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Polybius

(15,428 posts)
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 12:45 AM Feb 2020

New Alabama Senate and Presidential polls

Here's the Republican primary Senate polls. Looks like our best hope at winning, Roy Moore, is way behind:



And here's the General Election polls, against Doug Jones:

Alabama Senate - Sessions vs. Jones: Sessions 54, Jones 41 - Sessions +13
Alabama Senate - Tuberville vs. Jones: Tuberville 50, Jones 42 - Tuberville +8
Alabama Senate - Byrne vs. Jones: Byrne 51, Jones 42 - Byrne +9

Not looking good at all.

https://www.aldailynews.com/new-alabama-poll-shows-tight-race-for-u-s-senate/

Now, here's the General Election President's race polls. Not for the faint of heart, although Bloomberg does best:

Alabama: Trump vs. Sanders: Trump 60, Sanders 37 - Trump +23
Alabama: Trump vs. Buttigieg: Trump 58, Buttigieg 37 - Trump +21
Alabama: Trump vs. Bloomberg: Trump 54, Bloomberg 40 - Trump +14
Alabama: Trump vs. Biden: Trump 58, Biden 38 - Trump +20
Alabama: Trump vs. Warren: Trump 62, Warren 35 - Trump +27

https://www.aldailynews.com/trump-leads-democratic-contenders-in-alabama-poll/

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Bradical79

(4,490 posts)
2. I think most of us figured Jones would be short term
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 01:50 AM
Feb 2020

Moore was a real disaster for them, and it was still extremely close.

SKKY

(11,811 posts)
3. Does anyone think we will actually win Alabama???
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:21 AM
Feb 2020

We should be worried about these states, and these states only:

1. Michigan
2. Ohio
3. Wisconsin
4. Arizona
5. Pennsylvania
6. Florida

Ace Rothstein

(3,163 posts)
16. Georgia and North Carolina were actually closer than Ohio in 2016.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 11:20 PM
Feb 2020

Then we lost again in Ohio in 2018 in all state government races but Brown did keep his Senate seat though. Ohio appears to be a lost cause.

Polybius

(15,428 posts)
19. It seems that many liberals moved from Ohio to Virginia
Sun Feb 16, 2020, 02:14 PM
Feb 2020

Virginia has really moved to the left, while Ohio moved to the right.

DFW

(54,403 posts)
4. They know their daughters are not safe from Moore. They are safe from Sessions.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 04:15 AM
Feb 2020

So, it's safe to go back to robotic Republican voting again.

 

Lexblues

(180 posts)
7. I hope Doug Jones will be the new Atty General
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 05:28 AM
Feb 2020

In a new Democratic administration in 2021 if he loses the Senate. He would make an excellent choice.

Azathoth

(4,609 posts)
8. I will give Alabama credit: they chose a Dem over Moore
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 07:47 AM
Feb 2020

For a state so far into the Red Cult, that was a pretty powerful reasserting of basic values.

Polybius

(15,428 posts)
11. I give them none
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 10:47 PM
Feb 2020

They only voted for a Democrat because it was Roy Moore on the Republican side, and he barely lost.

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
9. We have to assume we'll need to pick up 4 seats for a 50/50 Senate split this November.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 09:07 AM
Feb 2020

Love Doug Jones, but he had the perfect storm.

1. Roy Moore was already unpopular BEFORE the pedophilia stuff came out. Then it came out and he immediately became the worst and most toxic Senate candidate in history.

2. Doug Jones was an extremely good candidate due to his prosecution of the Birmingham bombers, which has endeared him for life with the African American community.

3. His 2017 special election win was at the absolute hight of anti-Trump sentiment in the US.

4. No Republican at the top of the ticket to carry Moore. If Trump had been at the top, there would have been a lot of Republicans who came out and voted straight party, carrying Moore to victory.

 

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)
13. My take
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 11:01 PM
Feb 2020




And to add, these ignorant racist Mother Fuckers need to be beat down. And it is fucking simple, these fucking ignorant racist Mother Fuckers got their ass kicked by USC in the 70's and Bear Bryant turned on a dime and recruited blacks.

There should not be one black recruit out of the state of Alabama that EVER accepts a scholarship to play at Alabama.

Polybius

(15,428 posts)
15. He got accused of racism with that tape a few days go
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 11:06 PM
Feb 2020

Perhaps they liked that down there? He's still losing by 14 points though.

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
17. Jones is done.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 11:40 PM
Feb 2020

He pissed off all the dumb assholes in his state by voting to convict their rapist president.

It was the right thing to do and history will laud his decision, but we all knew it wasn't going to make him popular with knuckle-dragging throwbacks.

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