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Knew that their write-in probably wouldnt matter, that seems like quite a statement from the folks of alabama. >> it really is, shannon. its very important to note that all of those write-in votes will be documented and recorded and printed. so it will be understood exactly who received those votes and i what that will mean in the final difference. we actually sent instructions to the probate judges a couple of times.ns well send them again tonight to make sure they know those votes are supposed...

1.5 points ahead of moore who could not overcome sexual misconduct allegations that plagued him from the onset. >> alabama have been at a cross roads. we have been at cross roads in the past, and unfortunately we have usually taken the wrong fork. tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you took the right road. as dr. king liked to quote, the moral ark of the universe is long but it bends towards justice. >> moore quoted scripture as he talked to his supporters refusing to concede, telling them, quote, i...

3:30 in the center of the political universe. thats the state of alabama where democrat doug jones turned deep red alabama blue, capping off a long shot campaign with a stunning win over republican roy moore in last nights senate race. jones taking 49.9% of the vote, one and a half points ahead of moore who could not overcome sexual misconduct allegations and a very controversial past. >> alabama has been at a cross roads. we have been at cross roads in the past. and unfortunately we have usuall...

Have input. we need to come together. we need to do it quick. we need to learn the lessons of virginia and the lessons of alabama, which is our voters are not going to show up if we dont give them a proper choice and we did not do that. we need to make lemons out of this -- lemonade out of these lemons, shannon. l we have a lot of lemons tonight. >> shannon: we are waiting roy moore, who appears to have been defeated, they g.o.p. nominee in alabama for the u.s. senate. we will keep an eye on tha...

Out and vote on a day when they knew that there write-in probably wouldnt matter, that seems like quite a statement from the folks of alabama. >> it really is, shannon. its very important to note that all of those write-in votes will be documented and recorded and printed. so it will be understood exactly who received those votes and what that will mean in the final difference. we actually sent instructions to the probate judge is a couple of times. well send them again tonight to make sure they...

Mail, they had to be in by noon. theyre the first ones that are open. they are vetted and then they are counted and reported as the first ones reported each and every election cycle at that central location in the county. >> there were about 22,000 write-in votes and obviously you just told kaylee you need to check them out and make sure they are valid. could those write-in votes which is almost the same as the margin of victory for mr. jones, mr. jones is just over 20,000, write-in votes at 22,...

Again, if he just performed, if moore just performed as a republican, normally does in shelby, he could win the race statewide. that could make a difference as you saw in the suburbs and across the state. one other thing quickly, the two college counties, lee county, where auburn university is, donald trump got almost 60% of the vote here. roy moore could barely crack 40%. we saw it across the state in tuscaloosa, young voters, college-aged, a little older than college, young professionals, anot...

Voters on the beltway trying to have input. we need to come together, we need to do it quick. we need to learn the lessons of virginia and the lessons of alabama, which is our voters are not going to show up if we dont give them a proper choice and we did not do that. we need to make lemons out of this -- lemonades out of these lemons, shannon. we have a lot of lemons tonight. >> shannon: we are waiting roy moore, who appears to have been defeated, they g.o.p. nominee in alabama for the u.s. sen...

>> i could not vote for roy moore, i did not vote for roy moore, but i wrote and indistinguishable her broken name. i think a lot of people could do that. >> shannon: secretary, how does that factor into what happens tomorrow? >> we have a procedure for right ins and we had actually received a lot of attention for them even before this information was introduced. one of the things that we did to help our people at the local polling sites was to produce a sheet of paper that answered frequently a...

Is how tight some of the issues are. were not reporting on anything regarding the outcome. the polls are open. shame is a potent cultural force in this moment. unless youre dealing with a man lying trump. and an alabama delegate who has come out against roy moore. yz you. if youre against moore mf5v yo are a former trump delicate, who did you vote for? >> i hate to say im against moore. i am really for a write-in republican. i support the republican agenda. i wont say im against moore. he is a h...