In Huge Upset, Doug Jones Wins Election In Alabama

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🗓️ 13 December 2017

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

For the first time in 25 years, Alabama has elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate. Doug Jones beat Republican Roy Moore, who had been dogged by accusations of sexual misconduct, in the state's special election yesterday. This episode: host/congressional reporter Scott Detrow, congressional correspondent Susan Davis, political editor Domenico Montanaro and national correspondent Debbie Elliott in Alabama. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Scott Detro.
0:02.0	And I'm Tamara Keith.
0:03.0	And before we get to the show, we just want to let you know that we are doing a live show
0:07.3	here in DC in January.
0:09.3	It's at the Warner Theater and it's called President Trump One Year in.
0:14.0	If you're in town, if you're nearby, we'd love for you to join us.
0:16.9	You'll want to be indoors in January, watching us do our live podcast.
0:21.3	It's true.
0:22.3	Last time we did it, it was a nice, warm, cozy environment.
0:25.2	Great time.
0:26.2	And what could possibly be a better holiday gift than hanging out with us?
0:29.8	You can learn more and get tickets at nprpresence.org.
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0:36.7	It's going to be a lot of fun.
0:37.7	We'll all be there.
0:38.7	We'd love for you to be there too.
0:40.0	Hey folks, this is Terry Houston from Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
0:43.4	Outside my polling place, just voted in the Alabama Special Election for Senate.
0:48.5	This podcast was recorded at 1240 on Wednesday, December 13th, the day after that election.
0:54.4	Things may have changed by the time you hear it.
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