Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Stop using mental illness to avoid talking about armed white supremacy.

Maybe you would prefer that we take Joelle’s side in ALL CAPS?

Republicans in disarray!

Not all heroes wear capes.

“That’s what the insurrection act is for!”

Speaker Mike Johnson is a vile traitor to the House and the Constitution.

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

Everybody saw this coming.

If you’re pissed about Biden’s speech, he was talking about you.

Washington Post’s Catch and Kill, not noticeably better than the Enquirer’s.

Trump’s legal defense is going to be a dumpster fire inside a clown car on a derailing train.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

I’m more Christian than these people and I’m an atheist.

I know this must be bad for Joe Biden, I just don’t know how.

One of our two political parties is a cult whose leader admires Vladimir Putin.

You are so fucked. Still, I wish you the best of luck.

Quote tweet friends, screenshot enemies.

The Giant Orange Man Baby is having a bad day.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

How can republicans represent us when they don’t trust women?

There is no right way to do the wrong thing.

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

We’re not going back!

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  4. 4.

    guachi

    I truly can’t believe it. Too bad in the last year almost all my wingnut FB friends unfriended me so I can’t rub it in their faces.

  6. 6.

    Amaranthine RBG

    It has been clear for some time now, to those of us who follow politics closely, that Jones was going to win robustly.

  8. 8.

    justawriter

    Well stick me in a pot and call me a petunia. (I think that is an old timey southern expression of astonishment.)

  9. 9.

    Davebo

    It’s been said before but honestly, forget the sexual assault allegations. Moore was always a horrific candidate even for Alabama.

  10. 10.

    dmsilev

    Wooooooo!!!!! NO MORE FUNDRAISING EMAILS FROM DOUG JONES!!!!!!!!

    (gave money to him, but my goodness did he send a lot of emails)

  28. 28.

    Tinare

    My faith in humanity is almost restored. The fact that so many people voted for such a detestable man is the reason it’s only *almost*. That and the current occupant of the White House is still there.

  29. 29.

    Kay

    @peej01:

    Fck Steve Bannon!!!!!

    That is delicious. It’s a big loss for all of them, though. Trump, Bannon, Sessions, all the Republicans in Congress who sold their souls for that tax bill.

  30. 30.

    ChrisB

    The last 30 minutes have been delicious as the blue votes came in and the [crimson] tide turned. So fun to watch (and Karnacki was great, really into it).

  31. 31.

    M31

    here’s how I knew Jones had won — the girlfriend shouted “SUCK IT, TRUMP” from across the room

    fuck yeah

  32. 32.

    hellslittlestangel

    I’ve shed a few tears since November of 2016, but these are tears of joy. I really hope this means our country is turning back from the dark road it’s been traveling.

  33. 33.

    Lyrebird

    @lamh36: Thank the … hmm…

    THANK those voters that turned out! (Also see my reply to you last thread.)

    And glory halleluia, too!

  34. 34.

    guachi

    And the Senate tax bill is such a trash fire the House can’t just straight up vote for it. The Democrats at least had a workable bill when Scott Brown won.

  35. 35.

    lamh36

    Well I’ll be damn!
    I tell you what…the Democratic party better damn well realize…who their most LOYAL base is and would maybe stop trying to win back the WWC.

    And white America should give a giant THANK you to African American voters for once again saving you all from yourselves!

  36. 36.

    dmsilev

    So, next thing up is the tax bill. How long until Senator-Elect Jones becomes Senator Jones, and can the GOP manage to jam through their atrocity before that point (especially since Susan Collins is waffling again)?

  40. 40.

    chopper

    AAAAAAAHHHHHH

    Jesus I can’t believe it’s even in the realm of possibility. never been happier to be wrong.

  44. 44.

    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    Tax Sham Bill is now 50-50 in Senate.

    Time to make Collins feel the pain until she flips.

  49. 49.

    JGabriel

    Holy shit, this is the Foxnews.Com headline:

    Alabama elects its first Democrat to the Senate in decades after rollercoaster battle

    I really expected Fox’s headline to be something more like: Black Thugs Block White Christian From Taking Senate Seat.

  51. 51.

    japa21

    As I said on an earlier thread, it should be shouted from the rooftops that Moore was a shoo-in until Trump started campaigning for him.

  52. 52.

    Marmot

    Ha! See? What good did being so gloomy do you, ya Debbies Downer?

    Like someone was all, “It’s Alabama, don’t hope!”

    Ya whiner! Yeah! Now you have to celebrate!

  55. 55.

    dmsilev

    Mwaaahahahahaha:

    .@NRSC Chairman @SenCoryGardner: “Tonight’s results are clear – the people of AL deemed Roy Moore unfit to serve in the U.S. Senate..I hope Senator-elect Doug Jones will do the right thing and truly represent AL by choosing to vote with the Senate Repub Majority.”

  57. 57.

    Kay

    @mai naem mobile:

    There’s something very sweet about a Dem taking over Jeffrey Beauregard Sessions’ seat.

    Yup.
    It’s terrible for fundie Christians, too. They have now compromised on child molesting and they LOST.

  58. 58.

    CaseyL

    Moore is still getting votes from the suburbs, narrowing the gap some – but the guy on MSNBC says it won’t be enough.

  59. 59.

    different-church-lady

    @guachi:

    Too bad in the last year almost all my wingnut FB friends unfriended me so I can’t rub it in their faces.

    You’ll be a better off for it.

  61. 61.

    Ken

    @japa21: And as I said in an earlier thread (though I stole the line from someone else), Trump wasn’t campaigning for Moore, he was trying to install a sympathetic juror.

  62. 62.

    TS

    @lamh36:

    NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF THE BLACK VOTE IN THE SOUTH!!!

    And how hard the republicans tried to suppress that vote

    This is the best news out of the USA since November last year.

  64. 64.

    Schlemazel

    I have not felt this good since 11/4/08

    I hope the feeling does not pass but I know that reality is still here destroying America. It just got harder for them but the still hold the Senate. Their margin of error is gone now.

  65. 65.

    zzyzx

    Make me an angel that flies from Montgom’ry
    Make me a poster of an old rodeo
    Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
    To believe in this living is just a hard way to go

  66. 66.

    guachi

    Black voters + hispanic voters + enough educated whites to pull the Democrats over the line is the formula for victory (with a preponderance of women from all three groups).

    This won’t be the case in every election in all locations. But it’s a good general strategy.

  67. 67.

    Scotius

    Virginia was a pleasant surprise. This is even better. The Republicans have finally done it. They’ve made the average Democratic voter just as pissed off and motivated as the GOP core voters who having been showing up in force and making midterms so miserable for us. Fair play to all the African American voters in paricular who were willing to put in the extra effort to get past all the barriers to voting that have been placed in their way.

  68. 68.

    Vince

    I’m so happy I’m nearly in tears. I never never never never never thought Moore, one of the few people I can think of more vile than Trump, would lose this election. I’m completely stunned but in a good this time. Let’s build off this.

  70. 70.

    efgoldman

    @mai naem mobile:

    There’s something very sweet about a Dem taking over Jeffrey Beauregard Sessions’ seat.

    Is it a full term? Or an unfilled term? In any case, I expect the ‘Bama RWNJs will put up a conventional redneck racist, and win the seat back. By then, though, I hope, “presidient” Hair Furor will have motivated so many voters that Dems win significant number of seats in both houses.

  71. 71.

    George

    I heard some nitwit on NPR this evening saying how she thought that a victory by Moore would be a great victory for Trump. I wonder if she’ll be on the radio tomorrow saying that the loss by Moore was a resounding defeat for Trump.

  75. 75.

    frosty

    @lamh36:

    the Democratic party better damn well realize…who their most LOYAL base is and would maybe stop trying to win back the WWC.

    I’m with you 100% on this.

  78. 78.

    catclub

    @dmsilev:

    How long until Senator-Elect Jones becomes Senator Jones,

    Mitch mcConnell says a very long time. I would not be surprised at a recount to bring back the memories of Franken in Minnesota.

  79. 79.

    Jinchi

    Santorum on CNN looks ready to choke as a co-panelist points out that blacks in Selma Alabama turned the state blue this election.

  80. 80.

    lamh36

    @kylegriffin1
    28s29 seconds ago
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    McConnell-aligned SLF slams Bannon: “Not only did Steve Bannon cost us a critical Senate seat in one of the most Republican states in the country, but he also dragged the President of the United States into his fiasco.”

  81. 81.

    MisterForkbeard

    Alabama passed the minimum threshold of decency, unlike the Republican party. Surprising.

    I guess I’ll break out the good alcohol. To Alabama and their new Senator!

  83. 83.

    p.a.

    This is a bit of a flashback to the ‘legitimate rape’ candidate, and the Delaware “I believe in witches” candidate, among others, who get tossed up whenever the pig people (h/t driftglass) actually get control from the slicker professional deplorables. tRump would’ve suffered the same result but for the perfect storm of vote suppression, a generation of Clinton Derangement Syndrome, Bernie & bros, and a cowed press.

  84. 84.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Brian Beutler‏Verified account @ brianbeutler
    .@ SenateMajLdr put down that tax bill.

    cc @ chuckschumer

    I wonder if Ryan will try to jam through the Senate bill to avoid having to deal with Collins and Flake

  86. 86.

    jonas

    I have to say, I was wrong about the GOTV effort down in Alabama. All hats off to the volunteers, precinct walkers, organizers, phonebank callers, and others who made this happen. If this starts happening in every election in the South, watch out!

  89. 89.

    Trentrunner

    Rebecca Traister, the most important writer in politics right now:

    That means that the Dem Senate women’s calls for Franken to resign last week will likely look, in retrospect, strategically smart & like a symbolic, watershed moment, emblematic of the upheaval of power structures that is underway.

  90. 90.

    Kay

    @David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch:

    They;ll be rattled now too. Collins was dumb to do the lying tour. That’s gonna kill her. She should have just lined up and voted for it quietly in the dead of night, like the rest of them. That whole disaster is gonna end up as “Susan Collins tax bill”.

    I actually think it should work like that- the fake moderates should bear most of the blame for Trump.

  94. 94.

    catclub

    @Vince:

    I never never never never never thought Moore, one of the few people I can think of more vile than Trump, would lose this election.

    Ha. I think I even posted that the perv sex stuff would have more impact on everyone except trump. Given that Trump won Alabama by 20+%, I think a case can be made.

  95. 95.

    Seanly

    I’ll believe it when that child-chasing crazy muthafugger Moore concedes. Republicans are sore losers & full of nothing but their hatred of all that is good and their fugging dirty tricks.

  96. 96.

    BC in Illinois

    @japa21:

    Well, the good scotch is coming out.

    You have given me the agenda for the evening. 18 year old single malt from the Clan C land in Scotland.

    And the earlier thread title has led me from Dylan Stuck Inside of Mobile to the Grateful Dead singing the same to other Grateful Dead . . . so I am about to close down politics for the night, enjoy the feeling of victory, listen to the Dead and sip the good scotch.

    Tomorrow will be an even more enjoyable day. Then there’s a year’s worth of work ahead of us.

  98. 98.

    lamh36

    @adamslily
    8m8 minutes ago
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    Let this sink in – Jefferson Beauregard Sessions’ Senate seat was taken by a civil rights lawyer who convicted Klansmen. Justice is sweet.

  99. 99.

    different-church-lady

    @lamh36: You know, if we could figure a way to peel away some of the WWC without alienating the base, that would be awesome.

    I know our resident trolls will never understand the second part of that, but… fuck ’em, they’re trolls.

  100. 100.

    Mnemosyne

    @lamh36:

    And white America should give a giant THANK you to African American voters for once again saving you all from yourselves!

    I would like to thank the African-American voters of Alabama for being the adults in the room and voting for the Democrat who wasn’t perfect rather than staying home and sulking like white liberals do if they don’t get their way. I’m not sure anyone can really understand how much I appreciate the fact that African-Americans have their shit together while my fellow white people are beclowning themselves every goddamned day,

  101. 101.

    Skepticat

    I’ve been glued to the computer (but not online) since 7 this morning, and I just this minute finished, came here, and saw this. I was stunned to find myself tearing up, and I’m almost afraid to believe it. I’ve come close to abject pessimism and despair about the entire political state, but this is a glimmer of hope. Let it be the first sign of an avalanche.

  106. 106.

    lamh36

    @RonaldKlain
    11m11 minutes ago
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    On behalf of everyone, everywhere, rooting for decency, let me just say, thank you African American voters of Alabama. #SavedTheDay

  110. 110.

    Kay

    @lamh36:

    but he also dragged the President of the United States into his fiasco.”

    Trump is never, ever responsible for anything. They treat him like a not very bright toddler.

  112. 112.

    Ian G.

    The $100 I gave the Jones campaign the day after the first Moore accuser went public is some of the best fuckin’ money I ever spent.

  122. 122.

    lamh36

    @different-church-lady: sure find a way…except STILL majority of Republicans STILL voted for Moore.

    And overwhelmingly…majority of whites still voted for Moore…the big deal was that the Black voters turnout dwarfed the rural white turnout.

    The Dems shouldn’t have to have a damn PEDO as opponent just to get WWC voters to NOT vote for the Dem, but actually just NOT voting at all for the GOP…

  124. 124.

    Adam L Silverman

    McConnell has already announced that whoever wins will not be seated until the end of the current session. So even if Alabama certifies the election ASAP, which is unlikely, Jones won’t be seated until some time in January.

  126. 126.

    frosty

    @Kay:

    It’s terrible for fundie Christians, too. They have now compromised on child molesting and they LOST.

    This. And let me take this opportunity to thank you for all your comments.

  127. 127.

    Brachiator

    Been in seminar training all day. Away from the Internet. Finally on my way home.

    Hot diggity! Great news. Great. Just not enough words. My spirit is lifted.

  129. 129.

    Marcopolo

    Have been staying away from info sources since I didn’t need the stress but WOOT!

    All y’all BJer jackals get off your asses & celebrate! I expect us to build on this win next year.

  130. 130.

    RobertDSC-Mac Mini

    I’m glad. Happy.

    The Orange Atrocity is a two-time loser in this race, first backing Luther Strange, then the child molestor. Choke on it, 45.

  131. 131.

    Ken

    @catclub:

    perv sex stuff

    I was kind of puzzled by Moore’s decision, the night before the election, to bring out a guy to say “Yeah, he went to those brothels where you could get the really young girls, but I never saw him do anything.”

  133. 133.

    jonas

    @MisterForkbeard:

    Alabama passed the minimum threshold of decency

    Let’s be clear — the vast majority of white (Republican) voters in Alabama supported Moore. They deserve a huge FU for keeping their ghastly, Talibangelist perv of a candidate on life support for so long. It was the few registered Dem voters — lots of young women, in particular — and the Black vote that closed the deal tonight. But not-insane-racist Alabamans showed that, when properly motivated, they can turn the country’s reddest state (a bit) blue.

  134. 134.

    Fair Economist

    CNN has Rick Santorum for commentary? Are you kidding me? WHY? He’s a loser *and* dumb as a post.

  135. 135.

    Kraux Pas

    These threads are coming so quickly!!!

    I wonder what impact this will have on the tax bill vote. Hopefully this will help raise the level of skepticism in the Republican caucus.

  138. 138.

    Aleta

    I read that Selma is at least 75% for Jones.
    And

    Bakari Sellers on CNN points out that Selma provided the votes that put Jones ahead. Selma. Check your history, kids.

  139. 139.

    mai naem mobile

    Anybody know what the recount rules are in Alabama? I don’t trust these people at all. He’s only .8 percent ahead.

  140. 140.

    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    (((Harry Enten)))‏ @ForecasterEnten

    Folks, this is Scott Brown x 10 given the partisanship and elasticity of Alabama.

  143. 143.

    James E. Powell

    @George:

    I just saw some Republican asshole on CNN arguing that it was not a loss for Trump or any reflection on Trump at all. The valiant great leader tried all he could to save a bad candidate out of the goodness of his heart and loyalty to Republicans. But Moore was just so awful that even Trump couldn’t save him.

  144. 144.

    guachi

    @Adam L Silverman:

    McConnell has already announced that whoever wins will not be seated until the end of the current session. So even if Alabama certifies the election ASAP, which is unlikely, Jones won’t be seated until some time in January.

    Heads I win; tails you lose. Democrats should have made (and should make) a massive stink about this.

  145. 145.

    justawriter

    @Seanly: Yes, I was wondering how fast the state was going to destroy the digital voting records now. Thanks, Alabama Supreme Court for your cooperation in making Jones’ victory unauditable.

  146. 146.

    Kay

    @frosty:

    It blows me away that they would take something as big as A Religion and just make it a branch of a political party.

    What a bad trade they made.

  147. 147.

    lamh36

    Jones got same % of African Americans as PBO did… and Black voters…voted in LARGER numbers than in 2016!!!! Black vote and Black turnout UP for Jones…and White voters depression!!!! Also Jones won suburban white voters…defections from college educated whites…

  149. 149.

    Aleta

    I hope this makes the senators and reps afraid before their traitorous tax vote. (Though til now they seemed most afraid of the donors.)

  151. 151.

    Fair Economist

    @Highway Rob:

    What is taking NBC so long to call this?

    NBC has had a lot of the sexual harassers, which tells you that somebody important in management is a sexual harasser too. Whoever it is, he’s trying to support a fellow sex offender.

  154. 154.

    different-church-lady

    @lamh36: Hey I didn’t say I had an answer, or that it was an easy problem.

    But Hillary wasn’t completely wrong: there are some that are persuadable — just far far fewer than she or any of us imagined. But some elections are won on the margins.

    The key point here, is DO NOT SACRIFICE THE BASE, DO NOT TRADE AWAY THE BASE — GROW THE BASE.

  156. 156.

    catclub

    The write-ins were 1.7% and the margin is less than that. I think the money spent on the “write in Nick Saban” ad was money well spent.

  157. 157.

    Barbara

    @Ken: I read the initial report in NYT and they said Steve Bannon was also at the rally and apparently belittled Joe Scarborough for not going to a more prestigious university but — wait for it — the University of Alabama. How can that be? I mean, seriously, how stupid would you need to be? Was he drunk?

  161. 161.

    Corner Stone

    @Kay:

    It blows me away that they would take something as big as A Religion and just make it a branch of a political party.

    They made that trade 30 years+ ago. This guy just kept fucking up. The little girls were probably not the final straw..

  162. 162.

    LurkerNoLonger

    I said it when the allegations first surfaced against Moore. People don’t like child molesters, no matter what state you live in. Yes, even Alabama. (Hey watch out now. This is my victory lap)

  165. 165.

    Kay

    (((Harry Enten)))‏Verified account
    @ForecasterEnten
    17m17 minutes ago
    More
    Charles Barkley > Steve Bannon.

  166. 166.

    different-church-lady

    @lamh36:

    NBC NEWS calling Jones “apparent” winner…bullshit Chuck Todd

    Well, look at it this way: Jones now has to represent Alabama. How much of a prize is that really?

  168. 168.

    MisterForkbeard

    @jonas: This is why I said republicans were still awful. I did say that, didn’t I? If not, that should be my automatic signature on each post.

    Black folks (particularly women) really saved their state for the forces of decency.

  170. 170.

    Fair Economist

    @Barbara:

    Steve Bannon was also at the rally and apparently belittled Joe Scarborough for not going to a more prestigious university but — wait for it — the University of Alabama. How can that be? I mean, seriously, how stupid would you need to be? Was he drunk?

    Is water wet? Is the Pope Catholic?

  171. 171.

    CaseyL

    OK, I can believe it now. McConnell saying he won’t seat Jones until January (?) means it’s real.

  176. 176.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Annie Lowrey‏Verified account @ AnnieLowrey
    Also, and forgive me for this one, but a reminder of how little economics can have to do with a race.
    Like, there’s really no spin on Alabama’s wage growth or labor force that has much explanatory power here.
    The economy was probably not determinative in Trump’s election, either.
    This expansion has gone on a long time. Economic explanations that probably were salient in 2012 really aren’t now.

  177. 177.

    Barbara

    @Hobbes83: can black folks get some credit? I say this sincerely, I hope they get way more than credit. As a white person who has — along with her sisters and her parents — literally never voted Republican, I can’t tell you how thankful I am that there are people I KNOW think the way I do about these things.

  180. 180.

    Kay

    @LurkerNoLonger:

    I didn’t think Jones would win but I saw an exit poll of “parents” which I’ve never seen before. They were solidly anti-child molester, so that’s encouraging.

    “Parents” must have been inserted specifically for this race.

  183. 183.

    jonas

    @catclub: WaPo is reporting that “overall, news reports indicated that statewide turnout had smashed expectations, roughly doubling what officials had predicted.” AA turnout was key. Looks like running a neo-Confederate, child-molesting asshole wasn’t such a swift move.

  186. 186.

    Suzanne

    My mom and I are celebrating with a Buffalo Trace Old-Fashioned.

    Just heard Jones say that this is his wedding anniversary. Funny. Today is number eight for Mr. Suzanne and I. A good omen.

  190. 190.

    Another Scott

    The 2017 wave continues. Great work Senator-elect DougJ and everyone who worked so hard to help elect him. Keep it going though 2018 and beyond.

    Yet again, when Democrats turn out, Democrats win.

    We have to remember that only a few seats stand between where we are now, and having a majority that can enact sensible policies and return us to a nation of laws and sensible government. We don’t have to invent new physics or reverse the planet’s rotation, we have to turn out and vote.

    We have to keep fighting for every seat, and every single vote, every single day.

    Savor the victory, everyone.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  191. 191.

    danielx

    What’s next, I wonder….claims of voter fraud perhaps?

    But for this evening I shall savor the defeat of that potato-faced pervert theocrat. Fuck him.

  193. 193.

    randy khan

    @Seanly:

    I’ll believe it when that child-chasing crazy muthafugger Moore concedes.

    I was thinking that it would be a lot of fun to watch his concession speech, but I bet he never gets around to conceding.

  195. 195.

    Bill Arnold

    Hungering for the analyses already. Especially on what the influencers of the vote were, notably how much targeted operations e.g. social media were involved, and how much (if any) and in what ways the Democratic and aligned political operations have improved.
    Happy. (Perhaps a bit impressed, depending on analysis of above.)

  196. 196.

    Immanentize

    My son just, the Immp, just said: “A lot of guys named Daryl and Bobby Lee are going to be mighty upset.”

  201. 201.

    Kay

    Ronald Brownstein‏
    @RonBrownstein
    Follow Follow @RonBrownstein
    More
    Given the suburban movement away from GOP even in AL, wonder how those 5 suburban CA R’s in HRC districts feel tonight about voting for a tax bill that will raise taxes on many of their own voters-the same white-collar whites pulling away from Trump-era GOP even in AL

    Ron Brownstein focuses exclusively on the tax bill in a way that I adore. ANY news of any kind somehow relates to the piece of shit tax bill. It’s beautiful. All day, every day.

  214. 214.

    catclub

    @frosty:

    Maybe we’re actually a sane country after all.

    given that it took the sex perv information to kill his candidacy, i.e that he had been thrown out of his job on the State Supreme court TWICE for disobeying the law, and that was not a problem, and that he still got 48+% of the vote ( rather than say 27%) I would guess not yet.

  216. 216.

    Cheryl Rofer

    @Bill Arnold: Here’s a description of the NAACP’s campaign in Mobile County. It’s a longish thread, so I’ll just offer up the first few tweets.

  222. 222.

    Mnemosyne

    Also, I think we’re going to hear all kinds of whining about “voter fraud” from the Republicans, but I bet you there will be no actual investigation, because the asshole in charge of AL’s elections very publicly put his thumb on the scales. He’s not going to want anyone taking a closer look at what he did to try and shove Moore across the finish line.

  230. 230.

    Cheryl Rofer

    This

    Followed by this

  232. 232.

    Kay

    @schrodingers_cat:

    That’s funny because I read Harwood too. I have no idea who he is but I like his Twitter.

    I used to hate-read Maggie Haberman to see whatever Trumpster she was promoting but I think hate reading is probably not healthy so I stopped.

    There was a period in 2010 where I would regularly watch Morning Joe just to loathe them. It’s a bad thing. Can’t be good for you.

  233. 233.

    Lyrebird

    @Hobbes83:

    I sure hope so!
    Lame wording but true. Plus what @Barbara said:

    can black folks get some credit? I say this sincerely, I hope they get way more than credit. As a white person who has — along with her sisters and her parents — literally never voted Republican, I can’t tell you how thankful I am…

    Counting a teenager, four generations of women in my family supported HRC’s campaign, and at least for the middle two generations (me and sisters and mom), some of our conversations during the primary went like this: “hm he has some good ideas. but gee he is writing off Black voters in the South, therefore he can’t be a national Dem candidate.” I am NOT trying to relitigate, just gobsmacked because “POC are central to the Democratic Party” is about as controversial in my head as “water is wet”

    Thank you Doug Jones, Selma voters, Charles Barkley, EVERYONE who brought some hope back today.

  234. 234.

    WaterGirl

    @lamh36: Right after the election in 2016, Al Giordano called it – he said the women would be leading the way in the resistance, and in particular, women of color. THANK YOU!

    My most sincere thanks to every single person in Alabama who either voted for Doug Jones or who stayed home. I know it wasn’t an easy choice for the republicans who did that.

  235. 235.

    Barbara

    Well, some additional good news:

    Young voters back Jones by wide margin

    Alabama voters ages 18 to 44 supported Jones by a roughly 20-point margin over Moore, marking a stark shift from 2012 when Mitt Romney won voters under 45 by a small margin.

  241. 241.

    Bill Arnold

    Senate will be 51-49 – one defection away from a tie, two away from a change of control. What Republican senators have had enough of their party’s decay into rotten mindless tribalism? Even if they don’t actually defect, any two Republican senators are now a swing votes; that’s heady power that Senators don’t normally have, and vastly easier to organize than 3 Republican no-votes.

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    hueyplong

    Really glad Alabama didn’t elect the pedophile.

    Glad Alabama didn’t consider it a negative to be Atticus Finch.

    Some kind of extra glad that Bannon is being subjected to ridicule.

    It is a good day to be a human being.

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    Kay

    @Cheryl Rofer:

    I think Donald Trump genuinely believes he is a great guy who is persuasive and charming, which makes it worse.

    He will never be convinced people don’t love him because he’s crazy as a loon.

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    WaterGirl

    @lamh36:

    Not only did Steve Bannon cost us a critical Senate seat in one of the most Republican states in the country, but he also dragged the President of the United States into his fiasco

    Because god forbid Donald Trump would ever take responsibility for his own actions!

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    Aleta

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    Fox News, why are you so damn quiet now? Knowing everything, lying on everybody, bullying everybody, claiming to be holy, righteous and loving America more than anybody else. Speak up now – admit you just got your butt kicked royally and MORE to come.

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    Cheryl Rofer

    @Kay: There is not a single tweet about this on my timeline that indicates a belief that Trump wrote that tweet. Many are funny. Some speculate that tomorrow we will see the real Trump tweets.

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    WaterGirl

    @lamh36:

    On behalf of everyone, everywhere, rooting for decency, let me just say, thank you African American voters of Alabama.

    IF that would fit on a sticker or a magnet, I would put it on my car.

    And all the stuff that Al G. talked about today in his long tweet – that can be the model everywhere going into 2018.

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    Jinchi

    @Mnemosyne:

    I think we’re going to hear all kinds of whining about “voter fraud” from the Republicans

    I don’t. I think they want to turn Moore into an unperson as quickly as possible. No sense arguing that “voter fraud” cost a pedophile Republican a seat in the Senate.

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    WaterGirl

    @Bill Arnold: Go look at Al Giordano’s twitter feed from today. He outlines a whole bunch of stuff being done to turn out the vote, the AA vote in particular. You can still see his feed even if you don’t do twitter.

    Just google Al Giordano twitter

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    WaterGirl

    I just want to say there was a whole lot of smart word done to get out the black vote for this election, and I don’t think it was white people doing the heavy lifting.

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    WaterGirl

    Doug Jones running for Senate in Alabama was an act of faith.

    All the people organizing and working their butts off – that was an act of faith.

    Everyone who donated, even thinking he probably couldn’t win – act of faith.

    I hope we learn this lesson and apply it elsewhere: you can’t win if you don’t play.

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    ArchTeryx

    You know, I figured that by this time, Obamacare would be dead and so would I.

    Instead, it – and I – live. And I lived to see a Democrat that WASN’T a Dixiecrat elected to a seat in Alabama. He may only be a seat warmer for a few years, but…this is a HUGE symbolic victory. And a practical one: McConnell has one less vote in the Senate for a whole lot of things. Jones won’t vote with the Ds on every vote, but he may oppose McConnell on a few crucial ones – like the tax bill.

    Suck on it, you cocksucking, blood-drinking ghouls. You LOST.

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    lamh36

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    Roy Moore refusing to concede-bad candidate & bad loser=classless man. No surprise from a man who was banned from malls for stalking kids.

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    Mnemosyne

    @WaterGirl:

    I would have drunk it anyway. ?

    Though, oddly, G said he thought I actually snored less last night with all of the equipment on. I didn’t sleep particularly well, but it was in large part because my carpal tunnel issues are acting up because of the crutches, so the pain in my arm kept waking me up. ?

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    mike in dc

    AZ, NV, TX, TN, UT, WY, MS, NE all have R senators up for re-election next year. AZ and NV are very winnable, and with a big enough wave maybe we could get 1 or 2 more, plus hold all those incumbent seats.
    If we win the House and Senate next year, it’s time to torture Orangemandias. Subpoenas every day. Passing popular bills, trolling for a veto. Investigating the harassment allegations. Investigating the emoluments violations. Passing a bill requiring an annual neurological exam for the president, release of tax returns, etc. Just make every single day miserable for him. And, if Mueller’s report warrants it, impeachment.

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    Ilefttxwhenannlost

    @Mnemosyne: this is huge and absolutely all thanks to the turnout of African Americans especially women…awesome!! Run for office if you can!!

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    Duane

    @dmsilev: If Cory Gardener believes that, he’s lost his damn little mind. I was glad that Bannon was in Alabama to share in Moore’s defeat. Fuckem.

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