Doug Jones’s victory in a part of the Deep South that has not elected a Democratic senator since 1992 was a dramatic repudiation of his opponent, Roy Moore, a former state judge twice removed from office.
Supported by former Trump chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon, Moore responded to allegations that he made sexual advances toward teenagers when he was in his 30s by describing his campaign as a “spiritual battle†against Washington’s Republican and Democratic leaders.
Democrats called for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to immediately seat Jones. Meanwhile, Republicans — still smarting from their defeat — began pointing fingers at one another.
Good grief did Ana Navarro go off on this dude pic.twitter.com/wwq5tbGmLC
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 13, 2017
Republican Rep. Peter King on Steve Bannon: “This guy does not belong on the national stage. He looks like some disheveled drunk that wandered onto the political stage. He does not represent anything that I stand for.†https://t.co/LqJHJ4lzi9
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 13, 2017
I am hearing from several sources there was a lot of drama at the White House last night and it wasn’t about the Alabama election. #fired. Stay tuned
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) December 13, 2017
1.Just spoke with a source in the Mobile (AL) County NAACP. Here are some things that are happening today on the ground in Alabama that did not happen in the 2016 election. Thread:
— Al Giordano (@AlGiordano) December 12, 2017
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Pat DiNizio dead at 62. If you don't know the name, you are not a Smithereens fan.
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Pat DiNizio dead at 62. If you don't know the name, you are not a Smithereens fan.
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Good morning all!
Here's an excellent thread on the combination of grassroots & party-funded GOTV efforts in Alabama over the past few weeks. The NAACP, Tom Perez & the DNC, and neighbors talking to neighbors is what made this happen, and they ALL deserve a mountain of credit.1.Just spoke with a source in the Mobile (AL) County NAACP. Here are some things that are happening today on the ground in Alabama that did not happen in the 2016 election. Thread:
— Al Giordano (@AlGiordano) December 12, 2017
Quote by Raine:I am hearing from several sources there was a lot of drama at the White House last night and it wasn’t about the Alabama election. #fired. Stay tuned
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) December 13, 2017
WH confirms Omarosa has resigned. pic.twitter.com/F56UMzh4NF
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) December 13, 2017
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From what I'm hearing, this was part of the drama in the WH last night. She apparently had to be escorted out of the West Wing.WH confirms Omarosa has resigned. pic.twitter.com/F56UMzh4NF
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) December 13, 2017
The WH got some news they weren't thrilled with over the last couple days. This is becoming very likely. https://t.co/jw2tt0XZ2r
— Angry WH Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) December 13, 2017
Quote by Raine:The WH got some news they weren't thrilled with over the last couple days. This is becoming very likely. https://t.co/jw2tt0XZ2r
— Angry WH Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) December 13, 2017
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Alabama U. Head Football Coach Nick Saban got almost 20k of the 22k write-in votes?!?!
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Alabama U. Head Football Coach Nick Saban got almost 20k of the 22k write-in votes?!?!
That is amazing.
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Politico : The DNC's extensive efforts in Alabama were done on the down-low.
I'm really impressed with how Tom Perez & Keith Ellison have been running the party & being low-key about it. They've been getting a lot of criticism from within and from the outside left (aka the Bernie peeps) for looking like they don't do anything.
The results in Virginia, Oklahoma, Georgia and now Alabama have made all that criticism look foolish.
Roy Moore's horse Sassy breaks her silence pic.twitter.com/tRWqp3fyLn
— JDCrowe2 (@Crowetoons) December 12, 2017
Sen. Chuck Schumer says he is "pursuing every legal path" against whoever circulated a forged document accusing him of sexual harassment: https://t.co/BJEZV3xkVJ
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) December 13, 2017
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Wait a sec.. wtf is this about?Sen. Chuck Schumer says he is "pursuing every legal path" against whoever circulated a forged document accusing him of sexual harassment: https://t.co/BJEZV3xkVJ
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) December 13, 2017
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Smells like a Roger Stone or Brietbart operation.
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you gotta listen to this.
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you gotta listen to this.
I can't wait for her to start spilling her beans about these criminal asshats.
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Smells like a Roger Stone or Brietbart operation.
Cernovich --
and as thus: Stone.
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Seriously, why do people pay attention to Mike Cernovich? He's bat-crap nuts.
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you gotta listen to this.
I can't wait for her to start spilling her beans about these criminal asshats.
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Seriously, why do people pay attention to Mike Cernovich? He's bat-crap nuts.
beecause the shitheads are the dirty tricksters.
I have mentioned it before, but I seriously recommend watching the netflic Doc: Get me Roger Stone
Before O'keefe. Bannon, the Mercers, and Cernovich -- before all of these filthy people,
there was Stone.
The Secret Service was not involved in the termination process of Ms Manigault Newman or the escort off of the complex. Our only involvement in this matter was to deactivate the individual's pass which grants access to the complex.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) December 13, 2017