AL-SEN 2017: Moore +10 in GOP Primary

[Maxwell]

yes yes its time for Democrats to seriously contest this seat dead serious Roy Moore only won his Supreme Court seat by 3 and that's before having to resign AGAIN + special election.

looks like Strange is going to be Burris'd out of the seat. TERRIFIC!

[Maxwell]

Am I the only one who thinks Strange wouldn't be much more electable than Moore? The guy basically screems "corrupt establishment".

I agree that Strange is a pretty bad candidate, but I think Strange is a slightly more electable general election candidate because "muh tax cuts" business Republicans would be okay with voting for him, while Moore may push these people toward sitting out or even voting for *insert here* Democrat.

Then again, Strange has given some pretty consistently unimpressive performances for an Alabama Republican even as other Alabama Republicans soared to elections (for example: Strange lost to Jim Folsom Jr. in 2006 for Lieutenant Governor even as Bob Riley won re-election by 15), and that was before the corruption angle popped up.

[Maxwell]

If a Democrat wins by 2 or 3 or so against Strange or Moore, what are the odds of that person getting reelected in 2020, especially with Senate control potentially being at stake? Which credible Republican candidates could run?

But this is all speculation anyway. Republicans will probably hold the seat in the end, whether they run Moore or not.

yeah, this is rare range folks. A democrat would almost certainly lose by at least 5 if they ran in 2020 no matter how popular they became after winning in 2017.