BREAKING NEWS: Roy Moore declared Senate winner as a result of Alabama's state Electoral College.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore has won a special election for his state's US Senate seat, defeating his Democratic opponent, former U.S. attorney Doug Jones.

The Republican Moore, who earned 48.4% of the popular vote to Jones' 49.9%, carried 42 of Alabama's 67 counties. While Jones' victories in Jefferson County (9 electoral votes) and Montgomery County (7 electoral votes) cut significantly into Moore's margin, Moore dominated in counties such as Cleburne, Lamar, Geneva, Clay, Winston and Fayette, picking up three electoral votes for each respective county (amongst others).

Moore is expected to be sworn into office in early January of next year.

Details at Eleven.

[eppur_se_muova]

1. Referring Tommy_Carcetti to Skittles for ass kicking.

OK, it's humor. But you owe me new underwear.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. A Skittles ass-kicking is a well-earned DU rite of passage.

I would take it with great honor.

[Glorfindel]

9. Indeed. We've all been there, Tommy.

Skittles is a legend and a force to be reckoned with.

[MontanaMama]

3. You almost got me.

Then I saw it was YOUR thread TC. You’re a tricky one.

[PRETZEL]

4. Don't give them any ideas nt

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. Oh, the Electoral College. The one provision in the US Constitution....

...that would be declared unconstitutional, but for the fact that it's in the Constitution.

[ExciteBike66]

6. Alabama Electoral College/Trump University? nt

[aaaaaa5a]

7. Brilliant! This is what is wrong with our system.

Hillary beat Trump by 3 million votes. But lost the electoral college.

Democratic congressional candidates received more votes than Republicans but can't maintain the majority because of gerrymandering.

In the Senate, California with 40 million people has 2 votes. Wyoming with 600,000 residents has TWO VOTES.


We are being Governed by a rural uneducated minority.

[Fred Sanders]

11. No other nation has such a shocking disparity. A crime against representative democracy.

[DBoon]

8. This is why we have the 17th amendment

and this is why the right wing wants to repeal that amendment

If they succeed, posts like this may reflect reality rather than over the top humor

[AllaN01Bear]

10. this

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.
good luck repealing it .

[Tommy_Carcetti]

12. That people want to repeal it completely blows my mind.

People are actively arguing for their own disenfranchisement.