Welcome back.
Posted on 12/13/2017 10:20:13 AM PST by DoughtyOne
As we all know by now, Judge Roy Moore wound up getting fewer votes than his opponent yesterday. A lot of people today are calling Moore a loser. On first appearances, not knowing the background to yesterday's election, that might seem reasoned. It isn't.
Knowing what I know, I have a reaction I'm not seeing others have. I'm sorry to realize that.
Judge Roy Moore deserves our thanks for putting his neck on the line, trying to carry the mantle of our ideals into the Senate of the United States. It was an honorable thing to do, and it was as honorable an effort as I have seen anyone make on behalf of the cause we say we support.
In my lifetime, I have only witnessed two people run against the sort of odds Moore did during this campaign. President Trump is the other.
Folks, 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 voters appear at polling precincts to vote for Jones. By 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, showing up 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 nearly 23,000 of them did. Look what that may have resulted in.
671,151 49.95% Doug Jones(D)
650,436 48.40% Roy Moore(R)
022,819 01.70% Write Ins
Add in the fact that the Democrats also ran a smear campaign with women who had passed up all of Moore’s career, 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 being 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 most other people who should be in his corner applying towels to his opponent Doug Jones in his corner, any candidate would be hard pressed to even come close to Doug Jones ballot numbers yesterday. Judge Roy Moore did. He came very close.
Judge Roy Moore did not lose that election. While he had his back turned, most folks who should have supported him picked up the Mantle of U. S. Senate 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.
But shot in the back he was (politically).
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. Roy Moore didn't work hard enough? He didn't stick his neck out far enough? He was a terrible candidate?
Honest to G folks, if this is how wishy washy we are after a loss, it’s a wonder we ever win.
Judge Roy Moore came very close to winning yesterday despite the odds. He is a winner in my book.
Today we are all losers, but not by our own doing.
The GOPe just made a very big mistake. It will cost our cause dearly.
[Moore is asking for a recount]
Has the MILITARY VOTE been counted?
The bogus accusers and disgusting scorched earth political theater have ushered in a new phrase in our lexicon: The Lie as a Commodity.
I thought I had seen the worst that the Establishment Pubbies and Dems could muster, until their destruction of Roy Moore.
Years from now, well after the coming era when America becomes totally governed by tyranny and moral corruption, perhaps historians will look back at this event in which evil triumphed; just the same as historians today view the rise of Hitler and the key events that ensured his rise to power.
It appears that the Judge was a very poor candidate and didn't campaign that hard.
He takes off the weekend before the election and goes to West Point?
He has an interview with a 12 year old girl?
His supporters deserved better.
Here is the email I sent to Sen. (GAG) Shelby this morning:
Hope you are proud of yourself today. You should be ashamed. You turned your back on Conservatives, the unborn, gun owners, and supporters of our great President.
Instead you chose to allow a Liberal Gun-grabbing, anti-life, socialist steal one of our Senate seats.
I am thoroughly disgusted with you, Mitch McConnell and all the other so-called Republican Elite in Washington. Please do Alabama a favor and retire so we can have at least one Conservative Senator in office.
Know that if you do not retire, we here in Alabama will work tirelessly to ensure you lose in the next Primary. If you survive that you will not have my vote.
Your actions are a disgrace and a stain on the great state of Alabama. Shame on You Senator!
Of course also just read Alabama legislature was looking to change(before yesterdays election of course)this, as Alabama is one of only 14 states that still requires this process. Guess other states have determined special elections tend to put big $$$ strains on state budgets(not to mention the political fallout).
The governor could have scheduled the special election for November 2018, but ho later. One can’t serve more than two years of an appointed Senate term. Having it in 2017 was her call.
Good post. I’m so disgusted at what happened.
Well, the code says the special election should be four months after the temporary senator is seated.
I’ve come to not be surprised by anything the Republican party does.
Disgusted, count on it...
Well said!
An excellent t post DO.
Judge Moore showed courage and resolve to fight on despite the most despicable lies being spoken about him.
Despite the full weight of the corrupt Uniparty fighting him he would have still won had it not been for clear voter fraud.
Moore needs to fight this all the way - fight to the SC and use our advantage to have the result overturned.
The Marxists cannot get away with the lies and demonisation of a righteous man.
Bumpitty bump-bump-bump.
I agree with you. There will now be a deluge of women coming forward and making allegations against Trump. That will be followed by calls for investigations and hearings. Maybe Mueller will throw in some falsified Russian collusion, as well. At the point they think he is weak enough, Ryan and McConnell will move against him with unanimous Rat support plus a lot of Uniparty Republicans.
A most excellent FReeper editorial, D1. I couldn’t agree with you more.
The GOPe can go straight to hell, they enabled that flake Jones to take a conservative Alabama Senate seat.
Correct. Watching the Republicans campaign for a majority is sort of liking within a dog chase a car.
Even if the dog were to somehow catch the car, what the hell is it going to do with it? It hasn't clue.
Post of the decade.
Very good.
***bungled***
Bungled? Bungled?
Bungled is putting a fork in an electric socket.
This was intentional malicious calculated deceit to influence an election by the Dems AND the GOP. Screw your “bungled” description.
The redness of Alabama still amounts to Christians not voting for Jesus in an election. The difference is Moore was that flawed and more. His only claim to fame was his 10 Commandments stand.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.