Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Live Alabama Election Results: Roy Moore and Doug Jones Compete for Senate Seat
New York Times ^ | December 12, 2017 | MATTHEW BLOCH, NATE COHN, JOSH KATZ and JASMINE LEE

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: alabama; douchejones; dougjones; election; huntsville; jeffsessions; liveroymooreelection; lutherstrange; mobile; moore; roymoore; roymooreelection; sessions; tuscaloosa
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 1,821-1,8401,841-1,8601,861-1,880 ... 2,081-2,089 next last
To: DoughtyOne

I’m hoping POTUS will hammer Shelby on twitter tomorrow. Let that old fart feel some heat. He deserves it.


1,841 posted on 12/12/2017 8:03:57 PM PST by lodi90
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1830 | View Replies]

To: wardaddy

“A SCOTUS nominee who could overturn Roe v Wade is impossible now

This is monumental unless we get a fortuitous break”

Not impossible, we still have that extra vote from Pence to break any ties that result from the lost seat. I have a feeling he’ll be plenty busy in the next session though.


1,842 posted on 12/12/2017 8:03:59 PM PST by ScottfromNJ
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1728 | View Replies]

To: House Atreides

Wanna bet all of Judge Moore’s accusers will just disappear now. I say this with the greatest amount of anger and cynicism towards her, but Gloria Allred did her job! The Dems will reward her nicely, and keep her from being disbarred. It’s on to the next Republican to smear for 2018.


1,843 posted on 12/12/2017 8:04:11 PM PST by dowcaet
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Weirdad

I just saw that too.


1,844 posted on 12/12/2017 8:04:18 PM PST by I got the rope
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1837 | View Replies]

To: House Atreides

Hate to lose a solid R seat but there is a bright side. No candidate will have to defend Moore in 2018..we should pick up 6 to 8 Senate seats.


1,845 posted on 12/12/2017 8:04:28 PM PST by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocke)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Weirdad

WTF??


1,846 posted on 12/12/2017 8:04:38 PM PST by Electric Graffiti (Obama voters killed America...Treat them accordingly.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1837 | View Replies]

To: Vision Thing

That is fine for next year...but this coming year of the Trump presidency is now completely lost. Tax Reform is it. The Senate can now shut down the government...and will...unless Trump keeps the borders open and gives up on the wall. You’ve seen the last conservative Supreme Court Justice, there will 2 to 3 retire now on this news, knowing for this year The Swamp reigns supreme with Democrats now having an effective majority with the 3 to 4 anti-Trump crossovers. My issue isn’t with the next election, it’s with what happens tomorrow until the next election. Trump will have to cross over and give Democrats what they demand or he will get nothing at all.


1,847 posted on 12/12/2017 8:04:42 PM PST by Scott from the Left Coast
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1797 | View Replies]

To: dowcaet

Oh the full-court press will be on Trump now, the sharks smell blood in the water.


1,848 posted on 12/12/2017 8:04:44 PM PST by dfwgator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1843 | View Replies]

To: I got the rope

Lots of fake polls and numbers on tv. These are the real numbers.


1,849 posted on 12/12/2017 8:05:22 PM PST by I got the rope
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1844 | View Replies]

To: Golden Eagle

Secondly, I blame Senstor Shelby from Alabama, who along with Sessions said he wasn’t voting for Moore, and suggested voters write in other candidates, which they did in enough numbers to throw the election to Jones.


I didn’t realize Sessions had joined with traitor Shelby, in saying he wasn’t voting for Moore.

Shame on Shelby. I will do all I can...from TX...to support the conservative who (hopefully) runs against him!!


1,850 posted on 12/12/2017 8:05:33 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1817 | View Replies]

To: rrrod
Hate to lose a solid R seat but there is a bright side. No candidate will have to defend Moore in 2018..we should pick up 6 to 8 Senate seats.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

1,851 posted on 12/12/2017 8:05:39 PM PST by dfwgator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1845 | View Replies]

To: Electric Graffiti

Watch the data not tv.


1,852 posted on 12/12/2017 8:05:48 PM PST by I got the rope
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1846 | View Replies]

To: gov_bean_ counter

Moore was outspent more than 10 to 1.

The guy did pretty darned good for the full waged war against him.

Lets face it, he did it without any outside help.

The GOPe hated him. Major names trashed him. McConnell and Ryan joined the Democrats trashing him.

I’ve got no complaints with Moore.

A full court press with all our team on the court, Moore wins by a wide margin.

Our side even pushed for a write-in which very well could have cost Moore the election.

The current count shows him behind by 9,500 votes or so. There were over 22,000 write-ins.


1,853 posted on 12/12/2017 8:05:53 PM PST by DoughtyOne (This forum is a Doug Jones free zone! Go Roy Moore!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1828 | View Replies]

To: lodi90
Yup. BTW, the only two counties that haven't reported 100% are heavily Dem.

Mobile's at 93% reporting, and their margin so far is for Jones at 57K to 41K.

The big one still out is Birmingham at only 85% reporting, and they've been going jonesie at 122K to 51K as of now.

1,854 posted on 12/12/2017 8:05:59 PM PST by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC ("Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt" - Pr. Herbert Hoover)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1798 | View Replies]

To: nutmeg
Yup. Thanks a LOT, stupid Sen. Shelby and the other 19,000. And the conservative (mostly white) Trump voters who stayed home tonight. They completely bought into the Gloria Allred, etc. fraud.

Alabama: You now have a pro late-term abortion Senator, just like the other Blue States. Hope you are proud. (with apologies to AL FReepers who voted for Moore)

Agreed on the good AL Freepers here. It is amazing how these other so-called conservatives allowed New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Hollyweird, etc, to help decide their representation in Congress. Might as well elected Al Franken because their candidate is on par with him. He even comes with sexual allegations, LOL.

CGato

1,855 posted on 12/12/2017 8:06:28 PM PST by Conservative Gato (There are NOW 4 kind of LIES; Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and the Media.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1681 | View Replies]

To: rlbedfor

Shelby county - sounds rednecky but I don’t know AL at all


1,856 posted on 12/12/2017 8:06:31 PM PST by Pollard (TRUMP 2020)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1840 | View Replies]

To: Conservative Gato

I HOPE Roy Moore sues all the woman who destroyed his reputation. and the attorney who was all mouth and lies...

HE NEEDS TO DESTROY HER LIKE SHE DID TO HIS REPUTATION..BECAUSE I FEEL THEY ARE ALL ‘LIBERAL FAIRY TALES’ AND HE NEEDS TO DO THIS FOR FUTURE ELECTION COMING UP...THIS NONSENSE NEEDS TO STOP.

yes, I’m sad, but at my age, really doesn’t matter much but for the youth of this Nation is does matter..

It is now time for PRESIDENT DJT to drop the hammer and go after them like a LION...as for Fox News, they are truly self destructing. The media knew the liberal democrats were holding off with areas to the very end..they were all prepped this would be done...
POLITICS IS EVIL AND DIRTY...


1,857 posted on 12/12/2017 8:06:45 PM PST by haircutter
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1647 | View Replies]

To: The Mayor
A squeaker, indeed!! We can 🙏🏼
1,858 posted on 12/12/2017 8:06:57 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1839 | View Replies]

To: PJ-Comix
No but a candidate should act like he is actually interested in winning, not attending an out of state football game during the last weekend before the election. So please, NO MORE MOORE!!!

What do you mean NO

I don't care what Moore did his opponent was a hard core left winger and the GOP who stayed home got him elected PERIOD
1,859 posted on 12/12/2017 8:07:03 PM PST by uncbob
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1803 | View Replies]

To: Weirdad

Doug Jones (DEM)

48.95%

553,931

Roy S. Moore (REP)

49.49%

560,083

Write-In

1.56%

17,632

 

 

1,131,646


1,860 posted on 12/12/2017 8:07:33 PM PST by I got the rope
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1837 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 1,821-1,8401,841-1,8601,861-1,880 ... 2,081-2,089 next last

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.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson