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Lula also discuss Sexual Harassment on capitol hill with d. C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes norton. Also, congressman scott taylor of virginia. We have shown not just around the state of alabama, but the country the way. That was Democrat Doug Jones the winner of alabamas special election that will hold the seat until 2020. Senate majority leader Mitch Mcconnell, President Trump, and the allegations of churchill rasmussen the reasons that judge roy moore lost last night the allegations of Sexual Harassment , the reasons that judge moore lost last night. Four republicans. 202 7488000 for democrats. 202 7488002 for independents. If you are resident of alabama, 202 7488003 is the number to call. You can post thoughts on twitter and our facebook page. A look at some of the exit polling from yesterday as of 10 30 when it comes to the special election yesterday. Voting fore voters roy moore versus 37 for doug jones. Black voters, 96 voted for doug jones over roy moore. It race, gender, education. 51 of White College graduate women voting for roy moore. 24 of those voting for doug jones over roy moore. Gender, 50 6 of males voting yesterday voted for roy moore hearses 43 for doug jones. The reverse amongst females. 41 of those for roy moore. That is some of the data that came out yesterday as part of the exit polling for yesterday. Hen it comes to the election that is one of the things well talk about, the turnout, the results, and your thoughts. 202 7488001 for republicans. 202 7488000 for democrats. 202 7488002 for independents. For residents of alabama. The president saying last night, this tweet saying congratulations to doug jones on a hardfought victory. A win is a win. The people of alabama are great in the republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends. He said the reason i originally Luther Strange is because i said roy moore would not win the general election. I was right. Roy works hard but that deck was stacked against him. More from doug jones from his victory speech last night. [video clip] as we approach this crossroads, we have worked it do. We have worked to do in this state to build those bridges within the state. To reach across with those who try to vote for us to find that common ground. I am pledging to do that tonight. Is al tell you, tonight night for rejoicing. As dr. King said, as dr. King liked to quote, the moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards justice. [applause] tonight, ladies and gentlemen, tonight, tonight in this time in thatplace you helped bend moral arc a little closer to that justice. And you did it. That moral arc, not only was it stayingre bent more, true or, but you send it right through the heart of alabama. Next,on what happens saying doug jones cannot be seated until the alabama secretary of state certifies his win. It will be certified between december 26 and january 3. The senate has yet to set a date for the swearingin according to Mitch Mcconnells office. Jenny is our first call. Ohio on the republican line. Caller since i am the first caller did i win 1 million . Host not that but you get to be the first to comment on last night. Caller i understand that these women are offended by what men too muche are focusing on this and we need to focus on other things like taxes. Host doesnt the makeup of the senate decide how those things turn out especially with another democrat added to the roll . Caller i dont like it. I dont like him. I wish the other guy would have won because i am a republican. Host james in boston, massachusetts. On the line for democrats. Good morning. Sorer number 45 is a loser. White is, he decided not always right. You need some black and brown in there. To do theirns want job get some black and brown in there, and stop getting the fake ones. Congratulations to alabama for thinking outside of the box. Host what do you think he will bring to the senate . Caller i am hoping he will bring everybody there. Not just the one party and the one look. Host we have on twitter that hascratic voter apathy finally broken. Another viewer says the winner last night is america and the establishment gop. York, staten island, new republican line. I would like someone to the difference between a republican and a democratic politician. I am calling from a democratic state. I am a republican. Meet easily. D i i want to know who can provide what in our situation. What is the difference . Last nights special election, what is the connection in your mind . Isler i want to know, what the difference . You can provide what for the state of our state . I dont understand why we have to be so divided as a democratic or republican person, politician, or state. I am a republican in a democratic state. I want to know, what will be the big change as far as this new elected politician in alabama . Host some of the analysis from the Washington Post says the president s former chief strategist roy bennett adopted Roy Moore Steve bannon adopted roy moore as the public face of the Republican Party and employed the full force of the brave part news operation Breitbart News operation to support the campaign. 43 of the voters approved of president s job performance. Above the national average, but below the levels of 2016. The republican primary voters rejected senator Luther Strange in the september runoff. In philadelphia, this is the line for democrats. We will hear from mark. Caller way to go, alabama. Sending President Trump another defeat. Way to go. Trump lose. At himhrow all the mud that we can. Sexual assaults, conspiring with election, andthe as democrats lets get a good message in 2020 and get our people out to vote. Host how much do you think roy moores loss is due to the Sexual Assault allegations . Caller i think it is everything. If not for that we would be talking judge roy moore the next senator from alabama. Host kokomo, indiana. Hi. Caller hello, good morning. I would like to say that i am very disappointed in the results of the election. 48 of the people down there moore. Or roy alabama once a year. I will not be going down there anymore. If people are that disgusting that they would vote in a child molester, i think it is pathetic. Host er here is roy moore from yesterday. [video clip] part of the problem with this campaign is that we have been andted in an unfavorable unfaithful light. Hole, ifeen put in a you will. It reminds me of a passage in psalms 40. I waited patiently for the lord. He heard my cry and brought us out of a horrible pit, set my feet on the rock, and put a new song in my mouth. Praise towards god. Shall see it, here it, and be moved by that. That is what we have got to do. Wait on god and let this process play out. I know it is late and we cannot have everyone wait until 11 00. The votes are still coming out. May god bless you as you go home, may he give you safe journey, and thank you for coming tonight. It is not over. It will take some time. Host that was the speech last night. Fully available on cspan. Org. Roy moore not conceding the race. There were reports hoping to look for a runoff. That wont happen either. We are getting your thoughts on those results. Alabama residents, 202 number that you call. Steve on the line for democrats in ohio. Good morning. Caller good morning. You do a great job on cspan. 70yearold proud vietnam veteran born in ohio. My relatives left alabama in the 1920s and the 1930s. They talked about the indignities of segregation and jim crow. I am happy that a democrat won the senate seat. State andespise that and the representatives 19thcentury constitution. God bless mr. Jones, and god bless america. Host the Washington Post the headline alabama picks and honorable man. Mr. Jones shows while partisanship might be extreme it has its limits. Even in deep red alabama they refused to believe that stories against roy moore were merely fake news. Much of the debate following President Trump into the gutter. Senate will in the be slightly now or were, but the dignity of the senate gop caucus will be at least partially salvaged. Washington examiner offers their opinion on why roy moore lost last night. They say who is to blame for the terrible candidates nomination. We can blame steve bannon and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell and his team made the decision to go all in for the recently appointed Luther Strange. The way they would for any other incumbent republican senator. Never mind that strange had never won an election. Never mind that his appointment was badly tainted. Spend moreer pac than 10 million in the runoff, which he lost to roy moore. The conservative congressman from northern alabama would have runoff. Oore in the one can contribute his nomination and defeat as the gop trying to pick alabamas next senator instead of letting alabama do it them selves. , aser the outcome of this i understand it, he will have a recount. Not a recount, but their are votes that have not been counted. It is not over. An example that George Washington was talking about when he expressed that he was opposed to Political Parties because it leads to fractionism. A sickly based upon factions rather than the common good. Is basically based upon factions rather than the common good. Host factions of what . Caller what has happened since nazis took over during the Reagan Administration and ran the country from the day he got shot. Host louisville, kentucky, republican line. Good morning, dan. Caller i appreciate you taking my call. I hope i do not get cut off. I have been cut off before. I am saddened by the election. These was allegations. I am just lie that we are going to have another election next year. They listen to these accusations with no proof. Now we have a murderer as a senator. The way i look at it is it cost abortion because life is life. When you abort the baby, that is murder. We have a murderer instead of someone saying about accusations about what these women. Host and you did not believe the accusations . Caller no, no. Why didnt they bring it up when he was going for judge and anything else . I have heard many other women call in and say the same thing. They thought they should have said something years ago. They waited they didnt even do it when Luther Strange was running against him. They waited for this part. Host anthony is next in maryland. Democrats line. Caller good morning. Good morning, cspan family. I would like to say congratulations to doug jones and all those who voted for him. And my friend in waldorf who said us yankees are going to be crying this morning. He could move back to alabama if he wants to. At about the Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment, when the guys came out against the priests who were molesting kids, they waited years. They still were not believed. The priests were replaced. Sandusky at penn state. Those guys were not believed and it took years before they actually told. These people who are saying these people who are sexually harassed, molested, or whatever should have came right out a lot of them did. The woman yesterday said she told her mother, and her mother did not believe her. These things have to be believed some time. It is a shame they have to go through the Sexual Harassment. I believe the women against trump and roy moore. It is hard for someone who has been harassed or molested to brag about it like trump dragged gged about molesting women. Emerge story that alongside was senator gillibrand after the president directed a tweet towards her after she asked the president to resign over allegations of Sexual Harassment. , senator reads gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone that would come begging for campaign contributions, and do anything for them, is now in the ring. Ighting against trump very disloyal to bill and ookedused the exchange prompted editors of usa today this morning to write opinion pages about the exchanges. The president saying the president who would all but called gillibrand a whore is not fit to clean the toilets in the barack obama memorial library. This is not the disappointment and decisions, president obama and bush both failed in many ways, broke promises, and told untruths, but their basic decency was never in doubt. Donald trump on the other hand is uniquely awful. As of last week the president failed to nominate anyone for 60 of 1200 key positions that he could use to put his own stamp on government. He has no time to do his job, but he has time to slam opponents on twitter. Even his backers should be infuriated. That prompted a response by mcdaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National committee. This is the opposing views section. Democrats response is laughable. She says this response is room gillibrand and warren that are laughable and ironic, considering they benefited from the previous relationship until they became politically inconvenient. Warren claimed the high ground when she accepted donations when the clinton campaigned alongside them. She took aweeks ago clintonl position that should have resigned during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Adding that democrats ignore healthy economy, secure borders, and Consumer Markets on the rise with unemployment falling to a sayear low, it is safe to President Trump is delivering on what matters. John, montana, independent line. Caller i like the last statement you read about the republican response on the usa article. This stuff seems to have a way of working out. Being an independent, i dont think judge moore should have got elected. Being an independent, if this guy goes to washington and follows nancy pelosi and chuck old, hes same old same will be out in 2 years. This might be a shortlived celebration for the democrats. Trump longrange, donald being an independent i dont like the guy but i like the way the country is headed in jobs, manufacturing, the military. You cant turn a blind eye to his accomplishments. Even though that guy said lets throw all of the mud against the wall against the republicans we can. If that is the democrats tactics they will keep losing seats. It is an outcome that can be looked at like here they come again, they will throw mud on the wall. Host go ahead. Caller thanks for having me on. It is a sad day for alabama. I spent some time down there. Nsdid not think that alabamaia could be so foolish to vote in a guy like doug jones. He wont stay long. A year and a half or two years . Coming up for an election in 2020. The why do you think residents of alabama should have voted for roy moore . Caller i think he would have been a better fit with President Trumps agenda. That is my opinion. Having someone like doug jones schumer andfor pelosi, i dont think it is going to fit well for the president s agenda. Host new york state, independent line, william. Caller what does it matter at the end of the day who you vote for . Most of these people just line their pockets with gold. They dont look out for us, they dont care. It doesnt really matter. Republican am a democrat, independent, all they do is line their pockets. Scott,elaware, republican line. What do you think about the results of the election in alabama . Caller i think it is sad that judge moore was not elected. I think he would have done a lot of things. I realize conservative views are not popular for a lot of folks, but it is how the country was founded. It is amazing how something so ambiguous would do anything, and is now hyper sexualized. It is sad we have fallen so far. Host roy moore, was it his personal views that were influenced, the allegations after the story . What do you think played more of a factor . Caller i think it is both. You could see the liberals have risen up about his personal beliefs. We have Bernie Sanders applying a litmus test against the constitution before gorsuch could be appointed. It is against the constitution, and no one says anything about that. We were a conservative nation, we have been all along. Not to say we cannot expand or grow, but the radical views of the left have gotten so radical soon you will have adults marrying children, adults marrying animals. 50 years ago no one would have thought these things are possible. Now we have 28 or 30 different genders. Last time i checked there were 2, and smart people know there are 2. Where have we gone . Host democrats line. Caller hi. I am so thankful that doug jones was elected. Relieved, and hoping that the world will see that 45 is not what we need in this United States. Thank you, god. Thank you, pedro. Host the wall street journal looks at turnout. Talking about what turnout means, how it concerns republicans. Democrats will argue their victory in a state that mr. Trump carried last year is a sign that their party enters the Election Year with their party eager to curb the president s power. In product of a surge democratic voting. Africanamerican vote out made up 29 of the turnout. Obama was012 when mr. On the ballot. Greene county equated 62 and 71 of their totals in 2012. Independentn 51 of voters. A big boost from the 23 in the 2012 contest and alabama. Maryland, joe is next. Caller hi, this is joe in maryland. I think it is a great day for alabama. See thean voters candidate rather than the party. They voted the right way. I work in the hightech industry. The people of alabama had elected moore, you could not pay me enough to work there. And theyabamas time put the right candidate ahead. Host what you think about the impact on the Party Overall . Caller it sends a message that people do care about health thehey do care about Wealth Distribution shouldnt be at the top 1 of the population. It

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