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AP: Candidates invoke Trump's name, God in Alabama Senate race
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GoldenEye 007
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lol what do you think
jack_package_200
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"This is all part of God's plan for the republican party" - Probably what someone from alabama would say
Only declared Democrat is a weed activist who lost a senate race against Richard Shelby last year. The last Democrat to hold this seat was more conservative than many of today's Republicans.
What exactly can Democrats do in a race like this, besides hoping for a once-in-a-lifetime progressive demagogue like Edwin Edwards?
What exactly can Democrats do in a race like this, besides hoping for a once-in-a-lifetime progressive demagogue like Edwin Edwards?
EdibleKnife
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It's consistently funny that God seemingly never works through Democrats or Independents but only cheating, racist, sexist, and bigoted Republicans who always seem to reveal that they're adulterers, pedophiles, criminals, or easily bought.
Bonen no Max'd
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I'm sure he's a disgustingly evil person but "Senator Strange" sounds so cool imo
like damn I wish my name was Luther Strange
like damn I wish my name was Luther Strange
RPGCrazied
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If we can't take back at least the house in 2018 then the world is truly lost. The backlash should be swift after Trump won.
Start at small levels and show them that hey, liberal policies actually help the people rather than hurting them like conservative policies. A lot of people in the south don't actually realize the harm their politicians do for them.
Actually a lot of us are sick of it. The problem is we aren't going to out number baby boomers for a long time.So we have to deal with these ignorant assholes getting reelected year after year after continuing to show us they aren't capable of doing anything other than having affairs or giving their friends and family better jobs or positions in government.
The Maverick
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Even when the boomers kick the bucket, the kids they raised will step in to run the show. Yay.
Republicans won the south because of racism. I'm not sure how much showing that liberal policies will help them will do. Always worth a try though, I suppose.
TheHolyTurnip
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God, the South just gets worse and worse by the hour...
The Sum of Zero
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Fuck off, I don't think it's okay at all.
Then again, being liberal and atheist, I guess I'm not a "normal" Alabamian.
Thank you.
I think Alabamans are cops and doctors and nerds and losers and hippies and masseuses and democrats and republicans and so on. But surely rational republicans can't find this open fuckery acceptable.
Yaphett Kotto
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You must live in one of the college towns or cities then.
Rural Alabama is bad. Whenever I go back home, I never fail to see a couple confederate flags flying on some trucks.
chaosblade
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I actually think a lot of people don't like Bentley after what he did, and don't like Strange because of this situation.
I hope Strange actually wins the Republican nomination, because he might lose to Crumpton (who is a rightish Dem, but better than the alternatives). If Moore wins the nomination he will probably win the election.
The Sum of Zero
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Well, to be fair I did live in Tuscaloosa for 3 years, which is where my eyes opened. But before and after I've been stuck in a rural-ish area and its awful.
If I can get into UAB I might just move to Birmingham rather than commute, but the rent prices there compared to here x.x
Whomever wins the Republican primary will win the general election. This is still Alabama.
chaosblade
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A lot of people are really unhappy with Strange. I think he would win, but Crumpton would have a chance against him. Against basically anyone else it wouldn't be close.
Well sure, but racism is deeply ingrained. It's going to take a lot more than that, as well as action from the federal government to try to increase diversity. The south has by far the highest black population in this country, but it's heavily segregated. If people had more minorities as their friends, classmates, and neighbors, it would go a long way into destroying stereotypes.
Of course, nothing is easy.
Yaphett Kotto
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Yea, I was in Lowndes county for some time before we moved to Montgomery and I hated everything about the rural areas.
Birmingham has gotten to big city rent prices. Montgomery is getting towards that level as well.
I did not know the crazy 10 commandments judge was running for the Senate. Fuck
Lol, I live in Indiana, 20 minutes south of Michigan, and there are confederate flags on trucks, houses, keychains, fucking everywhere. Like, we're not even close to the south so these people aren't even really trying to hide that they're racist shits.
Lol, I live in Indiana, 20 minutes south of Michigan, and there are confederate flags on trucks, houses, keychains, fucking everywhere. Like, we're not even close to the south so these people aren't even really trying to hide that they're racist shits.
I'm pretty certain the last year has demonstrated these don't exist.
chaosblade
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He will probably win, honestly. He has a huge following for obvious reasons and there are enough dumb people in this state to win him the election. A combination of ultra-religious loons and "vote R no matter what" Republicans that may not care for him.
Best case is Strange wins the nomination and the religious crazies stay home in their disappointment, and some R leaning folks shift to D because they refuse to support Strange due to the situation with Bentley, and Crumpton (or another Dem, but he will probably be the guy) squeaks out a narrow win. That's still really unlikely though. Less likely than the Dem winning Kansas.
ryutaro's mama
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PhantomThief
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Hey Roy Moore
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