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crazycatlady

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10. The timing of the AL election is key too

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #8)

Sat Dec 9, 2017, 02:10 PM

Dec 2017

If this were a NOvember election with 32 other senate seats up, they just wouldn't have the funds to pour into it. One advantage of special elections is that you don't have to spread resources across campaigns like you do in a regular cycle.

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Great. Doug Jones's experience should also be causing Hortensis Dec 2017 #8

The timing of the AL election is key too crazycatlady Dec 2017 #10

Very good point, CrazyCat. :) Hortensis Dec 2017 #11

. . . which is what they should have been doing for the LAST 30 YEARS so we Nay Dec 2017 #9