If Doug Jones wins, will you support him?

[brooklynite]

I'm not being flippant; if Jones wins, he'll have to immediately run for re-election, likely against a far stronger candidate in one of the reddest States in the country. He probably won't be calling for Trump to resign; he won't be advocating for single-payer health care; he may well support some Trump environmental policies. Will that be acceptable?

[GusBob]

1. Good question for Du. He is a Democrat

But he is a Southern Democrat after all, not the most liberal of breeds

I reckon the South ain't real popular around these parts

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I WILL support him. n/t

[Kaleva]

3. Yes.

It's a numbers game.

[Thor_MN]

4. Doesn't matter, I can't vote for him.

All I could do is attack him, like some other people have done to senators that they can't vote for.

[babylonsister]

19. wOOt! Way too much of that going on. nt

[nycbos]

5. Absolutely.

I can't stand the need for purity. If we are going to have a true 50 state strategy we have to accept that not every Senate nominee can be a Bernie Sanders, Liz Warren, or a Kamala Harris.

A 70% friend is not a 30% enemy.


If Jones wins tonight I imagine he will be that 70% friend, which is pretty f***ing good in Alabama.

[Rhiannon12866]

21. Well said.

[TreasonousBastard]

6. Me? Sure, but it's really none of our business any more...

even if it could be argued that it was our business up to today.

If he wins, he's gotta do what he's gotta do and we should just shut up about it.

[bathroommonkey76]

7. How long will Jones be able to serve IF he wins?

6 years, right?

[NewJeffCT]

9. He would finish Jeff Sessions' term

which would have been up in 2020

[Blue_true]

12. No, less than a year. He would be up for re-election in 2018.

The key is Moore does not win.

[NewJeffCT]

8. Jones would have the seat until 2020

he won't immediately need to run again

[standingtall]

10. If he wins he is a bridge figure

for us until 2018 and 2020 until we can gain seats in the house and Senate, it is highly unlikely he gets re-elected in Alabama. So yes I'll support him, because at least for two years he can vote against the republican agenda.

[octoberlib]

11. I'll support him.

[mcar]

13. Absolutely!

[Blue_true]

14. I will support him.

I contributed to his campaign and fully expect him to be a southern bluedog Democrat, I am ok with that, even as I would like someone more liberal.

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. Depends if he hits on little girls or not...

[Tarheel_Dem]

16. I support whatever & whoever it takes to put the gavel in Chuck Shumer's hands instead of McTurtle.

[C_U_L8R]

17. Yes, we have.

And we hope he supports us too !!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

18. Let's all remember Doug will have an obligation...

to support the policies his constituents want him to. I've always tried to factor that in when I disagree with any politician. We have far too many pols that religiously follow party lines rather than express what all his voters prefer.

I'll continue to support Doug Jones, so long as nothing horribly bad comes out on him.

[brush]

20. If he wins of course Dems will support him, but why are we getting ahead of ourselves? .

Who else are we gonna support — the repug?

Get real!

[Jim Lane]

22. I agree. For all we know he'll change parties.

I don't think that's very likely, but it's kind of early to be calling for a loyalty oath about an election that's almost three years away.