Alabama Megathread 3: Results Thread

[NOVA Green]

For all the various wrangling going on in Part 3 of this Megathread, we are neglecting the cultural influence of various musical artists, from what used to be one of the poorest and most deprived States in our entire Great Nation...

Maybe, we need a little bit of an Alabama musical soundtrack on Election Eve, from major musical artists in this small State???

Alabama: My Home's in Alabama....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4Ryzfvf7AE

Alabama: Song of the South...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBzqqMAe8n4

Hank Williams Senior:

Jambalya (Down on the Bayou)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeSYy_iFstU

Cherokee Boogie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zofg4PuqSS4

Old Country Church:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ8YInU-Ihc

Meanwhile, we have the "Outlaw son of Hank Sr" drug abusing Hank Williams Jr. singing a song about Mr Lincoln in the early '80s, that appears to be an endorsement of a relatively reactionary message during the Reagan Era...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN-MrZ95dbU

Now obviously although the soundtracks of these various artists have no direct say in the 2017   
US-SEN special election in 'Bama, there is an historical thread of the "New South" that emerges in the musical works of Hank Sr during the FDR era, and obviously the band Alabama that was arguably at the spearhead of the "Southern Rock" musical movement of the 1970s representing 'Bama, although obviously the Allman Brothers and Charlie Daniels Band, were more famous as originators of the musical sound.....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Williams

Still, for all of y'all 'Pub haters and lovers out there, Richard Shelby (R-SEN-AL) actually was elected as Democrat from 'Bama for US-Senate way back in '86....

Rick Perry deserves a similar badge of honor representing East Tex back in the early '90s....

Although Doug Jones might appear as a "Liberal" to some voters in 'Bama in the current partisan environment, he's actually more of a classic Southern Democrat that would honestly make Joe Manchin of West Virginia look like a flaming Liberal on many issues, but on bread and butter economics he will follow in the tradition of supporting the working Men and Women of his state, as any US Senator should do when representing their voters, especially in a relatively impoverished State by national standards...y

All of y'all rolling on the stereotypes of Alabama, might have an unpleasant surprise coming tomorrow night.... and yes I hope Icespear not only loses the $ 1,000 profits he made off his on-line betting, but maybe another $ 1-2k on top of that....

No crystal ball, no magic wand, no idea of the outcome although if I were betting odds on a horse would give it a narrow Moore win as a safety bet.... but hey at least I'm going to be listening to a few songs from homegrown Alabama artists as I watch the election returns.

Any other suggestions for musical soundtrack lists to listen to from Alabama as we watch the election returns tomorrow night?

[YE]

The Alabama Song of the South might be my favorite political song. 

[Adam Griffin]

The Alabama Song of the South might be my favorite political song. 

Daddy was a veteran, a Southern Democrat
They oughta get a rich man to vote like that

[GeorgiaModerate]

Well, the big day is here.  A few words of advice:

1. Don't read too much into anecdotal turnout or weather reports.

2. Ignore trolls.

3. If there are early exit poll results, take them with a grain of salt.

4. Have fun!

[Alabama_Indy10]

Well, the big day is here.  A few words of advice:

1. Don't read too much into anecdotal turnout or weather reports.

2. Ignore trolls.

3. If there are early exit poll results, take them with a grain of salt.

4. Have fun!

FWIW, there’s a 0% chance of rain today. Highs in the mid 40s

[OneJ]

Anybody on Twitter reporting turnout? Yes it's early, but still. I'm quite anxious about all of this actually.

[BuckeyeNut]

Well, the big day is here.  A few words of advice:

1. Don't read too much into anecdotal turnout or weather reports.

2. Ignore trolls.

3. If there are early exit poll results, take them with a grain of salt.

4. Have fun!

FWIW, there’s a 0% chance of rain today. Highs in the mid 40s

Thank God for that 0% chance of rain.

[LimoLiberal]

Trolling deleted. Please report troll posts and don't reply. --Mod.

[Gass3268]

Looks like its going to rain in Birmingham and Montgomery today. Jones is done.

Umm, no

[GeorgiaModerate]

Looks like its going to rain in Birmingham and Montgomery today. Jones is done.

There is a 0% chance of rain in both cities, according to intellicast.com

Reported for (ongoing) trolling.

[Holmes]

Virginia probably spoiled us when it comes to hourly turnout reports. I get the feeling that we won't be getting many official turnout numbers today from county clerks.

But it might be for the best because it caused some people to go a little crazy last month.

[junior chįmp]

Lulz

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[Arkansas Yankee]

I see jones narrowly pulling it out by 82

82 votes? That's not going to happen, if it's Jones <10,000 the republicans will just fraud the vote, they did it in 2002.

Just like Minnesota and Washington Democrats. 

[Doimper]

I see jones narrowly pulling it out by 82

82 votes? That's not going to happen, if it's Jones <10,000 the republicans will just fraud the vote, they did it in 2002.

Just like Minnesota and Washington Democrats. 

Whatever you need to tell yourself to feel better, dude

[Stranger in a strange land]

Lulz

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Okay this has always bothered me. I mean I like Skynyrd's music and all, but why doesn't Watergate bother them?

[Arkansas Yankee]

Relax. Sample some adult beverage you like.  You know Fox has it pegged.  So, relax.

[💥💥 brandon bro (he/him/his)]

Relax. Sample some adult beverage you like.  You know Fox has it pegged.  So, relax.

Roy Moore is probably a prohibitionist so we need to enjoy those adult beverages while we can.

[Kamala]

Relax. Sample some adult beverage you like.  You know Fox has it pegged.  So, relax.

Is drinking before noon the reason all your posts are incoherent?

[Young Conservative]

Alabama should have passed a law requiring candidates to receive over 50% of the vote to be elected. That would have solved the problem without angering the base.

[Arkansas Yankee]

I see jones narrowly pulling it out by 82r

82 votes? That's not going to happen, if it's Jones <10,000 the republicans will just fraud the vote, they did it in 2002.

Just like Minnesota and Washington Democrats.  

Whatever you need to tell yourself to feel better, dude

 You Cannot stand the truth.  You do not understand that both Republicans and Democrats are sinners. You think you are a better person. You believe Democrats are near perfect and Republican are near evil devils.  Whatever.

I cannot win today, unless Moore wins, and a way can be found to force him into lying under oath, so he can be expelled.

[Adam Griffin]

AP county map

Feeling pretty confident about my Jones +6 prediction, but we'll see later what happens.

WTF is going on with the AP and its premature reporting of oddly-specific results? Saving for posterity just in case the election's rigged:

[Holy Unifying Centrist]

I see jones narrowly pulling it out by 82

82 votes? That's not going to happen, if it's Jones <10,000 the republicans will just fraud the vote, they did it in 2002.

Just like Minnesota and Washington Democrats.  

Whatever you need to tell yourself to feel better, dude

Cannot stand the truth.  Don’t understand that both Republicans and Democrat are sinners. You think you are a better person. You believe Democrats are near perfect and Republican are near evil devils.  Whatever.

I cannot win today, unless Moore wins, and a way can be found to force him into lying under oath, so he can be expelled.

Nobody is saying Democrats are perfect. What we are saying is democrats are doing a better job kicking out the people who have done sexual misconduct (Conyers & Franken) than republicans. There's a special place in hell for anyone who is a child predator, yet a bunch of these republicans are letting Moore in with open arms.

I've voted Republican for far less, yet somehow republicans can't find their way to supporting a reasonable, decent man over an insane predator who thinks christians are persecuted.

People like you are why 22% of self-identified millennial republicans have switched parties (I'm one of them). I'm really tired of the republicans being allowed to do whatever the hell they want and the base loyally sticking behind of them. This isn't my damn America and I won't stand for it, and you better listen to me as someone who is about to pay your Social Security & possibly Medicare checks.

[BudgieForce]

Oh...so Limoliberal really is a troll. I just thought he needed a Xanax or something.

[Arkansas Yankee]

Relax. Sample some adult beverage you like.  You know Fox has it pegged.  So, relax.

Roy Moore is probably a prohibitionist so we need to enjoy those adult beverages while we can.

I am sure you can find a moonshiner somewhere in the Alabama hills.  Just like you can find one in the Virginia mountains. 

[Gustaf]

Relax. Sample some adult beverage you like.  You know Fox has it pegged.  So, relax.

Roy Moore is probably a prohibitionist so we need to enjoy those adult beverages while we can.

I am sure you can find a moonshiner somewhere in the Alabama hills.  Just like you can find one in the Virginia mountains. 

I'm gonna have a whisky Roy Moore style - 14 years old and defenceless against my sampling.