Leftover Discussion Thread: AL Special Election

[Cyber Liberty]

Yeah and even if the GOP had 100% of the power they would do nothing, because they are all professional losers just like Jesus Freak and admitted child dater Roy Moore.

Wrap your head around the fact that a solid red state just voted for a Communist abortionist and everyone with an R after their named just sighed in relief to not be burdened with leadership anymore. I'll be Paul Ryan was so excited he ran to the gym to pump some irons with the other sweaty boys there.

LOL!  But true.

[Victoria33]

@roamer_1

As I said to you, it's a solid red state, only way Moore could lose was majority of Republican women would not vote for Moore - you said they would vote for him.  They didn't, plus a big move to get blacks out to vote happened.

Plus there were 21,781 write-ins (the total right now)- likely the Republican women, plus other Republicans who would not vote for Moore.

Moore lost us a Senate seat.

[driftdiver]

Because we'll get another chance to stop baby murder in about 40 more years or so.

No big deal that's only about 50million babies

[dfwgator]

Whatever made Bannon think Moore could win a Senate seat??

He came pretty damn close, in spite of everything.

[Jazzhead]

This was no one's fault but Ray Moore's.   

[mystery-ak]

  If it looks like the smear on trump is going nowhere Franken will stay and loudly proclaim if Trump doesn’t have to resign neither will he....

That is how I see it...Franken doesn't want to leave and I bet he is fighting tooth and nail behind the scences with Chuckie..

[Right_in_Virginia]

Oh, Mitch is a very happy man tonight.

And Saint Romney. 

[DiogenesLamp]

The populist portion of the voter base will continue to nominate fringe candidates unable to win statewide election...

Because in the absence of accusations,  Moore would have lost anyway?   Your thinking is alien to me.   It makes utterly no sense.   

[kevindavis007]

@JWGOP
 1m1 minute ago

Winner: America. Loser: Gadsden Mall. #MooreWithTimeOnHisHands

[dfwgator]

@roamer_1

As I said to you, it's a solid red state, only way Moore could lose was majority of Republican women would not vote for Moore - you said they would vote for him.  They didn't, plus a big move to get blacks out to vote happened.

Plus there were 21,781 write-ins (the total right now)- likely the Republican women, plus other Republicans who would not vote for Moore.

Moore lost us a Senate seat.

Maybe if Moore had stronger opposition in the Primary,  but he didn't.  This was a team loss.   

[Emjay]

Yeah and even if the GOP had 100% of the power they would do nothing, because they are all professional losers just like Jesus Freak and admitted child dater Roy Moore.

Wrap your head around the fact that a solid red state just voted for a Communist abortionist and everyone with an R after their named just sighed in relief to not be burdened with leadership anymore. I'll be Paul Ryan was so excited he ran to the gym to pump some irons with the other sweaty boys there.

Wait, that commie abortionist only said abortion was okay up until delivery.

Now, how he feels about aborting a two-month old who's keeping people up at night, we're not sure.

[Variant]

Whatever made Bannon think Moore could win a Senate seat??

This.  Moore has never run well statewide.  I think Trump (pragmatic for once) made the same point when he cast his support in the primaries for Moore's opponent.

[Mom MD]

Because we'll get another chance to stop baby murder in about 40 more years or so.

Electing Moore would not have stopped baby murder.  There are not 60 votes in the senate for that even with Moore.  There aren’t even 50 votes with the likes of Collins and Murkowski who are supposedly on our side of the aisle

[Right_in_Virginia]

He came pretty damn close, in spite of everything.

Not nearly good enough.

[kevindavis007]

This was no one's fault but Ray Moore's.

Exactly.

[dfwgator]

And Saint Romney.

And McCain (what's taking that damn Cancer so long, anyway?)

[RoosGirl]

?  I thought he was born in Indiana.

They stamped that on his ass right before he left the crappy electronics factory in Taiwan.

[RetBobbyMI]

Oh, Mitch is a very happy man tonight.

Good. I hope he enjoys it for the next two years

[Right_in_Virginia]

This.  Moore has never run well statewide.  I think Trump (pragmatic for once) made the same point when he cast his support in the primaries for Moore's opponent.

He did.

[DiogenesLamp]

Maybe Steve Bannon should just f**k off.

Maybe you should go easy on your medication.   If you aren't taking any,  perhaps you should start.   

[Victoria33]

Last chance absentee votes... fingers crossed.

@Sighlass

Absentee ballots were already counted before the polls closed.  Those numbers were the first ones released as soon as polls closed.

[roamer_1]

@roamer_1

As I said to you, it's a solid red state, only way Moore could lose was majority of Republican women would not vote for Moore - you said they would vote for him.  They didn't, plus a big move to get blacks out to vote happened.

Plus there were 21,781 write-ins (the total right now)- likely the Republican women, plus other Republicans who would not vote for Moore.

Moore lost us a Senate seat.

@Victoria33
Moore didn't lose us shit.

[Variant]

Because in the absence of accusations,  Moore would have lost anyway?   Your thinking is alien to me.   It makes utterly no sense.

History with Moore says it was always going to be a close race.  He wasn't a candidate who had any margin for resiliency against smears -- bogus or otherwise.

[Frank Cannon]

Everybody is missing the big take away from this election. Once again, for the tenth year in a row, the polls were wronger than wrong.

[RetBobbyMI]

I wonder since the number of write-ins is about the margin of difference between Moore and a Jones, if Moore wii request a recount.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Maybe if Moore had stronger opposition in the Primary,  but he didn't.  This was a team loss.

No.  The Ten Commandments carried Moore over the finish line in the primaries.

Stupid as that was.

[kevindavis007]

I thought that Roy had God's backing.

[edpc]

The mantra lately has been 'let the voters of Alabama decide.' 

Well, they did.

Now that people outside Alabama don't like it, it has to be the fault of McConnell, Soros, or something...

[Right_in_Virginia]

History with Moore says it was always going to be a close race.  He wasn't a candidate who had any margin for resiliency against smears -- bogus or otherwise.

Good point.   

[corbe]

    Texas has nothing to fear in 2018 cause Sen. Cruz has bigly experience in deflecting bogus accusations.

[Bigun]

@JWGOP
 1m1 minute ago

Winner: America. Loser: Gadsden Mall. #MooreWithTimeOnHisHands

Yu swamp agents go ahead and celebrate while you can! 

[musiclady]

If I were in Alabama I would have stayed home.  You can only hold your nose so long.  The dems win twice here.  They get the seat and they get to paint conservative Christians as sanctimonious nut jobs

This.

[Frank Cannon]

@Victoria33
Moore didn't lose us shit.

Of course not. He was a slacked jawed loser to begin with.


"This is how big mine is.....which is why I am forced to impress teenage girls with it. Women usually laugh me out of bed"

[dfwgator]

Yu swamp agents go ahead and celebrate while you can!

Well that's it for harassment talk.  Mission Accomplished.  Hollywood can go back to Business As Usual.

[DiogenesLamp]

Yeah and even if the GOP had 100% of the power they would do nothing, because they are all professional losers just like Jesus Freak and admitted child dater Roy Moore.

Wrap your head around the fact that a solid red state just voted for a Communist abortionist and everyone with an R after their named just sighed in relief to not be burdened with leadership anymore.

To be sure,  our party is full of cowards,  but they have good cause.  That Weaponized broadcasting system owned by the Democrats can cut them to pieces if they attract it's attention. 

But yes,  our side cutting and running at the first sign of trouble has cost us more than one election.   

[Right_in_Virginia]

Should have listened to Trump instead of Bannon.   

[Smokin Joe]

Guess riding around on a horse isn't the winning strategy it was........back in 1877.

Nope. Being a rider isn't a winner. Being a horse's ass is.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Well that's it for harassment talk.  Mission Accomplished.  Hollywood can go back to Business As Usual.

Nope.  The President's up next.

[Jazzhead]

The accusations made a lot of people sit out the election.    They couldn't vote for Jones,  and they decided they wouldn't vote for Moore.

That's correct.  Moore wasn't worth fighting for.

[Sighlass]

No.  The Ten Commandments carried Moore over the finish line in the primaries.

Stupid as that was.

Just taking it all in, why vote republican at all any more. They just stab Christians. From Trump to most of the Senate worked against Moore. 10 to 1 money spent against Moore. Same as democrats as far as I can see.

[musiclady]

The mantra lately has been 'let the voters of Alabama decide.' 

Well, they did.

Now that people outside Alabama don't like it, it has to be the fault of McConnell, Soros, or something...

Exactly.

The people of Alabama spoke.   Bad candidate.   Bad result.

It could have been prevented.

[Hoodat]

Mo Brooks would have made a damn fine Senator.  An economic Conservative through and through.

[Frank Cannon]

I thought that Roy had God's backing.

Of course not. God was always for your candidate Jones. You know how much he loves 4th trimester abortions.

[Smokin Joe]

I thought that Roy had God's backing.

Well, Kevin, no one will be able to blame him for the coming CF in Washington. Maybe God decided to spare him a term in that snake pit.

[Free Vulcan]

The reality is that turnout was excellent across the state. I'm not sure who stayed home.

What got Jones over the line was the black vote, which has nothing to do with Moore, other than the smear ads by Jones calling him a racist.

[DiogenesLamp]

Whatever made Bannon think Moore could win a Senate seat??

Anyone with any sense would think what Bannon thought.  Two months ago Moore was a shoe-in.


He may still win.   

[edpc]

Of course not. God was always for your candidate Jones. You know how much he loves 4th trimester abortions.

I guess that explains The Slaughter of the Innocents.

[Victoria33]

They won't stop with Trump...Pence would be vulnerable too

@mystery-ak

They would not go after Pence; he is not mentally crippled like Trump.

[DiogenesLamp]

This was no one's fault but Ray Moore's.

No, it was the fault of people who spread around unprovable accusations from 40 F***ing years ago.   

[Smokin Joe]

Exactly.

The people of Alabama spoke.   Bad candidate.   Bad result.

It could have been prevented.

Yeah, if the people of Alabama hadn't voted for Moore in the first place, they wouldn't have had to choose between the target of a full bore smear campaign and a supporter of murdering babies.

Oh, and that trial by media thingy....

People will have the government they deserve.