Posted on 12/12/2017 3:34:25 PM PST by House Atreides
Alabama votes on Tuesday in a special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions, now the attorney general. The last polls close at 8 p.m. Eastern. Strong support for Roy S. Moore, the Republican, is expected in rural, mostly white parts of the state and in its northern half. The Democrat, Doug Jones, aims to create a lead in the urban counties that include Birmingham and Montgomery, and across a band of largely black counties.
One critical battleground is a trio of smaller, whiter cities: Mobile, Tuscaloosa and Huntsville. Mr. Moore won a hard race in 2012 by keeping things close there. Mr. Jones hopes to win the cities by a convincing margin.
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Looks like it’s Coleman/Franken redux.
What does that say about a so-called, Christian, Alabama? I am heartsick.
How did the total votes left to count just go UP on the NY Times website?
Just a rural area with a close split breaking for jones. Not what I would have expected. I am bummed out to say the least.
ALABAMANS will be held accountable for their votes.
Ballot box dumping?????
If Deo-rats Hollywood doesn’t bring it in for them they always resort to that.
Exactly..and for those saying that Mo Brooks would have easily won..yeah for sure..til they found some women who said he sexually harassed them, then he LOSES
COUNTED SO FAR: 87% ROY MOORE 542,380 49.2% DOUG JONES 542,857 49.2%
Moore could have made a difference by spending last weekend CAMPAIGNING in Alabama. Instead he went on vacation out of state.
Sessions ran unopposed when he ran for reelection.
“Alabama SoS ACTUAL”
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SoS totals are always way behind everyone else.
See my tag line.
Chris Christy.
‘Nuff said.
DumAZZ White Suburban women
“Turn out the lights...”
Maybe if you Turn you lights out, you could save a dollar or two and contribute to Fee Republic.
McConnell cost us this one. And Moore was a lousy candidate.
Yep. I’ll be writing in the candidate of my choice for Florida governor next year. The GOPe can DIAF.
Wolf just climaxed on CNN. The
boys are absolutely giddy.
This too shall pass ...
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