Early Exit Polls In Alabama Show High Democratic Turnout, Low Approval For Trump

[babylonsister]

Early Exit Polls In Alabama Show High Democratic Turnout, Low Approval For Trump

By Sean Colarossi on Tue, Dec 12th, 2017 at 7:29 pm

Exit polls can be unreliable, but they show that Democrats have reason to be cautiously optimistic that they have a shot at winning a Senate seat in Alabama.


Exit polls should be taken with a truckload of salt, but they so far indicate that tonight’s special Senate election in Alabama could go in favor of Democratic candidate Doug Jones.

According to early exit polling from NBC News, Trump’s approval rating among those who turned out to vote on Tuesday is split evenly in the ultra-conservative state – 48 percent to 48 percent.

In a state where the president’s average approval rating hovers near the 60s and where he won 63 percent of the vote in 2016, this suggests that Tuesday’s electorate could be much more favorable to Jones than GOP nominee and accused child molester Roy Moore.

To further lift the hopes of Democrats in this longshot Senate contest, the same set of exit polls showed – quite stunningly – that 30 percent of the electorate in Alabama on Tuesday was African American.

This is higher than what Democratic pollster Zac McCrary said Jones would need to score a close victory over Moore.

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http://www.politicususa.com/2017/12/12/early-exit-polls-alabama-show-high-democratic-turnout-approval-trump.html

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Hope this GREAT NEWS holds up!

[Wounded Bear]

2. Too early to get too excited...

Early returns are from urban/suburban districts, probably, which have the better infrastructure and tend to vote blue.

Hopeful, but a LONG way to go.

[DonCoquixote]

3. just remember

if bad things can happen, so can good things. if 2016 can happen, so can a 2018 and 2020

[babylonsister]

5. I hear that! I have read there is

lots of voter suppression going on, too. If Jones even gets close that would be great news. If he wins, we do a happy dance and sally forth!

[SummerSnow]

4. 64% Jones/ 34% Moore

[woolldog]

6. K&R