After he loses he will get Ossoff'ed. If the Democrats had nominated a (white male) populist for the seat, was the only way they were ever going to have a chance.
That's the issue that a lot of people don't understand about elections in the South. Had the Democratic Party nominated an Alabama-style Democrat, this election would've been in the bag. Why aren't we pursuing the 50-state strategy again?
I'm pretty sure Doug Jones would've done better against Bentley than "Alabama-style Democrat" Parker Griffith did in 2014. Of course, that's not saying very much.
https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=1&year=2014&f=0&off=5&elect=0
Bentley was a significantly stronger candidate in 2014 than Moore is today.
I know. I'm saying if Jones ran in 2014, he would've done better than Griffith. Or at the very least did the same. Because Griffith basically hit the Democratic floor, about the same as some dude marijuana legalization activist Ron Crumpton did in 2016. Being an "Alabama-style Democrat" did squat for his chances.
Actually, how did Griffith manage to do so badly? He barely cracked 35% and lost Jefferson County.