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By CAMERON JOSEPH Published SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 6:00 AM
National Democrats are seriously weighing whether to go big to try to keep controversial former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) out of the Senate.
Following Moores solid primary victory over appointed Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL), Democrats are doing the research to see if theres a real path for former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones (D) over his divisive foe. And while theyre not ready to commit major resources to a state as crimson red as Alabama at this point, Senate Democrats are already making initial moves to support Jones with individual donations while voicing cautious optimism about having a shot at their first Senate victory in the state in nearly three decades.
Alabamas obviously tough territory but this is a special situation, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) told TPM on Thursday. We believe Alabamans will want someone who they will be proud of, someone with character and integrity, and thats Doug Jones. That is not Roy Moore.
Democrats are clear-eyed that Moore remains the heavy favorite, and are wary about raising expectations. But they think there may be a path for Jones, whos best known in the state for successfully prosecuting the Ku Klux Klan members who bombed a black Birmingham church in 1963 and killed four little girls, against Moore, whose decades-long religious crusade against gay rights and secularism has alienated many business-oriented Republicans in the state. While no Democrat has won a statewide race in Alabama for nearly a decade, they point out that Moore won just 51 percent of the vote in his 2012 state Supreme Court win.
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yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)2 senators per state - and looking at a lot of other states - Alabama looks like a battleground state.
Regardless of reputation!
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Maybe Don Siegelman has a few suggestions.
We Democrats need a new paradigm, Republicans are rigging the outcomes of our elections to the degree necessary to maintain their power. Until that realization hits home, our best efforts will be pointless.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)I received an email from the DSCC (national organization in charge of winning federal senate seats) about the race.
I also received an email from Democracy for America about the race.
ladjf
(17,320 posts)help Jones win the election. It won't be easy but it's doable.