Way to go, AL GOP: "Poll: Roy Moore leading Alabama GOP field"

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Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore leads the field of potential Republicans vying for the chance to challenge Sen. Doug Jones (D), a year and a half after Moore lost what was supposed to be an easy election in a deep-red state.

A new poll shows Moore leading a still-evolving field of Alabama Republicans competing for the nomination. He is the top choice of 27 percent of Alabama Republican voters, according to the Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy Inc. survey.

The state’s three Republican members of Congress finish well behind Moore: Rep. Mo Brooks would take 18 percent, Rep. Bradley Byrne clocks in at 13 percent and Rep. Gary Palmer would take 11 percent.

State Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh would take 4 percent, and businessman Tim Jones finishes with just 2 percent of the vote.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/439063-poll-roy-moore-leading-alabama-gop-field

[RKP5637]

1. Somehow, just not surprised! n/t

[Karadeniz]

2. They should be ashamed.

[Aristus]

3. "Make Alabama Safe For Pedophiles Again"

Or: MASFPA.

I doin't think they'll be able to fit that on a ball cap.

[budkin]

4. Please let him win the nomination... it would be glorious seeing him lose the general again

GO ROY!

[Initech]

10. Oh I'll be buying lots of popcorn for this election!

[Polybius]

13. As pointed out in another thread, Moore might do better this time around

Last time, some Republicans sat home, and some held their nose and voted for Doug Jones, hoping he would be another conservative Democrat like WV's Manchin. Well Jones isn't a conservative, at all, and has been a pretty consistent liberal, especially on voting against Trump's federal judges. He will likely lose many Republican votes.

This time around Trump will also be on the ticket. The Republicans in Alabama love Trump. No one's staying home in November of 2020.

[Trenzalore]

27. This is one of the situations you lose when you win

Optimally I would like to see Senator Jones re-elected. If he is defeated I'd like it to be Roy Moore.

I would like to see every Senate Republican have to cozy up to the pedophile and also Roy Moore cannot behave himself. Democrats will raise a lot of money off of Roy Moore.

[Bettie]

5. Well, they do love their pedophiles down there

or so it seems. At least the Republicans.

Or maybe they want him in the Senate to get him away from their daughters and granddaughters.

[muntrv]

6. What? Roy is tired of trolling the malls for teenage girls?

[Flaleftist]

7. Please proceed.

He lost in Alabama in the mid-terms. His 2020 chances..LOL

[Mariana]

19. He barely lost.

Moore got 80% of the white Evangelical Christian vote. A lot of the white Evangelical Christian voters stayed home last time. They probably thought Jones had no chance. This time they'll come out to vote, and 80% of them will vote for Moore.

[Flaleftist]

23. Okay. Maybe I'm too optimistic.

But I do expect a massive Democrat turnout for 2020.

[Mariana]

24. There was a massive Democratic turnout to elect Jones.

It only worked because a huge number of white Evangelical Christian voters stayed home. They won't make this mistake again. Their preachers will see to it.

[Polybius]

26. Plus it's a Presidential election year

Trump has a 61% approval rating across the entire state of Alabama. No Republican is staying home in 2020 over there.

[TlalocW]

8. Joking aside

Moore did lose just by 2 percentage points. As horrifying as we think it is that this scumbag is running again, he's the best bet republicans have for defeating Doug Jones, and we need to take him seriously.

TlalocW

[Polybius]

14. See post 13

I completely agree.

[Initech]

9. Really? That's the best they got?

[bullwinkle428]

11. Quite honestly, the best news I've heard all day!

[bitterross]

12. Why is everyone so sure he'll lose?

Sorry to drop the poop in the punch bowl. He BARELY lost last time. It took a Herculean effort to defeat him.

Just because we all want to believe people will turn out in droves to oust Trump so they'll naturally vote Dem. down the ticket doesn't make it so. I can very easily see many, many split ballots in 2020. People are not just going to give up ALL of their GOP reps at the same time. In fact, I can see people voting for a Democrat for President and then voting for GOP down the ticket because they think that will keep a leash on a Dem. President.

We have work to do in AL. Don't make assumptions.

[Polybius]

15. The Alabama Republican's won't even have to split

They will proudly vote for Moore and Trump. Trump's approval rating in Alabama is 61%. It's crazy.

https://morningconsult.com/tracking-trump/

[bitterross]

16. That stat makes it even more likely Moore would win.

I didn't know that statistic. If anyone is going to benefit from Trump's coat-tails, it's Moore.

[Polybius]

18. Plus Moore's last election was a Special Election

It was around December 12th or something. Many people didn't turn out. On Election Day 2020, EVERY Republican will be voting.

[NewJeffCT]

22. Trump came out and campaigned for Moore

and the race received a huge amount of national publicity - the difference was that Democrats turned out for the first time in ages in Alabama.

Mike Espy was close in 2018 and said they're working on building GOTV infrastructure for Democrats in Mississippi.

I think both Jones and Espy have chances if Moore wins the nomination. Not saying both will win, or that even one of them will, but they both have a shot and the GOP will have to spend money in both states.

[Polybius]

25. It was high turnout...

...for a Special Election. Turnout was still considerably less than a Senate race in a Election Day non-Presidential election Senate race. However, the biggest turnout for Senate races are Presidential elections, which is exactly what we'll have next year. No R's are staying home next time.

Espy did not come all that close in 2018. It was 53.6% to 46.4%. He was an absolutely fantastic candidate, and ran against an openly racist fool. I see no hope there in 2020. Please bookmark this thread and gloat if I'm wrong. I really hope I am.

[NewJeffCT]

21. We're not sure Moore would lose again

but, if it was your regular run of the mill right wing extremist, Jones would have almost no chance to win re-election.

However, if tainted teen molester Roy Moore wins the nomination, it moves from Safe Republican (and a flip) to Lean R/Toss Up

[Iggo]

17. Roy Moore hits on children.

[Mariana]

20. His Christian supporters don't believe that.

They think he's being persecuted. All those accusations and stories were the work of Satan, trying to keep this fine upstanding man of God and champion of the faith out of his rightful, divinely ordained place in the United States Senate.

[walkingman]

28. The Jesus freaks......freak me out!!

[Blue Owl]

29. Just a closer stalk with thee...

n/t

[TwilightZone]

30. Might be our only chance to keep that seat.

Though he nearly won it last time, so that's not a given.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

31. Doesn't speak well for Alabamy