Alabama Megathread 4: A New Hope

[Rookie Yinzer]

I'm still astonished that Jefferson county went 68-30 for Jones... after only voting for Clinton by 7.

Jones really over-performed there.

I'm sure Birmingham proper was overrepresented in tonight's result. Not to mention the hugely popular new and young mayor of Birmingham working hard to get people out for Jones. The numbers were amazing. I can't wait until another generation passes and the South becomes the new battleground.

[Rookie Yinzer]

I'm still astonished that Jefferson county went 68-30 for Jones... after only voting for Clinton by 7.

Jones really over-performed there.

I'm sure Birmingham proper was overrepresented in tonight's result. Not to mention the hugely popular new and young mayor of Birmingham working hard to get people out for Jones. The numbers were amazing. I can't wait until another generation passes and the South becomes the new battleground.

I gotta think Jones' win will be a big inspiration to Dems all over the South and maybe the midwest. They might still lose most of the time, but now there's that example to look to that it can actually happen. And that means a lot to have that inspiration.

Perez really needs to focus on rebuilding the Democratic Party's infrastructure down here. Birmingham, Atlanta, Charlotte, etc are the future of the party.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Is anyone else still in disbelief about this election?

Yes. Georgia was supposed to get a pro-choice Democratic Senator before Alabunga.

[Rookie Yinzer]

I don't see why democrats are joyful about the results. Yes Doug won, but it took everything the democrat had to win a narrow victory against a guy who should have been blown out of the water.

What would be the appropriate reaction for you, sir?

At the end of the day, the Democrats have an extra senate seat. How it was achieved is irrelevant at this point.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Moore is moving to block the certification based on "systematic voter fraud" that doesn't exist https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/28/us/politics/roy-moore-block-election.html

Bussed in blacks from Mississippi using Alabama state-issued IDs they don't have?

With all that has been done to keep black people from voting in this state, this accusation is preposterous.

When Jones won, my greatest fear was that this would mobilize Alabama to find even more ways to suppress the votes of black Alabamians. I hope they remain vigilant.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Sen-Elect Jones hires first Democratic African American Chief of Staff in the Senate.

https://www.politico.com/amp/story/2018/01/02/doug-jones-african-american-chief-of-staff-dana-gresham-320117