Did Anybody Get The Impression From Listening To Doug Jones Today.....

[global1]

that he might Shelby the Dems? Maybe I'm just too suspicious - but I got a bad vibe from some of his comments today.

I hope I'm wrong.

[BannonsLiver]

1. No.

[leftstreet]

2. What did he say?

[Hoyt]

3. Any specifics? He can't afford to be a "raving" liberal in that state, but he has expressed support

for healthcare, living wage, etc. He also has to be somewhat conciliatory to the deplorables in the state, with emphasis on "somewhat."

[msongs]

11. he has a secure job for 3 yrs,. he can afford to be a "raving" liberal if he wants that nt

[Hoyt]

13. Hell be gone in 3 years and taint future elections for Dems if he is.

[MoonRiver]

4. No.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. He's not going to lean toward the left end of the political spectrum.

It's Alabama. But he seems like a pretty straight-up guy.

[FloridaBlues]

6. No I didn't get that impression at all. He seems like a straight up person.

This is a very different time from when Shelby switched parties. This was the first time I listened to Jones and he didn't come across that he would switch.

[HopeAgain]

7. He's likely to be very short term Senator

He is unlikely to be reelected if there is any Republican other than Moore in the next election. He may vote conservative in some matters to try an keep his job.

I see this as a moral victory. The alt-right, neo-nationalists, and Steve Bannon have been slapped and they are already blaming the "establishment" Republicans; chaos is likely to ensue on the right and this could debilitate the Republicans in 2018.

[Stinky The Clown]

8. No, I think McCaskill and Manchin are better models.

He has also mentioned former AL Senator Howell Heflin as an influence.

I think a look back at Heflin, who I remember contemporaneously, might be helpful. You'll see what a conservative Southern Democrat thinks about things. For what its worth, I think Jones may be a bit more liberal than was Heflin.

Here is his Wiki page, which, at a casual read, seems a good summary of the man.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_Heflin

[Bleacher Creature]

9. I'm just as guilty as anyone with the gloom and doom crap, but really?

Seriously, the guy hasn't even been sworn in yet and you're writing him off. Just enjoy the win. Even if just today.

[grantcart]

10. This is why we can't have good things.

[ecstatic]

12. When thoughts like that creep in, just remind yourself that ANYTHING

is better than Roy Moore. Moore aka Pedophile is the definition of deplorable, and is completely and utterly unfit to serve in the US Senate.

[Xolodno]

14. He's a Democrat in Alabama...get over it.

In some places, like California, he would qualify as a Republican.

[UTUSN]

15. What's with the JONES-become-a-Repuke threads, & this one, why no quote/what did he say

Somebody who dares label himself a Dem in a Red state and who prosecuted the KKK (for Zeus's SAKE!1), and WINS in said Red state - gets skewered and slurred - HERE - ??????????????!1

[gratuitous]

16. Odd, isn't it?

It's almost as if a pattern is emerging.

[UTUSN]

17. & a "pattern" is the opposite of "gratuitous"!1