Alabama Megathread 3: Results Thread

[Yank2133]

Trump finally tweets; shockingly civil compared to his usual tweet storms...

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Probably since he didn't write it.

Yeah, cmon. This isn't the way he normally talks. No way it is his.

Yeah, we will hear the real Trump in the morning.

[heatcharger]

Can LimoLiberal just concern troll every election now?

"I think the Gillibrand/Jones ticket is going to get less than 100 electoral votes tonight. Trump flips Virginia, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Maine and Oregon."

Jones honestly needs to be at the top of most VP shortlists. Southern white guy with a stellar background, and oh yeah, he took out a pedophile.

[ProudModerate2]

The CNN hacks are speaking of this race as a referendum on Trump .... Yes, Trump "endorsed" Moore, but he hardly put the full prestige of the White House behind Moore.  

.... (Indeed, Bannon is the 2nd biggest loser tonight, behind Moore.)

If Trump has half a brain, he'll meet with Jones and discuss common ground.

Wrong, wrong and wrong.

1. This is a BIG middle-finger to trump! Yuge!
2. trump is the 2nd biggest loser tonight, Bannon is 3rd.
3. LOL at you thinking that "trump has half a brain." He just recently tweeted to another Senator suggesting that she should be "begging" (trump put that in quotes), which was a sexist smear to women, and you think that trump can activate "half a brain?"  Who are you kidding ?

[Mr. Morden]

https://twitter.com/alweaver22/status/940794703292878848

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[Kamala]

Doug Jones, even outside of politics, is a very good man. I'd be proud to have him as a Senator from any state.

[Virginiá]

The CNN hacks are speaking of this race as a referendum on Trump.  That's nonsense.  Moore had problems in Alabama long before the sexual allegations came to light.  Yes, Trump "endorsed" Moore, but he hardly put the full prestige of the White House behind Moore.  Trump let himself be used for a robocall, but he kept his distance.  I am predicting that Trump will be putting a bit of distance between himself and Steve Bannon in the coming days.  (Indeed, Bannon is the 2nd biggest loser tonight, behind Moore.)

Eh, that's something you would expect them to say. But to be fair here, there is an undeniable surge of enthusiasm post-2016 that no doubt Jones benefited from. The money, the volunteering, the anti-Trump enthusiasm gap, this all helped him. Given how close the margin is, it's reasonable to say that Moore could have won if Clinton was president, even if only by a small margin.

[fluffypanther19]

Lol, Jones walked out to Teach Me How To Dougie

really?

[Mr. Morden]

Bill Kristol predicted all this in August:

https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/895962020687880192

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[SteveRogers]

Trump finally tweets; shockingly civil compared to his usual tweet storms...

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Probably since he didn't write it.

Yeah, cmon. This isn't the way he normally talks. No way it is his.

Yeah, this was clearly written by someone trying hard to mimic the formula of a Trump tweet.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Lol they are showing the Moore rally and it is depressing as hell. Half the people can't walk without a walker and most are balding lmao

[Arkansas Yankee]

Be careful.  Those awful Alabama Republicans might pull a Minnesota on you.

[JA]

Although I was quite confident Moore would win this election, I'm certainly glad that Jones won so there's one less Republican in the Senate and a pedophile is denied even the chance of obtaining such a high status, powerful position.

[7,052,770]

CNN says Jones won't take office until January.

I thought special election winners took office immediately?

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

I know a lot of people like to rail on the DNC and the Democratic leadership but you must admit they handled this race perfectly.

[Dr. Arch]

Bill Kristol predicted all this in August:

https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/895962020687880192

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Amazing

[ProudModerate2]

Trump finally tweets; shockingly civil compared to his usual tweet storms...

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Probably since he didn't write it.

Yeah, cmon. This isn't the way he normally talks. No way it is his.

Yeah, we will hear the real Trump in the morning.

You mean like at 3 or 4 am Eastern time, when his babysitters are not watching him ?
He probably hides in the closet while tweeting.

[SamTilden2020]

Lesson learned for Democrats tonight:

Leave NO race uncontested next year.  

Oh, and how did that special state house election go in AL?

And we all thought the NYT model was nuts...

Anyways this has been the best night Democrats have had since 2012. This is an utter embarrassment for the GOP and Trump as it is his second endorsement to fail in Alabama. This was a rebuke to Bannon and Trump.

Remember, the AL GOP nominated their worst candidate BY FAR this race. Just because RM is a pedo, doesn't mean Cruz, Wicker, the TN nominee, and Fischer are doomed.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Trump I would assume is deep into a KFC and ice cream binge, will the results tonight cause him to have a coronary?

If I were Trump, I'd go out for Church's Fried Chicken and have their corn on the cob.  That's definitely the ticket to a massive heart attack.  Especially if they still have their deep fried apple pie.

Trump DID have a coherent tweet on Jones' victory:

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For Trump, that's actually pretty good.

[Hindsight was 2020]

https://twitter.com/alweaver22/status/940794703292878848

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Ouch

[HillGoose]

The right thing was done tonight.

[Oryxslayer]

Mobile Finished up - Now waiting on 25 Precincts from Jefferson. NYT suspects will push Jones to 1%, but is it drops his margin, we could be in recount territory.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

This was a lose-lose situation for Trump. Jones winning was just a slightly better outcome. Don't get me wrong, Trump is NOT happy about this. He pulled HARD for Moore and he lost.

[Storebought]

Alabama black voters must not have got the Washington Post memo that their turnout for this election was supposed to be depressed for lack of a black candidate at the top of the ticket.

Oh well. The GOP can study the turnout data from this election to find new ways to suppress the black vote for the next time around.

[AtorBoltox]

I know a lot of people like to rail on the DNC and the Democratic leadership but you must admit they handled this race perfectly.

Schumer's strategic sense is incredible

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Moore refusing to concede LOL