Democrats Eye A Rare Opportunity In Alabama Senate Race
While Alabama hasn't sent a Democrat to the Senate in 25 years, Doug Jones, a former federal prosecutor, may have an opening because of the the controversial record of his GOP opponent, Roy Moore.
by Debbie Elliott
Oct 22, 2017
3 minutes
It has been a quarter of a century since reliably red Alabama elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate. But Democrats see an opening in the upcoming special election to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions' old seat because of the controversial record of Republican candidate Roy Moore, which includes twice being removed from public office.
"We're giving people a reason to believe," said Democratic candidate Doug Jones to hundreds of supporters at a fish fry in Mobile, Ala., underneath
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