Alabama Megathread: Bombshell allegations

[Mr. Smith]

Pence is also going to Alabama on Monday to campaign for Strange: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/18/mike-pence-luther-strange-campaign-alabama-242852

The fact Trump, Pence, and McConnell want Strange to win only makes me want Moore to win

Why? The polling gives Strange a stronger chance of being Coakleyed.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Trump rally will be held a day earlier than originally planned: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/19/trump-rally-luther-strange-alabama-schedule-242874

[Anna Komnene]

We finally got campaign finance reports for the runoff. Yay! The period is from 7/27 - 9/06

Strange

Raised: $1,033,844.76 (only like 26k of this was unitemized individual contributions... lol...)
Spent: $1,773,861.44
Cash on hand: $631,814
Debt: $245,000

Moore

Raised: $955,522.83 (377k were unitemized individual contributions)
Spent: $843,502.33
Cash on hand: $284,407.06
Debt: $3,500

So... Strange still has a cash advantage over Moore, but his fundraising edge seems to be eroding significantly. His cash from the last reporting period is down 300k while Moore's is up 100k. Strange and Moore got a relatively similar amount from large, itemized contributions, but Moore has a significant advantage among smaller, unitemized contributions. Strange, however, has continued to rake in the money from PACs and authorized committees to make up for his lack of small contributions.

My guess is that Strange will be able to continue to raise the money he needs down the stretch, but I think his money edge over Moore might be eroding too.

No reports from Jones who wasn't required to report because he isn't in a runoff.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Just when you think it couldn't get any Moore Strange:

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[Gass3268]

Moore refers to Native Americans and Asians as "reds and yellows"

He did not refer to them as that. He used lyrics from a gospel song. Heard it in church for years

Read the quote, there was no reference to a song.

[Alabama_Indy10]

Pence is also going to Alabama on Monday to campaign for Strange: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/18/mike-pence-luther-strange-campaign-alabama-242852

The fact Trump, Pence, and McConnell want Strange to win only makes me want Moore to win

Why? The polling gives Strange a stronger chance of being Coakleyed.

Because I'm enjoying this Republican schadenfreude as total idiots descend upon their party: Kelli, Moore, Kid Rock...it's one bozo after another

You probably said that about Trump too

[Alabama_Indy10]

Pence is also going to Alabama on Monday to campaign for Strange: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/18/mike-pence-luther-strange-campaign-alabama-242852

The fact Trump, Pence, and McConnell want Strange to win only makes me want Moore to win

Why? The polling gives Strange a stronger chance of being Coakleyed.

Because I'm enjoying this Republican schadenfreude as total idiots descend upon their party: Kelli, Moore, Kid Rock...it's one bozo after another

You probably said that about Trump too

Yes and I'm fine with him taking winning over the party

[GeorgiaModerate]

Pence is also going to Alabama on Monday to campaign for Strange: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/18/mike-pence-luther-strange-campaign-alabama-242852

The fact Trump, Pence, and McConnell want Strange to win only makes me want Moore to win

Why? The polling gives Strange a stronger chance of being Coakleyed.

Because I'm enjoying this Republican schadenfreude as total idiots descend upon their party: Kelli, Moore, Kid Rock...it's one bozo after another

You probably said that about Trump too

Yes and I'm fine with him taking winning over the party

This is getting off topic for the AL-Senate race discussion.

[Badger]

Moore refers to Native Americans and Asians as "reds and yellows"

He did not refer to them as that. He used lyrics from a gospel song. Heard it in church for years

Seriously. Moore is an awful Christian Ayatollah, but this comment literally doesn't hit the top 100 reasons to vote against him.

[Badger]

Pence is also going to Alabama on Monday to campaign for Strange: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/18/mike-pence-luther-strange-campaign-alabama-242852

The fact Trump, Pence, and McConnell want Strange to win only makes me want Moore to win

Why? The polling gives Strange a stronger chance of being Coakleyed.

Because I'm enjoying this Republican schadenfreude as total idiots descend upon their party: Kelli, Moore, Kid Rock...it's one bozo after another

You probably said that about Trump too

And we were right then too. The fact he drew an inside straight in the electoral college doesn't change that.

[GeorgiaModerate]

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If Moore does win, this isn't going to make him less of a thorn in leadership's side.

[Ye We Can]

Alabama's Republican primary voters make bad choices, more news at 11

I think Strange pulls through 52 48 or something like that. It'll be really close.

[The Other Castro]

Biden heading to Alabama for Doug Jones:

Ben Jacobs‏ @Bencjacobs
INBOX: Joe Biden to hold rally with Doug Jones in Birmingham, Alabama on October 3

https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/910601880732094465

[Santander]

Biden heading to Alabama for Doug Jones:

Ben Jacobs‏ @Bencjacobs
INBOX: Joe Biden to hold rally with Doug Jones in Birmingham, Alabama on October 3

https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/910601880732094465

They're going to put y'all back in chains!

[The Other Castro]

Biden heading to Alabama for Doug Jones:

Ben Jacobs‏ @Bencjacobs
INBOX: Joe Biden to hold rally with Doug Jones in Birmingham, Alabama on October 3

https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/910601880732094465

They're going to put y'all back in chains!

I mean, given that the likely Republican nominee is Roy Moore...

[The Other Castro]

Wow, another $1.2 million for Strange from Senate Leadership Fund and Chamber of Commerce.

https://twitter.com/rpyers/status/910607642371878913

[Lord Admirale]

I think Jones will pull this out; Coakley led Brown by over 20 points a few months before the MA Special election.

[Anna Komnene]

Wow, another $1.2 million for Strange from Senate Leadership Fund and Chamber of Commerce.

https://twitter.com/rpyers/status/910607642371878913

Guess they got pretty spooked by Strange's meh fundraising report.

[Alabama_Indy10]

I think Jones will pull this out; Coakley led Brown by over 20 points a few months before the MA Special election.

Keep telling yourself that.. Massachusetts will at least elect certain Republicans ie. Charlie Baker and Mitt Romney. Alabama has not elected a statewide Democrat in a while

[Santander]

The only way Jones can win is if Moore comes out as a black transgender lesbian in whiteface.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Moore wins by 6-10%. Strange would win by at least 15% though.

[Lord Admirale]

When we have President-elect Doug Jones in November of 2020, then that'll be fun.

[GeorgiaModerate]

When we have President-elect Doug Jones in November of 2020, then that'll be fun.

Earth 16,493.

[Maxwell]

Wow, another $1.2 million for Strange from Senate Leadership Fund and Chamber of Commerce.

https://twitter.com/rpyers/status/910607642371878913

wow, more money in the trash!

do these people not get it? they're backing a charisma black hole who has just as much potential to lose in the general election as literally Roy "reds and yellows" Moore.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Wow, another $1.2 million for Strange from Senate Leadership Fund and Chamber of Commerce.

https://twitter.com/rpyers/status/910607642371878913

wow, more money in the trash!

do these people not get it? they're backing a charisma black hole who has just as much potential to lose in the general election as literally Roy "reds and yellows" Moore.

They know that Luther will do anything they want him to because they've watched him do it since he arrived in the senate. Moore is an unpredictable character who might sabotage leadership bills due to a perception they're not conservative enough, or go on TV lambasting Mitch McConnell, or something else the establishment can't have. While Strange is the more electable candidate too, the establishment doesn't care about that right now - what they want is loyalty, and Moore will never offer them that.