metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
But ya gotta remember this street sign when you cross into the state: "Alabama: Six Million People With Seven Last Names-- A Great Place To Rear Your Own Kids".
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What The H*ll Is Happening With These Alabama Polls?
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YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
It's easy and fun to make jokes about Alabamans. We will see what we will see.
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
True, but like I felt about Trump's better than even chances all along in the 2016 election, I believe Moore is likely to win.
jonathan180iq
Well-Known Member
Countering electorates are more active after opposition wins.True, but like I felt about Trump's better than even chances all along in the 2016 election, I believe Moore is likely to win.
It will all depend on how many Democrats are in Alabama.
They'll be more active. I just don't know if there are enough of them to win outright.
I have a tendency to believe that "my" candidate will win as long as there is a plausible chance s/he will win. I assume that's an aspect of my intractable optimism, which I can't really help. If Moore wins, I will believe that something favorable will eventually come of that.True, but like I felt about Trump's better than even chances all along in the 2016 election, I believe Moore is likely to win.
There is usually extremely low turnout for special elections. Maybe Moore has offended enough women and Blacks to get them to polls today.
Turnout is absolutely worth watching today.
Yeah, when the polls close, if you have no other information than turnout numbers, I bet you could make a fairly accurate prediction as to who won.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
One thing that the polls seem to have trouble predicting accurately is the excitement or eagerness of people to vote. People if asked will tell you who they would vote for, but I have a feeling that not too many Republicans are thrilled to be voting for Moore. If the pro-Moore votes tend to stay home he is done for..
I'm looking at the live report 536 blog Alabama Senate Election: Live Coverage And Results for any that are as obsessed as I am.
I just turned on CNN, and Jones is ahead. Moreover, it appears that most of the votes in most of the counties that Moore is expected to win are in, and the votes in metro area counties that Jones is expected to win still have a few votes to count. So I'm going to call it: Jones wins! If I'm wrong, and have given someone false hopes, or falsely shattered someone's dreams, sue me.
It's been called by pretty much everyone so you're good. Jones wins! I'm so excited! I thought for sure that Moore would win! My faith in the people has been (momentarily) restored!
Dang, I thought I would be the first to project a winner.
My faith has been restored too--even if Jones doesn't somehow win, he has obviously gotten closer than the race could ever have been expected otherwise. It is good to know that (even) Alabamians are affected by Moore's perverted behavior. He's a chunk of vomit who needs to be in prison. Lock him up!
It's also totally ironic that this one seat in the Senate of Alabama's goes a long way in changing the balance of power there.
jonathan180iq
Well-Known Member
This is exactly right. It is too bad that so many people fail to accept this and end up riled for basically no reason.
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
I was wrong. Yay!!!
What's alarming is that Moore still got 49% of the vote. Sheesh.I was wrong. Yay!!!
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
Yep, mostly because of the white evangelical vote that apparently has utterly ignored what Jesus taught as found in the gospels.