What Would Have Gotten White People To Stop Supporting Roy Moore?

[n2doc]

by Kendra Wells

[Irish_Dem]

1. I thought of this too, sad commentary that Moore got any votes.

What does that say about our country?

[tazkcmo]

2. Have to go "lower"

A Democrat!

[aikoaiko]

3. Nothing. That is the great danger of this age of reverse partisanship.

[UncleTomsEvilBrother]

4. Only two things could have changed their Moore votes....

1. If somehow an African American child of Roy's popped up.

2. If one of his victims had been a boy.

[SummerSnow]

5. 3. if they found out Moore's ggg grandmother was black

[Alenne]

6. If he had said black lives matter or knelt during the national anthem

They draw the line there.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

7. They'd have to die to stop them from voting for Moore.

And in Republican-controlled Alabama, I doubt even that would keep them from voting.

[jmowreader]

8. There's only one thing, and it's not on Kendra's list

"Joined the Democratic Party."

[misanthrope]

9. Great 'toon but

in all fairness, Jones could have never won without a share of the white votes since African-Americans are an overwhelming minority in Alabama. There was unprecedented turnout from the A-A community for an off-year special election but they just didn't have the sheer numbers to do it on their own without a sizable portion of white folks voting for Jones, too.

Sadly, some of those white voters will be voting GOP next time. And others who cast write-ins or stayed home will be back to their usual pattern.

[JimBeard]

10. You speak with wisdom I have been waiting to hear.

[misanthrope]

12. I can't take credit. It's just plain math.

The numbers tell the story.

[jpak]

11. Sad

But True

[JI7]

13. if he was not white, christian, hetero

[krispos42]

14. Gay threesome with black Muslims.

On an American flag. Broadcast live during a Crimson Tide game.

[FarCenter]

15. A traditional Alabama Democrat like George Wallace.

[Hortensis]

16. For him to run as a Democrat -- a 100% effect.

I've lived among conservatives my entire adult life. Sure, they have beliefs and things they want, but over the years they've been trained to be increasingly hyperpartisan attack dogs. That's the reason Rush used to start segments every day with some version of, "Folks, you're not going to believe what the Democrats are doing now." Whatever came next was what they were to oppose.

These days 90% of their decisionmaking is simply whatever personal rationalization is necessary to oppose Democrats on any issue. We saw that rationalization at work with both Trump and Moore, with fast drops in their approval ratings on news of some depravity, followed by a slower return to high levels.

So, convincing people Moore was secretly a Democrat. And that's all. Everything else would be dismissed as lies.

[Gothmog]

17. Great cartoon

[MineralMan]

18. Before I saw the toons, I was going to reply:

A black ancestor.