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FakeNoose

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11. It was a combo effort in Alabama

Reply to GaryM (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 1, 2018, 09:18 AM

Jan 2018

The black women who voted for Doug Jones DID make the difference. But only because at least 20,000 Republican voters gave a write-in (worthless) vote, rather than vote for Roy Moore. All the hoopla and Moore being such a terrible candidate, made these normally Republican people refuse to give him their vote. That says a lot.

It took both things to happen together, and that's how Doug Jones was elected.
Democrats worked together and put a good man in the Senate.

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in 2018, i want women to take revenge on the GOP and vote them out. [View all] trueblue2007 Jan 2018 OP

second that onetexan Jan 2018 #1

Roy Moore lost in Alabama largely due to Black women GaryM Jan 2018 #2

It was a combo effort in Alabama FakeNoose Jan 2018 #11

Republicans will not always have such poor candidates GaryM Jan 2018 #13

You can TEB Jan 2018 #3

I'll be supporting a wife and daughter in that effort. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #4

We understand quite well! True Blue American Jan 2018 #5

Not just vote! Soxfan58 Jan 2018 #6

I want white women and white men to take revenge on Trump. SharonClark Jan 2018 #7

what revenge ? majority supported him because he said he would kick out brown people JI7 Jan 2018 #16

we must have coordination! handmade34 Jan 2018 #8

Absolutely. Women must take on the burden of fixing this mess. Vinca Jan 2018 #9

Women have been voting against the GOP for decades. We need more men to wake up. Bucky Jan 2018 #10

This year's Women's March theme is "Hear Our Vote". BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #12

JFK: "Don't get mad, get even." Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #14

if my Grandmother was still alive, she would vote out the GOP trueblue2007 Jan 2018 #15