Who will win the Alabama Senate special election?

[Giz]

Good job Alabama!

 

[LTC8K6]

If it's not over .5% when the counting is concluded, it's an automatic recount.

 

[lobosrul5]

If it's not over .5% when the counting is concluded, it's an automatic recount.

Its at 1.5% with virtually all votes counted. I think I heard Moore can still get a recount if he pays for it though.

 

[LTC8K6]

Have the write in votes even been counted yet?

Probably not as they are simply counted as write in votes?

 

[Puppycow]

If it's not over .5% when the counting is concluded, it's an automatic recount.

Margin appears to be large enough to not trigger an automatic recount. It's about 1.5% now and probably won't change more than a tenth either way.

 

[acbytesla]

I just watched Roy Moore spokesman Ted Crockett on with Jake Tapper. The man is an idiot. Crockett said that Moore was against Muslims serving in public office because it would be hypocritical for a Muslim to take the oath of office swearing in on the Bible.

He also said that Moore was in favor of making homosexual acts illegal. And that we should be following the Mosaic law. Tapper then asked him what the penalty should be and the guy dodged it. I wish Tapper had followed up on that answer by saying Mosaic law says that we are to stone him and if we should do that.

 

[LTC8K6]

Its at 1.5% with virtually all votes counted. I think I heard Moore can still get a recount if he pays for it though.

Well, the write in ballots are more than the vote difference.

Write ins always have to be certified.

 

[LTC8K6]

Margin appears to be large enough to not trigger an automatic recount. It's about 1.5% now and probably won't change more than a tenth either way.

There are a lot of write ins relative to the vote gap.

 

[Cleon]

I don't think I've ever seen so many people on Facebook post "holy ****" at the same time.

Happy to be wrong about this one.

 

[EventHorizon]

Its at 1.5% with virtually all votes counted. I think I heard Moore can still get a recount if he pays for it though.

Well, the write in ballots are more than the vote difference.

Write ins always have to be certified.

Yeah but the write ins can't be for Roy Moore. The gap isn't going to change from that. It might get close enough when the military votes are counted but I even doubt that.

 

[LTC8K6]

Jones got close to Hillary's numbers from 2016 in AL.

Moore is only around half of Trump's numbers from 2016 in AL.

 

[LTC8K6]

Yeah but the write ins can't be for Roy Moore. The gap isn't going to change from that. It might get close enough when the military votes are counted but I even doubt that.

Not only that, but the gap is actually now close to the write in total.

 

[LTC8K6]

Voter Turnout: 40.46%

No one came close to predicting that.

 

[Giz]

Jones got close to Hillary's numbers from 2016 in AL.

Moore is only around half of Trump's numbers from 2016 in AL.

Hopefully that sends a message; keep your house (reasonably) clean, don't rely on voters holding their nose to vote for 'their team'.

 

[LTC8K6]

Trumpers apparently stayed home.

 

[Beerina]

Roy Moore said to wait and "let God take over". So who eventually wins will be God's choice, don't forget that.

 

[William Parcher]

Washington Post says 100% in with Jones up by just over 21,000. It appears that it includes all the write-ins.

 

[lobosrul5]

Hopefully that sends a message; keep your house (reasonably) clean, don't rely on voters holding their nose to vote for 'their team'.

Gillibrand/Jones would be a great presidential ticket, instead of a hold your nose one.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Well, the write in ballots are more than the vote difference.

Write ins always have to be certified.

Whether the write-ins are all certified or none of them are certified, it will not change the margin Jones has over Moore.

Please tell me what I am missing in your post about automatic recounts?

 

[kellyb]

Gillibrand/Jones would be a great presidential ticket, instead of a hold your nose one.

Warren/Cohen would be my dream ticket.