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most likely few people in alabama paid any attention to her nt msongs Dec 2017 #1
Trump's Tweet and his accusers have been the number one trending story. Doodley Dec 2017 #2
Yet still most voters exit polled didnt even know about the recent yearbook revelations. herding cats Dec 2017 #12
I think this is right. Willie Pep Dec 2017 #62
Still rubes, are we? yallerdawg Dec 2017 #51
I think it helped, too. I think there was more than one reason, also. Nt MikeydaDog Dec 2017 #3
it must have helped AlexSFCA Dec 2017 #4
They are FAR from redeemed suegeo Dec 2017 #59
I'm not buying. Voters had made up their minds without the resignation of Al Franken flamingdem Dec 2017 #5
Youre right. The majority of voters didnt even know about the recent year book revelations. herding cats Dec 2017 #16
Who cares about the yearbook? Doodley Dec 2017 #74
Wrong interpretation of what just happened standingtall Dec 2017 #6
Good points. Doodley Dec 2017 #75
um, no Skittles Dec 2017 #7
Yep. cwydro Dec 2017 #11
+1000 Pachamama Dec 2017 #29
Yep. Owl Dec 2017 #41
And she stabbed me and my fellow suegeo Dec 2017 #49
100% agreed. MrsMatt Dec 2017 #70
Agree! dflprincess Dec 2017 #88
Yes! workinclasszero Dec 2017 #50
um, too 110liberal Dec 2017 #8
Now let's stop Trump from giving himself a BILLION $$$$$ bonus (tax break). L. Coyote Dec 2017 #9
So Black Voters came out because of something Gillibrand/Al Franken ? it had nothing to do with an JI7 Dec 2017 #10
Yes, black voters made a difference. LiberalBrooke Dec 2017 #36
Tone deaf. Deliberately missing the point. Thor_MN Dec 2017 #43
It was comparable to the Roy Moore campaign that said Franken was worse because there Doodley Dec 2017 #76
As a white woman LiberalBrooke Dec 2017 #55
Mary McLeod Bethune DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #39
+1 Black folks won this election. It had nothing to do with Gillibrand. octoberlib Dec 2017 #61
No question. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #85
One problem: she didn't go after Moore. She went after Al. ucrdem Dec 2017 #13
Right. NT enough Dec 2017 #44
Utterly predictable stretch Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #14
This. Alabama black voters punching above their weight. Lots of doors/calls/ feet in the street. Turn CO Blue Dec 2017 #17
Thank God for these wonderful democrats!! workinclasszero Dec 2017 #52
Yes the black turnout in combo with the Repubs who gave the write-in votes FakeNoose Dec 2017 #87
Hell yes! peequod Dec 2017 #18
Yup. This is not Gillibrands parade. JHB Dec 2017 #25
Agree. Tipperary Dec 2017 #42
This democratic blue wave is lead by Black females! workinclasszero Dec 2017 #60
Post removed Post removed Dec 2017 #32
NOPE. Let's look at the data. Women went for Moore by huge margin. Turn CO Blue Dec 2017 #15
Hell yes, again. Sen. Gillibrand my keister. peequod Dec 2017 #19
YOU NAIL IT Skittles Dec 2017 #20
+1000 JHB Dec 2017 #23
+1000 Pachamama Dec 2017 #28
I presume Moore claiming that America was great during slavery didn't go over very well. LisaL Dec 2017 #38
Thanks. NT enough Dec 2017 #45
+1 uponit7771 Dec 2017 #56
Yeah, that's it. jalan48 Dec 2017 #21
Nope. It was a focus on turnout that was the big picture and paid dividends... JHB Dec 2017 #22
Wow, now a moral gymnast, amazing. OnDoutside Dec 2017 #24
Tip O'Neill got it right DFW Dec 2017 #26
It was a vote against Roy Moore, but also a vote against Trump (rightly tarred with the same brush Doodley Dec 2017 #77
NOPE! People in Alabama did not care what a Dem senator from New York did. LBM20 Dec 2017 #27
People in Minnesota don't particularly care either suegeo Dec 2017 #48
Oh please. This wasn't St. Kirsten's night... Raster Dec 2017 #30
Nope, wrong. n/t demmiblue Dec 2017 #31
She did political day trading. Short term success, but at long term cost. Freelancer Dec 2017 #33
She is dead to me. No dembotoz Dec 2017 #34
So, is this like decluttering? Who do we have to give up for the next one? kcr Dec 2017 #35
We give up on anyone who can't keep their hands off women. Doodley Dec 2017 #65
It seems to me it's more about "paying off big dividends" kcr Dec 2017 #67
This had nothing to do with her. LisaL Dec 2017 #37
Wow, way to give a white woman credit for something black folks did. Ghost Owl Dec 2017 #40
You don't seem to give any of the white folk who voted for Doug Jones credit. Okay, their Doodley Dec 2017 #79
Why is it so hard Ghost Owl Dec 2017 #90
Of course I thank black people for voting Democrat, but you said don't give credit to white folk. Doodley Dec 2017 #91
I said don't give white folk credit for something black folks did. Ghost Owl Dec 2017 #94
Nice try. But no. eom Tipperary Dec 2017 #46
Not in Minnesota suegeo Dec 2017 #47
Squat. Thor_MN Dec 2017 #53
Who said they do? Doodley Dec 2017 #80
Not convincing but a worthy try since she is a member of the Democratic Party. gordianot Dec 2017 #54
Yep. Recommend. nt LexVegas Dec 2017 #57
The chart in post #15 tells the story. Demit Dec 2017 #58
A black vote is more heroic than a white vote? If the white vote stuck to Moore in the same numbers Doodley Dec 2017 #82
Do you have ANY idea of the obstacles placed in the way of black people voting? n/t Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #93
If you're saying she found a train to ride Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #63
A new poll shows 53% nationwide think Trump should resign over sexual allegations. Doodley Dec 2017 #83
Just 53? Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #95
I honestly didn't expect the dividends to be so soon. egduj Dec 2017 #64
Are you claiming that Al Franken abused women? dansolo Dec 2017 #66
I will let Al Franken's words speak for themselves, but he admitted that his own actions Doodley Dec 2017 #84
Stop trying to make fetch happen. n/t MrsMatt Dec 2017 #68
It's NOT going to happen Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2017 #71
*citation needed* Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2017 #69
a line from the movie "Mean Girls" MrsMatt Dec 2017 #72
I know Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2017 #73
meh riverwalker Dec 2017 #78
One year of Trump plus Roy Moore minus Russia Influence delisen Dec 2017 #81
I agree there. I am glad you see the bigger picture. Doodley Dec 2017 #86
Doug Jones was a damn good candidate and ran a well organized campaign. BannonsLiver Dec 2017 #89
No. No. That can't be. Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #96
uh-huh DiverDave Dec 2017 #92
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