to have a six-point lead. it puts moore at 48 and doug jones the democrat at 42. senator luther strategy who moore defeated in the prime area, senator lisa murkowski won after a successful write-in bid said she has spo ento strange about that point when asked if he should run as a write-in candidate, richard shelby said he d support him, to which strange respond, thank you. it is too late to take moore s name off the december 7th ballot. if he steps aside, any votes will not be certified, as far as switching candidates, there was such a case in new jersey into 2002. you remember a democratic senator tried to pull out of the race, torricelli. democrats went to court to replace him with frank lautenberg. lautenberg went on to easily win that election.