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Democrat Doug Jones won a remarkable upset victory over controversial rival Roy Moore in the diehard Republican state of Alabama on Tuesday to win election to the US Senate.
By a margin of 49.5 to 48.9 with 91% of precincts reporting, Jones dealt a major blow to Donald Trump and his efforts to pass tax reform on Capitol Hill. Jones was able to become the first Democrat in a decade to win any statewide office in Alabama by beating Moore, who had faced multiple allegations of sexual assault during a campaign which exposed Republican party faultlines.
The Democratic victory will reduce the Republican majority in the Senate to 51-49 once Jones takes his seat on Capitol Hill. This significantly reduces the margin for error as Republicans attempt to push through a major corporate tax cut.
takyon: The final count is:
Doug Jones - 671,151 votes (49.9%)
Roy Moore - 650,436 votes (48.4%)
Write-ins (total) - 22,819 votes (1.7%)
The margin for an automatic recount in Alabama is 0.5%. Roy Moore has yet to concede.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Thursday December 14 2017, @01:26AM
I follow your logic, and actually I agree with it. The more dirt thrown by more people tends to make a story more believable, that much is true. On the other hand, we've had so many "me too" stories and accusations - sometimes it just looks like women trying to grab their fifteen minutes of fame.
But, voters don't have to vote according to some standard of evidence. Voters only have to be convinced to their own standard of evidence. Many voters assume that any dirt on Party A has to be true, and dirt on Party B has to be false, and need no other evidence. Which, while dishonest and unethical, is perfectly legal.