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Why people on Twitter are giving black women the credit for Roy Moore’s defeat

sudshr47 December 13, 2017

Democrat Doug Jones pulled a surprise win for the Alabama Senate seat against Trump-endorsed Republican candidate Roy Moore, who’s been accused of sexual misconduct and said America was last “great” when slavery was legal.

A preliminary exit poll conducted by Edison Research for the National Election Poll, The Washington Post, and other media showed that a strong turnout among black voters played a key role in electing Jones.

Some exit poll numbers https://t.co/Vk1E2Qq5y7 pic.twitter.com/RdyvobaDYu

— Mark Berman (@markberman) December 13, 2017 Read more…

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Alabamian Channing Tatum asks his home state to do the right thing, for the love of God

sudshr47 December 12, 2017

When it comes to politics, celebrity endorsements can be game changers.

In an Instagram video posted today, native Alabamian Channing Tatum enjoined people from his home state to get out and vote today for Democrat Doug Jones in the Alabama special election. For Tatum, Moore has “done things that in my opinion go beyond the line of trust.”

Tatum says he doesn’t identify as either a Democrat or a Republican because “I am my own mind and my own heart and that is more complex than red and blue” — which is both a familiar refrain for many Americans and an impossibly lame one. “Most of all,” he adds, he just wants “young people to go out and vote.” Read more…

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Video surfaces of Roy Moore being interviewed by 12-year-old girl ahead of Alabama election

sudshr47 December 12, 2017

It’s the day of the Alabama senate election and a video has just emerged showing Republican candidate Roy Moore sitting down with 12-year-old Millie March for a campaign interview.
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