r/politics Foreign Dec 13 '17

Black voters just saved America from Roy Moore

https://thinkprogress.org/back-vote-alabama-jones-8da18c1d8d7a/
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u/aquarain I voted Dec 13 '17

Every vote was crucial for Doug Jones. He won by 1.5%.

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u/ScoobyPwnsOnU Dec 13 '17

I thought it was .8? Thats what i was seeint when they called it. I think 49.6 to 48.8

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u/aquarain I voted Dec 13 '17

After the press called it there were still some votes to be counted, and they were mostly Jones. They don't wait until the last vote is tallied.

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u/Hanchan Dec 13 '17

Even the write ins for other republicans.

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u/LLiamW Dec 13 '17

I'm a student in Lee County, every house sign i saw was for Jones.

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u/Wildkid133 Dec 13 '17

I live in Auburn. It was very very pushed for us to vote for Doug jones amongst our peers. Very few people I have talked to amongst my friends voted for Moore. Shit I couldn't ever because 2 of my friends moms are his accusers.

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u/HoldenTite Dec 13 '17

Someone said last night that it swung red to blue from 2016 to 2017 by 40%.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '17

30-35%, I think. Still huge.