Leftover Discussion Thread: AL Special Election

[Free Vulcan]

It's not a new formula.

No it's not, but they've upped it and given it a twist. Drag out a gaggle of women and scream racist is apparently all it takes. They can dredge this stuff out and people will believe it with near impunity it seems, because Americans want to feel so self-righteous today that they'll suck up any gutter gossip they hear as gospel truth.

[Mom MD]

Just heard Jones' speech.  Does this guy have an IQ over 10?

Of course not   He is a baby killing liberal   It goes with the territory

[DiogenesLamp]

What a circus a recount would be

More than what we have already had?  I say bring it on.   It is a proper conclusion to this farce. 

[dfwgator]

Wow   Take that back to TOS where it came from

No I won't, not after that shameful poster that the Jones campaign put out. 

[Right_in_Virginia]

Really? He is the most cripple establishment loser we have had as VP since Algore.

I hope the Rats find out Mike is having an affair so we have proof he is not a robot or a martian.

Perfect meme.   

[RetBobbyMI]

U.S. SENATE SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION 2017 STATEWIDE RESULTS

Total Ballots Cast: 1,248,782  Total Registered Voters: 3,326,812  Voter Turnout: 37.54%  Counties Reported: 67 of 67  Last Updated: 12/12/2017 10:05:55 PM
The election results presented on these pages are unofficial and presented as a courtesy of the Alabama Secretary of State and Alabama’s Probate Judges. The accuracy of the election results is the responsibility of the Probate Judge for each county reporting.

UNITED STATES SENATOR
        
Doug Jones (DEM)   49.68%   619,595
Roy S. Moore (REP)   48.63%   606,396
Write-In   1.69%   21,078
   
1,247,069

[DiogenesLamp]

The media smear didn't lose it for Moore.   He did.  NO Republican candidate should have lost this seat.

No, it was pretty much the media smears and the backstabbing by people in his own party.   

[Mom MD]

I'm fairly certain there will be a recount. No matter who winds up winning.

Name one recount a republican has won  Even Bush was headed for a loss before the courts stopped the circus.  The Democrats are masters at manufacturing votes in a recount

[Suppressed]

The populist portion of the voter base will continue to nominate fringe candidates unable to win statewide election... but they won't blame themselves when Democrats take control again.

Remember this happening for Harry Reid?  He was extremely vulnerable but the voters put up Sharon Angle instead...

The good news is the Democrats are as dysfunctional as we are, but they can certainly unite in opposition to Trump.

Akin, O'Donnell, Angle, Moore...just throwing away Senate seats by nominating bad candidates.

[Frank Cannon]

No I won't, not after that shameful poster that the Jones campaign put out.

LOL. What poster was that where a blatantly racist response was deemed appropriate?

[Bigun]

Of course not   He is a baby killing liberal   It goes with the territory

He's exactly the kind of candidate the swamp loves!  Keep your mouth shut, do what your told, collect your pay, and go home!

[Cyber Liberty]

No it's not, but they've upped it and given it a twist. Drag out a gaggle of women and scream racist is apparently all it takes. They can dredge this stuff out and people will believe it with near impunity it seems, because Americans want to feel so self-righteous today that they'll suck up any gutter gossip they hear as gospel truth.

This version of the formula peeled away our Mothers, Wives and Daughters.  It's not going to get better until they come  back.

[RoosGirl]

LOL. What poster was that where a blatantly racist response was deemed appropriate?

I guess you think we shouldn't have picked our own damn cotton then?

[dfwgator]

LOL. What poster was that where a blatantly racist response was deemed appropriate?

What's racist about saying we never should have had slavery, anyway?

[RetBobbyMI]

He's exactly the kind of candidate the swamp loves!  Keep your mouth shut, do what your told, collect your pay, and go home!

And they’ll be provided with a get out of jail free card for any misdeeds they commit

[DiogenesLamp]

No, it is still Moore's responsibility.  He did a piss poor job of defending himself.

And I suppose if you had been accused of near rape and underage molestation 40 years ago,  you would have had the perfect comeback?   


I think such accusations amplified as they were by the media and Republican party officials who hated him anyway,  no candidate could have dealt with easily.   Those accusations were good for losing him 10% of his previous vote.   

Moore may have a good chunk of the people swayed, but he sucks at politics.

He was doing just fine until the Republican knives came out.   

[Sighlass]

What a circus a recount would be

Why, because it might change the outcome. Remember the state was required to keep the digital copies of the vote due to a court decision a few days ago. For 6 months. Thus making a recount actually pretty easy.

[Frank Cannon]

Akin, O'Donnell, Angle, Moore...just throwing away Senate seats by nominating bad candidates.

So you want the party to select the primary candidates in states so they can get the person they feel more comfortable with. That's mighty generous of you to look out for the rubes in those states.

BTW your DC pals also HATE other candidates than went on to the general along with your list. Let's see: Cruz, Paul, Lee. Time to get those wacko azzholes the hell out of politics and get these states back in line.

[edpc]

No, it was pretty much the media smears and the backstabbing by people in his own party.

We were led to believe the voters in Alabama would not fall for those establishment and media shenanigans.

[corbe]

   I don't blame President Trump wholly for the loss of this solid Republican seat, I blame the GOP, the NRSC and Mitch, unfortunately Trump is  the CEO of all of them.


*I sure hope Cruz ditches this CF of a party AFTER he wins his re election and goes Constitution or Federalist.

[Free Vulcan]

Akin, O'Donnell, Angle, Moore...just throwing away Senate seats by nominating bad candidates.

Were they though? They said or did one wrong thing and were crucified, even if taken out of context, blown out of proportion, or outright lies. They had equal or far more nuttybar opponents who said or did equally stupid things that got a yawn.

[Frank Cannon]

I guess you think we shouldn't have picked our own damn cotton then?

I don't give a shit who picks it. As long as it makes it to Brooks Brothers in time to get my summer suits and shirts made.

[DiogenesLamp]

Who said Moore lost. The fat lady didn’t sing yet

I would contest it even if Jones numbers end up beating out Moore.   The Democrats always bring a lot of vote fraud and ineligible voters to the elections. 

[Right_in_Virginia]

 

Donald J. Trump
 @realDonaldTrump
 Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory. The write-in votes played a very big factor, but a win is a win. The people of Alabama are great, and the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends!
 11:08 PM · Dec 12, 2017

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

[dfwgator]

We were led to believe the voters in Alabama would not fall for those establishment and media shenanigans.

But don't let that cover up the fact that the media and establishment has lost a lot of credibility, just not quite enough just yet.  But the progress is there.  That's the good news.