Recent polls
Throughout the polling of this election, Fox News has frequently labelled the Alabama senate race between democrat Doug Jones and republican Roy Moore as either tied or lean democrat. Although the average polling by RealClearPolitics has Moore in the lead by +2.2, it shows that the election could still be a tossup even in a conservative state such as Alabama.
Whether the allegations against Roy Moore as a sex offender are true or not, electing him with senate GOP members being complacent with it would send a very negative message to the populous about the party; specifically that the GOP is accepting of pedophiles as long as they vote "yea" on their bills. If Roy Moore does get elected, I think the best case of action for the party would be for the senate to censure or, better yet, expel him.
Personally, as an democrat-leaning independent, I would want Doug Jones to win. However, as for what would match Alabama, I think Luther Strange would have been the much better option for the state and the GOP as a whole.
Steemit members living in Alabama: remember that the election is today! No matter who you support, make sure to go out and vote!
This is informative for someone who doesn't follow a lot of politics! Thank you!
It looks like the polls were right! Jones won! What do you predict for the future of senators in the deep south?
Although most of the deep south will likely remain conservative (and likely Republican), some of the more moderate states such as Georgia and North Carolina could potentially flip Democrat over the next few presidential elections. The big change could be Texas's gradual change from solid republican to swing state in decades to come.
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