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Title: Roy Moore loses to Democrat Doug Jones in humiliating result for Trump
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Independent
URL Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w ... doug-jones-trump-a8103926.html
Published: Dec 12, 2017
Author: Andrew Buncombe, Harriet Agerholm, Alexa
Post Date: 2017-12-12 22:50:52 by Hondo68
Keywords: Another Trump endorsement, another loss
Views: 7063
Comments: 72
Polls will shortly close in Alabama as part of a special election that pits Democrat Doug Jones against Roy Moore, a Republican candidate dogged by sexual misconduct allegations. The race is neck-and-neck despite the state's strong conservative leanings, with Mr Moore denying the claims of eight women who say he harassed them - including one allegation involving a child aged 14. Polls close at 7pm local time/8pm ET/1am GMT, with results expected to start coming in soon afterwards. And speaking at a rally on the eve of the election last night, Mr Moore told supporters: "If you don't believe in my character, don't vote for me." Many of his followers simply don't believe the abuse allegations or say they have been blown out of proportion, and he retains the support of the Republican party and the President, Donald Trump. With 91 per cent of results in - the race is called - Doug Jones has been elected to the Senate - beating Roy Moore. With more than 85 per cent of the votes counted, Doug Jones has just taken the lead - but the vote is far too close. With 75 per cent of votes in, Mr Moore leads by 50.7 per cent to 47.9 per cent. But it is still too close to call. With more than 50 per cent of votes counted, Mr Moore is leading 52.7 per cent to 45.9 per cent. Roy Moore has arrived at his election night party in Montgomery has is greeting supporters, while Doug Jones has arrived at his event at the Sheraton Hotel in Birmingham. With 40 per cent of the vote in, Mr Moore is still leading, but the vote is close. We now have more than a quarter of the results in, with Mr Moore holding a 51 per cent to 47 per cent advantage - but it is too close to call Senate Republicans plan to convene a meeting Wednesday morning to discuss their next steps if Roy Moore wins the Alabama Senate race With about 20 per cent of precincts repo, Mr Moore holds a slight advantage with 51.3 per cent to Mr Jones 47.4 per cent. “Tonight is an opportunity for the Judge to call America back to her foundational principles regardless of what happens in the election,” a campaign spokesman told the network. So, some very early numbers - with less than 1,000 votes counted - have Doug Jones in the lead. But there is a long way to go. However, if you are in line to vote you are allowed to stay and do so. Polls have now closed Polls are set to close in five minutes. Alabama's Secretary of State John Merrill said preliminary estimates show a higher voter turnout for this special election. Earlier, Merrill had predicted a 25 per cent voter turnout. He said he still felt "comfortable" with that number, but it could maybe be higher. "We think that that's going to end up being the number. It could be a little bit higher. We've seen some numbers that have been a little bit higher in certain aspects of voting throughout the state, than in other areas. But some areas have underperformed," Mr Merrill said. He added that "a lot" of the absentee ballots have already been recorded, and there were more absentee votes than usual. Randall Woodfin, the newly elected mayor of Birmingham, Alabama and a first-term Democrat, told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that Roy Moore was a "threat to integrity and decency, not just for Alabama but for our country." There are reports of high turnout in both rural areas and major cities - both campaigns seem to be confident mood about what that means for their chances. Mr Moore has a strong rural support base, while Mr Jones does better in cities. But at his own rally on Monday night Mr Jones said the election was a referendum on "who we are and what we're going to tell our daughters". He was joined by basketball star Charles Barkley, who said it was "amazing" Mr Moore was still in the race and the state risked "looking like idiots to the nation". Mr Jones, for his own part, has been attacked as a liberal who would not properly represent a state that hasn't elected a Democrat senator for 30 years. Mr Jones acknowledged in Montgomery: "Look, I'm not going to be the senator that everybody in the state can agree with 100 per cent of the time." But he added: "They'll know I'm somebody that will sit down with them. I will learn from them. ... I will try to be the public servant I think a US senator ought to be." Tuesday's vote is being held to find a replacement for Jeff Sessions, who was selected as Attorney General by President Donald Trump. Doug Jones has told supporters that his campaign is a chance to be on the “right side of history for the state of Alabama.” “Judge Moore has been consistently wrong about the Constitution,” Mr Jones said to reporters after casting his ballot at a Baptist church in Birmingham. “I don't think Roy Moore is going to win this election.” If Mr Jones wins on Tuesday, Republicans would control the Senate by a slim 51-49 margin, giving Democrats momentum ahead of the November 2018 congressional elections, when control of both chambers of Congress will be at stake. Poster Comment: Trump's endorsement was the kiss of death for Roy Moore. Follow the latest live updates on the special election below
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His campaign manager told the crowd that Mr Moore would soon have the new title of senator.
The Jones campaign was looking for anything about 25 per cent when it come to black turnout.
Mr Moore has denied the allegations.
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#13. To: hondo68 (#0)
Hondo, now we all know you're a dayum liar. With far less cred than Yukon... Yukon (YES YUKON!) possesses more integrity and principle in his left pinky than you. Tell the class, Hondo -- onto WHAT principles do you hold? You who supported Doug Jones, pro-baby killer, Commie, and homo-fascist candidate? Hondo, tell us -- whose teenager's pants did you intrude? Which little boy did you molest 40 years ago? And are you a pedophile?
#38. To: Liberator, Mo Brooks, A K A Stone, Vicomte13, Deckard (#13)
Send a message to Washington and Alabama [....] Scandal-tarred (and now former) Governor Robert Bentley, in a move many believe was designed to block an investigation into his alleged misuse of taxpayer funds to hide an extramarital affair, appointed to the interim seat the man who was leading the investigation - the state’s Attorney General, Luther Strange. Strange came to Washington and promptly earned the Establishment’s favor - so much so that the pro-Establishment Senate Leadership Fund has launched an $8 million campaign on Strange’s behalf in the special election. Judging by what’s been broadcast on Alabama television, most of that money, it seems, has been targeted at the one man the Establishment least wants representing Alabama in the Senate - Congressman Mo Brooks, the first Republican to win Alabama’s fifth congressional district since 1868. Brooks proved in his first congressional race that he is nobody’s lackey. He bucked the party leadership in Washington when he challenged a sitting Democrat-turned-Republican, Parker Griffith, and soundly defeated him in the primary; then, in the general election, he took on former Senator Howell Heflin’s long-time chief of staff, Steve Raby, and dispatched him easily. Since then, Brooks has been the kind of leader for which conservative activists hunger. He is a member of the House Freedom Caucus, and has been a leader on key issues of concern to conservative grassroots activists - toughening enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws, working to repeal ObamaCare, fighting to reduce our nation’s out-of-control debt. Since he announced his intention to run for the seat, he’s been on the receiving end of millions of dollars worth of negative ads, most of which assert falsely that he is an opponent of President Trump. In fact, he is a strong supporter of President Trump’s agenda - according to one recent analysis, he’s voted in support of the Trump agenda 95 percent of the time. Brooks has been fighting in the House for funding for President Trump’s proposed border wall, and he has promised that when he gets to the Senate, he’ll filibuster if need be to ensure that Congress appropriates funds for that wall. It’s no wonder that last week, seven Trump delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention - including State Rep. Ed Henry, the chairman of the Trump campaign in Alabama - endorsed Brooks for the Senate. Conservative talk radio hosts Mark Levin, Sean Hannity, and Laura Ingraham have also endorsed Brooks for the seat. So have FreedomWorks and Senate Conservatives Fund. Last week, Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund - the Super PAC affiliated with Tea Party Patriots - endorsed Brooks, and launched an Independent Expenditure on his behalf. And this week, I’ll be traveling to Alabama to spend time on the campaign trail with Brooks. As with every endorsement issued by our Super PAC, it was based in large part on Brooks‘ strength with our grassroots supporters in Alabama. Even though there are nine candidates running for the GOP nomination, Brooks easily garnered more than a majority of the vote when we surveyed our supporters in the state. That’s a testament to his reputation among conservatives throughout the state, and it’s a sign he’ll have the kind of support he needs to serve with spine in the Senate. The even better news is, Alabama’s special election gives conservative grassroots activists all over the country an opportunity to engage. Because there are no other Senate elections going on next Tuesday, activists around the country can focus their energy making volunteer calls to targeted voters in Alabama - a project TPPCF is directing as the election nears. So if you’re a conservative activist fed up with the Senate’s inability to pass a real ObamaCare repeal bill - the kind we’ve been promised for seven years now - and you’re a strong supporter of President Trump who wants to send a message to Washington, join us as we work to elect Mo Brooks to the Senate.
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Replies to Comment # 13. You who supported Doug Jones, pro-baby killer, Commie, and homo-fascist candidate?
Support Mo Brooks to replace Jeff Sessions
In this May 15, 2017, photo, Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Huntsville, Ala. (Bob Gathany/AL.com via AP, File)
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