Trump suffers 'big black eye' in Alabama
Trump suffers 'big black eye' in Alabama
A state that adored him in 2016 delivers the most serious setback of his presidency.
By ELIANA JOHNSON 12/13/2017 12:35 AM EST Updated 12/13/2017 07:37 AM EST
Doug Jones didn’t just defeat Roy Moore in Alabama’s Senate race on Tuesday night — he administered the most crushing and embarrassing political blow of President Donald Trump’s young presidency.
Jones’ win meant that Trump, who had endorsed Luther Strange in the Republican primary before backing Moore in the general election, threw his weight behind the losing candidate not once, but twice, in the Alabama race.
It was an extraordinary outcome in a state that Trump carried by 28 points in last year’s presidential election. Jones’ victory, the first by a Democrat in Alabama in 25 years, exposed the limits of the president’s power in a party that is now frequently referred to as “the party of Trump.”
In addition to supporting both losing candidates in the Alabama race, Trump also endorsed Ed Gillespie, who lost the Virginia governor's race last month.
Jones' win, said one senior administration official, "is a big black eye for the president."
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/13/alabama-senate-trump-moore-jones-293755
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