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In reply to the discussion: Black voters deserve all the credit for the Doug Jones win in Alabama [View all]denvine
(799 posts)47. Agreed! Thank you!
The Guardian had a great graphic of the percentage of black women & men and white women and men voters and how they voted. We definitely owe thanks and gratitude to the black population of Alabama for turning out. They made the difference. I would also like to thank the progressive white men and women who have been a minority in a red state for so long. Congratulations to all Alabamians! Against all odds you have let in a ray of sunshine in a pretty gloomy landscape. You have given me and many others hope.
If you are interested, here is the link to the article in The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/12/roy-moore-defeat-trump-future-republican-party-trumpism
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Black voters deserve all the credit for the Doug Jones win in Alabama [View all]
oberliner
Dec 2017
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I expect that voter suppression in black communities by the GOP will ramp up after this. (nt)
ehrnst
Dec 2017
#5
Huh? I hope it inspires more whites to get out and vote Dem. African Americans have been doing...
brush
Dec 2017
#71
The point is Jones actually worked for their vote, and didn't take their vote for granted
still_one
Dec 2017
#78
Mitch McConnell should send them a thank-you card. They saved his ass a big damn headache
Volaris
Dec 2017
#48
The eye rolling is because you are trying to make this tit-for-tat and it isnt
Fullduplexxx
Dec 2017
#30
If white male voters had their way, Trump would have carried nearly every state including NY and CA
oberliner
Dec 2017
#29
Thank you for progressive white voters who came out for Jones. Now we have to work on...
brush
Dec 2017
#72
This is the reason why polls and the 538 group is more poll pushing than precient.
Baitball Blogger
Dec 2017
#34
This should be used as an example to POC that they can control the outcome of elections.
LiberalFighter
Dec 2017
#51
Hope the citizens of Al get some attention for thier concerns from the new senator and won't
lunasun
Dec 2017
#54
Turnout in Dem areas was the key to victory ... and God is a black woman Roy!
L. Coyote
Dec 2017
#56
I am continually embarrassed by most white voters in America, not just in Alabama
Tom Rinaldo
Dec 2017
#68
SO happy and relieved for this win in Alabama-Big Thanks to all that made it happen!!!
VaBchTgerLily
Dec 2017
#60
That simply is not True. Yes african american vote was huge but it was more than that
lancelyons
Dec 2017
#61
If you say 53 percent of white women voted for Moore...47 percent of them voted Jones.
lancelyons
Dec 2017
#65
The GOP was counting on their suppression tactics to neutralize the black vote.
guillaumeb
Dec 2017
#76