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The national conversation. you can hope at least now hell go away. >> do you agree? >> i think take a look at what senator corey gardner did. hes head of the nrsc. >> i have to interrupt. well come back to you. the senator-elect is speaking, doug jones. lets listen in. >> i know there are a lot of questions and ill try to do what i can. lets see when we do it we can try to get an orderly process. i really want to get to as much as we can. let me just start out by saying how thrilled that my fami...

But it was also a message that he felt like, and we felt like would be consistent with the folks in the state of alabama. and thats what it was. and so we stayed true to that message through the primary and into the general election. and i think thats the one thing that ive told my staff and my campaign officials that im the most proudest of. we didnt have to alter. we didnt move. we were true to ourselves and i think that that was a very important piece of winning this election. people in alaba...

Communities. and he like many other law enforcement officials will make the point we need these communities to give us information to help identify these people. he was very clear here this kind of rhetoric, these policy as well maybe that job more difficult. >> hes on his way out the door, though, we should note. this is a comment he may not have made -- >> for question, hes on his way out the door. but after serving nearly a year under the trump administration, having served a slightly longer ...

One -- it doesnt help a state. it doesnt help a country to see one major political party at civil war with itself. so i think this election can send a message to a lot of folks to reach out and do some things to try to help. so im looking forward to that in 2018 for our general elections on both sides of that aisle. >> inaudible question ]. >> in every election, in every election there is a segment of the voters who vote for you. and i think from what i saw in some of the exit polls, there s was...

They know that, you know, even though things might be a long shot, its possible. and theyll know, too, that you can create a lot of momentum. create things in a positive way, if you run the right campaign. even if that campaign might not have succeeded, and there was a time last night i was convinced we wouldnt. but i was prepared to talk about the fact this was not the end. its the beginning as coach saban once says famously, and so i think that going forward, what im hoping you will see in bot...

That plays out in the politics of things. but i think more importantly, people have been looking for someone that they can talk to. someone that they feel like can best represent them and their interest. and if you cant always find that common ground, you can move on and agree to disagree. but dont be disagreeable, and lets find common ground on the next one. yes, sir. >> what did the president say to you in the call that you had? [ inaudible ]? >> no it was a very gracious call. i very much app...

>> well, i say exactly what i said just a moment ago, youre not going to agree with me. i mean, even some in the democratic party that voted for me and have been very enthusiastic about this campaign are not going to agree with me on every issue. i think the key is trying to find that common ground. i know im sounding like that broken record to talk about that, but i just think that it is so important that we try to sit down at a table and talk about issues and talk about the things that matter ...

But why does any of that attach itself to bannon after hes gone like 0 for 6. i mean, every race hes touched, hes lost. >> bannon is building -- >> general. hes only successful in republican primaries. but anyone hes backed as lost in the general election. >> his candidate won the presidency which is an important perch. >> and he got fired by the president. >> bannon will have lots of influence. its probably not a great test of bannonism to have a candidate who is an accused child predator. ther...

Time. six months ago, i was a lawyer trying to figure out where my next client was coming from. but im looking to getting into the weeds with these issues. okay. all right. you all got -- i mean, dont throw things at me, but -- okay. ill go back to you. >> i wanted to get your thoughts on what was said last night, that he hopes youll do the right thing. >> well, i would expect a republican to say that. i expect the democrats to say, i hope he does the right thing and vote for democrats. but the ...

I mean, thats why i ran. i think thats why i won. because think im a lot more center of the road political figure, public figure. i think people are looking for somebody that can find that common ground. somebody to listen to them. i think people forget often times that, you know, citizens are not always looking for someone who agrees with them all of the time, they want somebody to just listen to them and talk to them and learn from them, and i think we demonstrated that we would do that during...