Doug Jones votes with blue dogs and Trump on budget

[IceSpear]

This is getting silly. Doug Jones was never going to be a darling of the progressives.
He prevented Roy Moore from ascending into the federal government, that was his job.
Not unlike Joe Manchin, if he votes on the right side of an issue now and then, that's a bonus.

[IceSpear]

The base won't hold this against him, but white Alabamians might. He needed some whites, especially college-educated whites, to win and he'll need them again in 2020.

What? White Alabamians would probably be more likely to vote for him if he votes like a centrist.

Have we tried running a progressive in Alabama?

Funny enough, in Idaho, the last 2 Democratic Senators were progressives. I bet a lot of non progressive Democrats have lost, but they elected Glen Taylor, and Frank Church, the former of whom was actually on the 1948 Progressive party ticket.

Yeah, times have changed. Maybe Frank Church could be elected dog catcher today. In Blaine County.

[IceSpear]

The base won't hold this against him, but white Alabamians might. He needed some whites, especially college-educated whites, to win and he'll need them again in 2020.

What? White Alabamians would probably be more likely to vote for him if he votes like a centrist.

Have we tried running a progressive in Alabama?

I'm pretty sure it would be as effective as running a Klansman in Bronx.

Not an answer.

It was a hilarious reply though.

[IceSpear]

No one here should take some all of the radical maroon avatars seriously.

no seriously, I don't understand why everyone was so happy about doug jones winning??? need I remind you people that roy moore was an ALLEDGED pedophile, while dog jones is a CONFIRMED neoliberal shill?? i knew he was bad when bernie didn't endorse him

lol