12-13-2017, 10:44 AM
And, Doug Jones is far from an ultra liberal, no matter how much President Trump, Steve Bannon, and the hard-core Evangelicals tell you otherwise. But, I understand that could be subjective for some on the extreme right who think that everyone's who's not on the extreme right is by-default "ultra liberal".
Jones is in fact a moderate to conservative Democrat. He is not soft on crime and he does not support full term abortion -- those were the two most repeated mis-characterizations about Jones floated by Bannon, Trump and Moore. If you're interested in the truth, you can review Jones' statements and record.
Anyway, rational and decent Republicans dodged a bullet with Moore's loss, in my opinion. He thinks God's law (and his interpretation of it) supersedes constitutionality and legality when it comes to public policy. He's shouted that from the rooftop for years and was ousted from the court twice for defying constitutionality and man's law. Moore would have been a nightmare when it came to negotiating legislation.
The Dems and Jones won big last night, no doubt about it. They gained a much-needed Democratic seat in the Senate, in blood-red Alabama no less. But........since Jones is not a liberal Democrat, he's representing a very conservative state, and much of the power in the Democratic party now lies with the liberals........I think Jones is kind of a wild-card for the Dems.
In any case, whether the Dems continue to beat the Republicans in special elections and ride that wave into next year's mid-terms remains to be seen. They've definitely got some momentum going.
Jones is in fact a moderate to conservative Democrat. He is not soft on crime and he does not support full term abortion -- those were the two most repeated mis-characterizations about Jones floated by Bannon, Trump and Moore. If you're interested in the truth, you can review Jones' statements and record.
Anyway, rational and decent Republicans dodged a bullet with Moore's loss, in my opinion. He thinks God's law (and his interpretation of it) supersedes constitutionality and legality when it comes to public policy. He's shouted that from the rooftop for years and was ousted from the court twice for defying constitutionality and man's law. Moore would have been a nightmare when it came to negotiating legislation.
The Dems and Jones won big last night, no doubt about it. They gained a much-needed Democratic seat in the Senate, in blood-red Alabama no less. But........since Jones is not a liberal Democrat, he's representing a very conservative state, and much of the power in the Democratic party now lies with the liberals........I think Jones is kind of a wild-card for the Dems.
In any case, whether the Dems continue to beat the Republicans in special elections and ride that wave into next year's mid-terms remains to be seen. They've definitely got some momentum going.