’ll let them lose”
It's a wonder Moore was able to come as close as he did.
Thanks to the GOPe and Mitch McConnell it was a mismatch from Day-1
The Dems are good at one thing....getting out the vote.
Yep.
Moore was the Ted Cruz of this election. Not much of a personality, too ideological to attract much of any outside of his core conservative base, and he creeped people out. I think he was unfairly attacked, but his response of deny,deny,deny did not satisfy many that there was not a creepy pattern of behavior despite the obvious fraud that was perpetrated against him.
If you separate Roy Moore himself from the accusations, the reasons for his lack of appeal to voters can be seen more clearly.
Oh hooray. An energetic baby killer.
BALLOT PICTURES ??
Fake Elections have no Ballot Pictures.
No Ballot Pictures = Revote.
Jones didn’t win, Moore lost. There’s a difference.
Surprising result. Mainly because at 10pm with +40% of the vote in, Moore was ahead 53% to 46%. Methinks there is something rotten in the State of Alabama.
It was big night for the Never Trump faction of the GOP, Mitch McConnell, pro-amnesty GOP donors and the uniparty.
Moore cost himself the race. Say what you want about Sean Hannity, but when he had Judge Moore on his TV show that should have been the opportunity to refute the charges. Instead, Moore looked like a deer in the headlights and struggled to defend himself. I knew then he was in trouble. I don’t what the judge did or didn’t do all those years, but he certainly gave the impression of a man with something to hide. The Democrats will now start “Mooreing” the president and then a lot of congressional Republicans next year. If the Democrats win back Congress we’re sunk as a nation and we all know it, but the side supposedly fighting for us is in bed with the bad guys. I’m not a religious person, but man have I been praying a lot for our country lately!
I have to ask this question, did there have to be an election to replace sessions, or could the governor just appoint someone?
Yup. Jones campaigned like Trump. Moore campaigned like Hillary.
I believe that hubris was largely responsible for this defeat. People around the nation did not respect the people of Alabama, and conservatives assumed that they were one issue voters, no matter who was running on each side and what other issues they had. You can’t run on anger and a single issue alone. Can’t afford to fight both Republicans and Democrats and hope to succeed.
Let’s blame Santa Claus....
This is a glaringly ignorant rant.
Honest to G folks, if this is how wishy washy we are after a loss, it’s a wonder we ever win.
This election did not turn on the hard work of Doug Jones. It turned on the hard work of everyone for Doug Jones. And if that sounds like praise for his ground team, lets talk reality for a moment here.
Doug Jones had the full backing of Democrat leadership, the Republican Leadership, the MSM, the complete chattering class on television, all the usual suspect Leftist groups, and a Kenyan who dumped $4 million into his campaign just days before the election.
By some reports Jones was backed by excessive funding on the order of 14 to 1 against Moore. In addition to that the Democrats launched a get out the vote effort that saw 92% of the November 8, 2016 Democrat vote appear at polling precincts to vote for Jones. In comparison, the Republican party refused to support Moore in this sort of effort, resulting in just over 50% of the November 8th, 2016 Republican vote for him. Think about that 92% vs 50%, and all for the lack of party support Moore (and Conservatism) deserved to have. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, they also encouraged Republicans to write in someone else, and over 20,000 of them did.
Add in the fact that the Democrats also ran a smear campaign with women who had passed up all of Moore’s career for forty years, to now air charges of abuse addressing things that happened up to 40 years prior. None of them filed charges then or now.
Accusers included women Roy had simply dated. They were 18. He was in his early 30s. No abuse was even suggested. He just dated them. “Don’t elect him. He’s a healthy male.” And some people bought it. Nine accusers came forward. None of the accusers had a story to tell that made charges so credible without very problematic story details beings shot down, that it made sense to hold Moore accountable.
Roy had his own story to tell. He had people like us. He had Bannon. Late in the game he had Trump.
Folks, with Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, the DNC, the GOPe, the RNC, and every other person who should be in your corner applying towels to your opponent Doug Jones in his corner, you would be hard pressed to even come close to Doug Jones ballot numbers. Judge Roy Moore did. He came very close.
Judge Roy Moore did not lose that election. While he had his back turned, everyone who should have supported him picked up the Mantle of U. S. Senator and handed it to Doug Jones. Moore went to the polls in a valiant effort to win it for Conservatism, his et tu brute moments too numerous to count during the campaign.
Yes, Doug Jones, you’re efforts really paid off. You could have sat on your sofa at home and probably done just as well. With the full weight of the Democrat wrecking crew, the Republican traitors in D.C. and Alabama, and everyone else standing small with you, Moore was a very long shot.
Shot in the back that is...
Now sing it Mitch. Sing it Ryan. Sing it GOPe. Tell us how you predicted this.
We’ll tell you to go straight to hell, for working your asses off to defeat Conservatism.
And that’s exactly what you did.
Jones worked hard? Give me a freaking break you assholes.
