What To Watch For And What's At Stake In The Alabama Senate Race (apr.org)
By Domenico Montanaro • 7 hours ago
Election Day is finally here in Alabama's U.S. Senate race.
Voters are deciding between Democrat Doug Jones, a former prosecutor, and Roy Moore, the former state Supreme Court chief justice. Moore, popular with evangelicals in the state, has been embroiled in controversy. Multiple women have accused Moore of sexual misconduct and assault; many of them were teenagers at the time they say the misconduct took place. Moore denies any wrongdoing.
Nonetheless, Moore's candidacy — controversial before the allegations — has driven a wedge through the GOP. Establishment Republicans are on one side, and President Trump and his former chief strategist Steve Bannon are on the other. Whatever happens on Tuesday night, there will be consequences felt from Birmingham to the Beltway.
Here's what to watch and what the results could mean:
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