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brettdale

(12,381 posts) Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:32 PM Dec 2017

Moore still ahead???

So Alabama is saying, we will vote for a child rapist over a democrat.

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Moore still ahead??? (Original Post) brettdale Dec 2017 OP

NYT has been predicting a Jones win and JenniferJuniper Dec 2017 #1

The tone of reporting has changed over the past 15 minutes sweetloukillbot Dec 2017 #2

Moore is ahead because most the votes have come from white, rural counties... Drunken Irishman Dec 2017 #3

Or if a bunch of ballots get shredded. Girard442 Dec 2017 #4

JenniferJuniper

(4,512 posts)

1. NYT has been predicting a Jones win and

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:32 PM

Dec 2017

538 seems to think the black turnout is the key.

sweetloukillbot

(11,026 posts)

2. The tone of reporting has changed over the past 15 minutes

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:33 PM

Dec 2017

I'm definitely feeling better now.

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

3. Moore is ahead because most the votes have come from white, rural counties...

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:35 PM

Dec 2017

Whether Jones wins or not will come down to turnout in the urban counties. The projections right now is that it'll be enough to offset anything Moore has in the rural areas of the state. But that can change if turnout is less than expected.

Girard442

(6,075 posts)

4. Or if a bunch of ballots get shredded.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:37 PM

Dec 2017

This is really reminiscent of the night of 11/7/2016.

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