All the pundits and wags need this to be a horse race so badly. They keep telling us that we don't know what the outcome is going to be. I have a pretty good idea that we do know, and it won't change anything.
No but seriously I get the "it's a horse race" style of reporting is BS but in this case we really don't know because Roy Moore is that incredibly bad as a candidate.
I know black, women, gay women and Asian engineers and scientists in Huntsville (there's a big office of the Corps of Engineers there). Don't think they're voting for that cracker-assed cracker.
Natasha BertrandVerified account @ NatashaBertrand
AL Secretary of State says he’s “not comfortable” with meeting w/ Moore or anyone else in his campaign tonight. “The people of Alabama have spoken.”
As an adult motorcycle enthusiast. I was 6'4", 230 lbs, bearded and dressed in black leather. I wasn't exactly asked to leave, like what used to happen to me at Denny's restaurants, but people moved away from me and service was non existent. I had to leave the Waffle House hungry. No internet at the Holiday Inn, either! On my return trip, I didn't even stop for gas in AL.
Official prediction for the night: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
All the pundits and wags need this to be a horse race so badly. They keep telling us that we don't know what the outcome is going to be. I have a pretty good idea that we do know, and it won't change anything.
https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/940601175736…
No but seriously I get the "it's a horse race" style of reporting is BS but in this case we really don't know because Roy Moore is that incredibly bad as a candidate.
I will concede that we don't know how big a margin #NoMoore will win by. Where else but 'Bama…
Seems like the margin was negative 2 points or so.
I have never been so happy to have been wrong!
[ ya know, just in case ……won't hurt, anyway….also gonna start drinkin…….]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiH66c81mAU
Speaking of ['Bama…]
https://twitter.com/desiderioDC/status/9407097399…
"Get your ass out and go vote"
Awesome!
Man, I forgot that there's an option to view the match with friends! This night is going to be extra-fun now.
Polls closed 2 minutes ago and they still haven't called it. Good sign?
CBS saying they believe it's close so I'll take that.
Polls are closed. First results somewhere between 7:15 and 7:30 local time.
First results are coming in.
Moore outperforming in one county compared to what would be expected in a tie, but Jones is in the other. Buckle up, this'll be a wild one.
At least this time I know to expect a tossup, unlike… other times…
That avalanche of results has to be coming soon, right?
The pace is starting to pick up, I think it's nearing.
Friendly reminder about swearing in
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/94072775293…
House-sitting pals just had a case of Cally wine delivered, so I'm good.
Moore's taking a lead here but there's a very heavy rural tilt to the results so far so that's pretty expected.
I forgot this part of election nights: anything can happen in the first few hours and it's murder on my blood pressure to watch.
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lmao
And these fuckers add in fake noise when there's nothing new being put in, just to stress people out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD3bGEFxGC0
If you're wondering, this is about what being at the Browns game was like in the 4th quarter.
The Times is swinging MAJORLY to Jones now in their forecast.
Rude One appealing to economic anxiety
@rudepundit
C’mon, you dumb fucks, do the right thing for once in your pathetic, shit-streaked, Jesus-fellating lives.
https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/940768238614…
The needle's at 86%. Don't let us down again, needle.
50% in, everyone.
This whole thing is coming down to turnout in the big cities.
Needle is holding steady at ~65% chance of Jones… for now…
https://twitter.com/EsotericCD/status/94077341619…
Seth Masket Verified account @smotus 5 minutes ago
The NYT needle is now telling me to add fabric softener.
https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw
Southpaw is all of us
As a fellow southpaw, I can fully agree with this.
Absolutely fabulous!
Any time Mobile and Montgomery feel like reporting in more than 10% of their precincts, that'd be fuckening great.
Thank you, Mobile.
For a place that just turned out for Jones, let me tell you that I've never felt more discriminated against in my life than in Mobile in 2005.
76% of the votes counted and it's still this uncertain, wow
This has easily been the longest two hours of 2017 for me.
Every time a chunk of Montgomery comes in the needle goes right and every time Birmingham does so it goes left. COME ON BIRMINGHAM
Also, @Dallas County, where the hell are you?
Marching their results to Montgomery?
NEVER MIND IT'S IN
Bill fucking Kristol
✔
@BillKristol
Prediction: Jones wins by one vote. The deciding vote: Moore's Jewish lawyer votes for Jones.
Bill Kristol has been relatively sane this year. wtf is wrong with the world?
Jones has basically tied it up with a massive D advantage in remaining areas. I think it's going to happen.
I know black, women, gay women and Asian engineers and scientists in Huntsville (there's a big office of the Corps of Engineers there). Don't think they're voting for that cracker-assed cracker.
Jones within 3k votes, oh boy. C'mon B'ham, H'vile, M'bile and M'gomery!
DOUG JONES LEADS
Steve Kornaki's going to have a stroke, I hope not.
Roy Moore right now
https://soundcloud.com/mr-mecha-1/fuck
Ah man, what a throwback
Jones in the lead per Scooter!
Our best guess is that Mr. Jones is currently on track to win the election.
It's over. The DRUDGE REPORT SIREN just called it for Jones. If they've given up, it's over.
AP CALLED IT, SENATOR DOUG JONES
Sometime next year, per McConnell.
That's all right. He'll make his mark.
My girlfriend's take on Roy Moore: "Fuck you and the horse you rode in on."
Excellent, excellent.
AMERICA
JUST
KEEPS
W I N N I N G
The Moore campaign's election party didn't let Washington Post reporters in. That's okay, because no news is coming from in there anyway.
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFyr49TwuiI
ERMAGERD!
https://twitter.com/SenatorHassan/status/94078621…
SMILE
SWEET
SISTER
SADISTIC
SURPRISE
SERVICE
SENATOR DOUG JONES
https://twitter.com/DavidMDrucker/status/94078711…
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
DREAM ON, CORY
WTF?
MSNBC still won't call it, at 98%? No…
https://politics.theonion.com/roy-moore-retires-f…
The Onion killing it.
And Roy Moore is refusing to concede. What an asshole.
Will T @historicus91
DOUG JONES IS 2-0 AGAINST THE KKK
https://twitter.com/RoyMooresHorse
@hollowsouls2
Replying to @RoyMooresHorse @GDouglasJones
They cheated soros interfered
Roy Moore's Horse @RoyMooresHorse
Roy Moore's Horse Retweeted Hollow Souls
WHY ARE YOU COMPLAINING TO A HORSE
"Our ‘integrity is severely tarnished’: Christianity Today editor says ‘no one will believe a word we say’ after Alabama"
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/our-integrity-is…
Don't know who this young person is, but already has taken stock of CC.
Cillizza and reply
https://twitter.com/Vonnegutterball/status/940759…
YES!
Now, on to 2018…
I don't know, that lady offering the cookies seems nice.
I believe your intentions to be hostile.
To a Packers fan it was like watching the 2014 NFC Championship game.
It's getting better and better.
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More on Moore, later…
Very likely but if they drag this out past the first week of the new year it'll be way too obvious. Betting they seat him in early January.
You're fun at parties aren't you.
Strange was appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Sessions, so it's still his seat until then.
Great minds.
Maybe there's a HAARP 'sane-vote ' add-on.
HAH ! I KNEW IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God is always in control, and He's showing you the door, Roy.
Too bad about all those ballots they didn't save.
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/12/judge_or…
Also
Natasha BertrandVerified account @ NatashaBertrand
AL Secretary of State says he’s “not comfortable” with meeting w/ Moore or anyone else in his campaign tonight. “The people of Alabama have spoken.”
Many torches this evening.
Not tiki torches either.
As an adult motorcycle enthusiast. I was 6'4", 230 lbs, bearded and dressed in black leather. I wasn't exactly asked to leave, like what used to happen to me at Denny's restaurants, but people moved away from me and service was non existent. I had to leave the Waffle House hungry. No internet at the Holiday Inn, either! On my return trip, I didn't even stop for gas in AL.
Better wait until I get my hot water restored, could be getting kinda ripe by now.
https://twitter.com/Limeylizzie/status/9408064131…
She was a fun, bawdy wonkeet…