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/Redwhitesherry Dec 13 '17

If the GOP manages to nominate a complete fuck stick again in 2020 it will certainly be possible that he wins re-election. And that is a very real possibility. Another possibility is that the events of the next 2 years could see the GOP completely fracture to the degree that you see the conservative vote being split with a third party or independent candidates who could also win Jones reelection.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '17

those are both off chances though. by far the most likely thing is they nominate someone who is a safer bet and the democrats lose by a lot.

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u/Redwhitesherry Dec 13 '17

This is a time when off chances are the norm. The Bannon crowd is already trying to blame this on McConnell.

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u/-wnr- Dec 13 '17

And the establishment crowd is blaming Bannon. It's a beautiful thing to watch.

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u/Redwhitesherry Dec 13 '17

I think the establishment is right on this one. Trying to blame this on McConnell is just ridiculous. He made it very clear from the start that he didn't think Roy Moore was a good candidate for the party and he proved to be correct.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '17

from the perspective of the Bannon wing, if the entire republican party gave a full throated support then Moore would have won, hence why they are blaming the establishment republicans who did not support him.