Alabama Senate result could hinge on black turnout (al.com)
Brian Lyman, Montgomery Advertiser
Published 12:44 p.m. CT Nov. 29, 2017 | Updated 1:35 p.m. CT Nov. 29, 2017
GREENSBORO — Val Goodson stepped to the podium Sunday evening and addressed 130 people, sitting on chairs wrapped in red, white and blue cloth within the gray confines of the Greensboro Recreation Center. It was an annual dinner for two predominantly African-American Democratic groups, where Democratic Senate nominee Doug Jones would speak later in the evening. The crowd was largely, though not exclusively African-American.
“Happy holidays,” she said. “And Doug Jones for U.S. Senate.”
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“I’m a believer Jones can make it happen at 25 percent,” he said. “Moore just may be fundamentally mortally wounded among the Alabama electorate, even among voters who default to Republicans. Certainly, Jones at 27, 28, 29 percent — every point of additional African-American turnout is valuable.”
David Mowery, a Montgomery-based consultant who has worked on Democratic and Republican campaigns, agreed that a 25 percent African-American turnout was essential for the Democrat.
“Twenty-five, he has a chance,” he said. “Thirty, he has a better chance. It depends on who comes out to vote.”
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Yeah, no shit. Obama and Clinton did well in Jefferson Co. (B'ham) and the "black belt"* counties -- high 70%'s. Yes, in Alabama. Unfortunately, JeffCo is the only blue county with a large population.
*Named after the black soil. That's where the biggest cotton plantations were, and they are still majority AA.
