like alabama with doug with president trump carrying it by 28% an points and then managing to lose a senate seat, even by a small margin, it really suggests what could be coming in 2018, each with roy moore being a horrible candidate. don t forget, donald trump struck out twice in alabama. once in primary, and then in the special general election. so it is suggests to me and i think to a lot of people that he is not going to have a lot of pull in 2018. and what pull he has, especially in competitive states is going to be negative for the republicans. thank you for saying that. first of all, women, prochoice single women in northern virginia. we know that story. i have grown up with it the last 50 years here around washington. they vote democrat because they are prochoice. i want to talk to you about the african-american vote which is apparently half of the winner s vote tonight was
presidential election, the drop-off in these counties was a lot less, the drop-off was a lotlet less than you saw in the rural areas, the heavily white rural areas. black turnout was very strong. something else in this result it gave jones the win. i think it ought to worry republicans nationally, too. it is a continuation a bit of a trend we ve been seeing in this trump era of the republican struggles in traditionally republican suburbs. let me start here in shelby county right outside birmingham. shelby kahne county is traditionally a republican bastion. also of all the counties in bm bam it has the highest concentration of four-year college graduates. this is a place where mitt romney got almost 80% of the vote in 2012. where donald trump got 73% of the vote in 2016. moore, he wins it, but only with 56%.
i think this is a big lesson for republicans to take away from tonight that it does matter who you lie down with. because when you get up with fleas, baby, all you are going to do is scratch. you are not going to win much. you are not going to win much, you are just going to itch. did your grand pop finnegan tell you that one. that s joe biden s grand pop finnegan. more time next time. thank you very much for coming up. coming up, the stunning victory tonight by doug jones is giving democrats visions of big thing to come. we have been talking about that already. if they can win in alabama, where can t they win. we are coming back with more more on a big night of american politics. what a celebration this is going to be. doug jones, this guy clawed his way to the top. he took on the klan and took on roy moore. won both times of good for america. this is a special edition of hard ball, where the action is.
large, strong operation, grassroots operation on the ground and you have to have a great candidate. and doug jones are you going to let doug jens be a moderate? yes or no? are you guys going to push him to the left. i think he should reject donald trump s policies which are horrible. i m asking are you on the left going to let him be a moderate? we are going to push him to be a progressive. in alabama? i think. ung do you think a true progressive with win re-election in alabama? if you stand on the right side of history. he wanted the 100% ada voting railroad. i think he should vote against the republicans. vote consistently with the democrats. of course, why not. the republicans love hearing this. if he could do that all the way until 2020. this is not this is not
states. but the implications will be felt here in washington as well. president trump endorsed moore even as most republicans deemed him toxic. tonight the president tweeted congratulations to doug jones on a hard fought victory. the write in votes played a very big factor but a win is a win. the people of alabama are great, and the republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. it never ends. that s his word. when jones takes his seat the republican grip on the senate will shrink to a ray store thin 51-49 margin. at least one republican senator is openly celebrating tonight. jeff flake of arizona, a republican, tweeted decency wins. in his victory speech tonight doug jones delivered a message of unity. let s watch. i am truly, truly overwhelmed. but you know, folks, and you have all heard me say this at