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The NPR Politics Podcast

Race Tight On Eve Of Election In Alabama

The NPR Politics Podcast

NPR

Politics, Daily News, News

4.425.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2017

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

After weeks of intense national attention, the special election in Alabama is here. Voters go to the polls tomorrow to decide whether Republican Roy Moore or Democrat Doug Jones will be their next senator. And the race is too close to call. This episode: host/congressional reporter Scott Detrow, 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.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Scott Detro.

0:01.3

And I'm Tamara Keith.

0:02.5

And before we get to the show, we just want to let you know

0:04.7

that we are doing a live show here in DC in January.

0:08.7

It's at the Warner Theater and it's called President Trump

0:12.1

One Year in.

0:13.3

If you're in town, if you're nearby, we'd love for you to join us.

0:16.3

You'll want to be indoors in January,

0:18.7

watching us do our live podcast.

0:20.7

It's true. Last time we did it, it was a nice, warm, cozy,

0:23.7

environment, great time.

0:25.2

And what could possibly be a better holiday gift

0:27.7

than hanging out with us?

0:29.2

You can learn more and get tickets at nprpresence.org.

0:32.8

That's nprpresencealloneword.org.

0:36.1

It's going to be a lot of fun.

0:37.1

We'll all be there.

0:37.9

We'd love for you to be there, too.

0:39.4

Hey, y'all.

0:39.9

This is Ellen in Mobile, Alabama, where

0:42.3

I'm in front of one of the many billboards

0:44.1

reading vote Tuesday, December 12th.

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