Generic 2018 U.S. Election Cycle Recycling Bin

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Alabama primary election today to replace Sessions in the U. S. Senate. Here are some preliminary results with polls closed.

Alabama US Senate Republican Primary
Candidate Percent Votes
Roy S Moore (Republican) 39.4% 80,216
Luther Strange (Republican) 32.8% 66,808
Mo Brooks (Republican) 18.8% 38,275
Trip Pittman (Republican) 7.2% 14,604
Randy Brinson (Republican) 0.7% 1,486
Bryan Peeples (Republican) 0.4% 767
Mary Maxwell (Republican) 0.4% 720
James Beretta (Republican) 0.2% 485
Dom Gentile (Republican) 0.1% 300
Joseph F Breault (Republican) 0.1% 121
1225 of 2313 (53%) Precincts Reporting, 203,782 Total Votes

Alabama US Senate Democratic Primary
Candidate Percent Votes
Doug Jones (Democratic) 66.8% 55,559
Robert Kennedy, Jr (Democratic) 17.9% 14,896
Michael Hansen (Democratic) 6.3% 5,200
Will Boyd (Democratic) 4.6% 3,803
Jason Fisher (Democratic) 1.9% 1,620
Charles Nana (Democratic) 0.9% 743
Brian McGee (Democratic) 0.8% 682
Vann Caldwell (Democratic) 0.8% 631
1211 of 2313 (52%) Precincts Reporting, 83,134 Total Votes

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The number of votes cast isnā€™t looking very good for the general election. Then again, they have open primaries. I suppose itā€™s possible there were spoiler votes in an effort to push for a runoff on the Republican side.

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Thank you, @orenwolf for reopening! I have a feeling this thread will start getting busy again soon.

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Good to see this thread back, thanks @orenwolf .

Some more Roy Moore news, not of the good variety. Breitbart or somebody noticed the date and place of Roy Mooreā€™s signature in the yearbook were added after the signature ā€“ reason unknown ā€“ and now thatā€™s being used to call the accusation into question.

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With Trumpā€™s recent outrage directed at CNN for their reactions on Jrā€™s WikiLeaks story, Iā€™m sure heā€™ll be directing his ire at Fox News any moment now for itā€™s incorrect reporting on his BFF Mooreā€¦

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The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

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This guy is seriously losing his grip on reality.

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tng-picard-facepalm

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With Doug Jones on his way to the Senate, you might wonder who this person is. Hereā€™s a longish interview that shows heā€™s still not Roy Moore (!!!). Heā€™s a smart guy who knows the difference between being a pro and being a weirdo, and thankfully heā€™s going the pro route.

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Not sure if this belongs here or in the #resist thread but here we go.

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The Last Grasp of the Grand Old Party

we-re-being-looted

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Yep. And no good guys in white hats to stop these fuckers.

ā€œGRAB WHAT YOU CAN: THE REPUBLICAN TAX SHAKEDOWNā€

https://crooked.com/article/republican-tax-bill-shakedown/

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Iā€™ve read that $100k is the magic threshold that gets a candidate recognized, supported and funded by the Democratic Party.

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What!? My district has no GOP candidates!?

It appears there isnā€™t a major GOP frontrunner, though many people filed. Even so, the Democrats might actually flip my deep red gerrymandered to hell district.

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Todayā€™s the primaries, and hereā€™s the Democratic ballot for my district:
http://www.harrisvotes.com/SampleBallot/VoterBallot/D/en/0380-DEM.pdf

I really canā€™t stand our election system sometimesā€¦ I really shouldnā€™t be voting for all of theseā€¦

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Finally voted, we shall see how it goes. The place was loaded for the first time in a primary that I saw.

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It turns out, when you make it easier for people to vote, they do.

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Michigan voters, please take note:

So weā€™ve got another gentleman politician who will say the most ridiculous things he can find to justify his behavior, and seems to think weā€™re stupid enough to buy itā€¦ yet another candidate who thinks if he throws enough money at something, he can have it, because he wants it, so he must deserve it, and to hell with the little things like policies or obligations.

maya%20rudolph%20no

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