Tag: Doug Jones

What does Doug Jones’s win mean for the country?

The following article by Allison Michaels was posted on the Washington Post website December 13, 2017:

“This is something that’s really going to define Alabama for the future. Not just for the people but for all the aftereffects that we’re going to have on what the people view as what’s politically correct and what’s not.” — Zach Parrish of Alabama, 20, Democrat

Last night, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s competitive — and at times bitter — election, and is now set to become the state’s next U.S. senator. In the days leading up to the special election in Alabama, Washington Post political reporter Robert Costa spoke to voters in the deep-red state as they decided between the Democrat and a Republican, Roy Moore, who has faced allegations of sexual misconduct with minors.

Jones’s win has sizable consequences for the rest of the country, for the legislative agenda in Congress, for the state of divisive politics and party loyalty and even for the president of the United States.

On the 50th episode of “Can He Do That?,” a podcast that explores the powers and limitations of the American presidency, we dive into Costa’s reporting in Alabama and cover what happens next now that Alabama has elected a Democrat to the Senate.

Listen to the full episode below.

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10 Thoughts After the Alabama Senate Election

The following article by Nathan L. Gonzales was posted on the Roll Call website December 13, 2017:

Supporters of Democrat Doug Jones celebrate his victory over Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate special election Tuesday night in Birmingham, Ala. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

One of the best parts about covering elections is that there is always a result. After all the prognosticating, projecting, discussing and arguing, there’s a winner. But determining the true meaning of victory and loss can be difficult.

There will be plenty of time to analyze the Alabama Senate special election (at least until the next special election on March 13 in Pennsylvania’s 18th District), but here are some initial postelection thoughts:

This was a historic victory for Doug Jones. Of course, Roy Moore had some unparalleled flaws as a candidate, but Jones overcame a 20-point deficit in partisan performance to win. The last Democrat to win a Senate race in Alabama was Sen. Richard C. Shelby in 1992, and he’s now the state’s senior senator as a Republican. Tonight’s upset will be talked about for years to come. Continue reading “10 Thoughts After the Alabama Senate Election”

Heeding Bannon in Alabama election, Trump gambles and loses

The following article by Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker was posted on the Washington Post website December 13, 2017:

Democrat Doug Jones on Dec. 12 defeated Republican Roy Moore in Alabama’s U.S. Senate special election. Here were the reactions. (Amber Ferguson/The Washington Post)

President Trump lost in Alabama on Tuesday. Again.

This time, Trump threw his support behind Roy Moore, a polarizing, wounded Republican accused of dating and making sexual advances on teenagers — and found himself presiding over a stunning repudiation of Republicans in the Deep South that could have wide reverberations for his agenda and the party he leads. Continue reading “Heeding Bannon in Alabama election, Trump gambles and loses”