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Post by Fortwhile on Nov 16, 2017 6:59:21 GMT
Alabama is a very Republican state, and is usually a super safe bet for the GOP. However, candidate Roy Moore has been besieged by allegations of child molestation and general creepy behavior, and the race has since tightened up.
I think it's gonna be tough to predict who will win because so much will come down to who shows up to vote. If I had to bet, I think Roy Moore pulls this out because of how many Republicans are skeptical of the media, but a Jones win wouldn't shock me to the grave.
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Post by southernaurgediam on Nov 17, 2017 0:10:15 GMT
I think it's a tossup at this point; although, even if Moore wins, it's likely the Senate will expel him due to the allegations of sexual harassment and assault that have been leveled against him. McConnell has already said he'd initiate formal procedures for Moore's expulsion once he entered the Senate1, and he's certainly had experience in the area. After all, he did, according to Politico, "oversee the effort to expel Bob Packwood in the late 1990s after numerous sexual harassment allegations"2.
Anyways, it'll be interesting to see how this plays out over the next few weeks.
1 Seung Min Kim and John Bresnahan, “McConnell predicts expulsion if Moore wins,” Politico, Nov. 14, 2017. 2 Ibid.
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Post by Fortwhile on Nov 24, 2017 23:52:28 GMT
I think it's a tossup at this point; although, even if Moore wins, it's likely the Senate will expel him due to the allegations of sexual harassment and assault that have been leveled against him. McConnell has already said he'd initiate formal procedures for Moore's expulsion once he entered the Senate 1, and he's certainly had experience in the area. After all, he did, according to Politico, "oversee the effort to expel Bob Packwood in the late 1990s after numerous sexual harassment allegations" 2. Anyways, it'll be interesting to see how this plays out over the next few weeks. 1 Seung Min Kim and John Bresnahan, “McConnell predicts expulsion if Moore wins,” Politico, Nov. 14, 2017. 2 Ibid. Since you made this post I think the atmosphere has gotten slightly better for Jones, but I still wouldn't bet money on this race.
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