Alabama Megathread: Bombshell allegations

[Gustaf]

The type of voter who is turning out for a Republican in an Alabama special election probably supports the Dred Scott ruling anyway.

[Alabama_Indy10]

The type of voter who is turning out for a Republican in an Alabama special election probably supports the Dred Scott ruling anyway.

lol wut

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

The type of voter who is turning out for a Republican in an Alabama special election probably supports the Dred Scott ruling anyway.

[citation needed]

[TheSaint250]

The type of voter who is turning out for a Republican in an Alabama special election probably supports the Dred Scott ruling anyway.

Well that's not messed up in any way. /s

[MT Treasurer]

Apparently, Moore leads Democratic nominee Doug Jones in campaign fundraising by about a 3-to-2 margin.

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[Holy Unifying Centrist]

Yeah should be a solid Roy Moore +12. Granted, Doug has been doing a good job fundraising since Moore was selected in the primary. That said, it won't be enough to get even close to beating Roy Moore.

Dems shouldn't put any money into this race. It's better off going to VA-Gov or saving it for midterms.

[Pericles]

I think it'll be closer than expected, like SC-05(Moore's 4-point win in 2012 seems about right) but I doubt Democrats can actually win it.

[I’m not Stu]

A fifth candidate, Eulas Kirtdoll (I) (write-in), is in.

Every candidate so far:
Roy Moore (R)
Doug Jones (D)
Mack McBride (I)
Ron Bishop (L)
Eulas Kirtdoll (I)

[BuckeyeNut]

It's unlikely, but Jones could win if enough anti-Moore Republicans 1) stay home, 2) vote for Jones, 3) vote for third party candidates.

[fluffypanther19]

The type of voter who is turning out for a Republican in an Alabama special election probably supports the Dred Scott ruling anyway.

the moment when you went too far and lost most sane people

[I’m not Stu]

It's unlikely, but Jones could win if enough anti-Moore Republicans 1) stay home, 2) vote for Jones, 3) vote for third party candidates.

Jane Raybould has a much better chance of defeating Deb Fischer than Jones has of defeating Moore.

[Badger]

Kristol is someone with whom I vehemently disagree but I gotta give him props for not taking Trump's crap.I wish more Republicans were speaking up like him.

[Badger]

The type of voter who is turning out for a Republican in an Alabama special election probably supports the Dred Scott ruling anyway.

[citation needed]

Here ya' go.

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.122.4810&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Analysis: approximately half, or even a slight majority, of white Alabama voters in 2000 opposed a symbolic referendum on removing an anti-miscegenation clause from the state constitution.

[Brittain33]

The type of voter who is turning out for a Republican in an Alabama special election probably supports the Dred Scott ruling anyway.

[citation needed]

Here ya' go.

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.122.4810&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Analysis: approximately half, or even a slight majority, of white Alabama voters in 2000 opposed a symbolic referendum on removing an anti-miscegenation clause from the state constitution.

Based on national trends, that number has likely declined by 20 points or more since 2000.

[Gustaf]

Yall conservative snowflakes really need to learn how to take a joke (and also not elect racist nutjobs all the time).

I will say that if you first pointed out that liberals support black people not being property and would be upset if such was not the case, you could probably easily get a majority of GOP primary voters in Alabama to back the ruling.

[Fudotei]

The type of voter who is turning out for a Republican in an Alabama special election probably supports the Dred Scott ruling anyway.

[citation needed]

Here ya' go.

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.122.4810&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Analysis: approximately half, or even a slight majority, of white Alabama voters in 2000 opposed a symbolic referendum on removing an anti-miscegenation clause from the state constitution.

Based on national trends, that number has likely declined by 20 points or more since 2000.

Even that's a nationwide poll -- less than half of the country personally supported it miscegenation (regardless of legal approval) by 1995. Hard to overstate how rapidly the changing demographics of the country broke down the social conservative opinion in the last 20 years.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Jefferson Dent is Moore's polar opposite.

[Badger]

The type of voter who is turning out for a Republican in an Alabama special election probably supports the Dred Scott ruling anyway.

[citation needed]

Here ya' go.

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.122.4810&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Analysis: approximately half, or even a slight majority, of white Alabama voters in 2000 opposed a symbolic referendum on removing an anti-miscegenation clause from the state constitution.

Based on national trends, that number has likely declined by 20 points or more since 2000.

Even that's a nationwide poll -- less than half of the country personally supported it miscegenation (regardless of legal approval) by 1995. Hard to overstate how rapidly the changing demographics of the country broke down the social conservative opinion in the last 20 years.

Yeah, but it probably isn't a universal shift, and true to form I suspect Alabama lags behind (like in everything else outside college football).

But still encouraging nonetheless.

[MT Treasurer]

If Republicans still take this for granted after tonight, they really deserve to lose Congress.

[RFayette]

If Republicans still take this for granted after tonight, they really deserve to lose Congress.

[Alex20]

If Republicans still take this for granted after tonight, they really deserve to lose Congress.

Alabama is not virginia, there is not enough immigration

[Pericles]

Jones can win.

[Young Conservative]

Jones can win.

Alabama is not Virginia.

[Santander]

This is because people have been browbeaten into hiding their true views, except in the privacy of the voting booth. The real percentage of approval for white-black miscegenation among whites is probably 75%, tops.

[Statilius the Epicurean]

This is because people have been browbeaten into hiding their true views, except in the privacy of the voting booth. The real percentage of approval for white-black miscegenation among whites is probably 75%, tops.

So by "people" you mean 10% of the population. Ok.