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Officials that i am the most proudest of. we didn't have to alter. we didn't move. we were true to ourselves. and i think that was a very important piece of winning this election. people in alabama do not like to see folks that flip-flop and do things. they want to see somebody who stays true to themselves because that's somebody they know they can talk to, reason with and discuss with. yes, sir? way in the back. you. yes, you. >> so one big factor in your win was the minority vote. which, you know, a lot of people have sort of criticized your campaign's outreach to them. what do you think bro...

Back at what happened when senator brown won in massachusetts, i think senator reed held the affordable care act vote, if i remember correctly, but there is a combination of things. there are a lot of moving pieces that involve the certification of this election, the recesses of the senate and how they're going to go as we're approaching the holidays. so i think we'll let that play out a little bit and see. i think that both senator mcconnell and senator schumer are going to end up doing the right thing. i spoke to both of them today. they want to work with me and my transition team on committ...

Okay. all right. y'all got to -- i mean, don't throw things at me. okay. i'll go back to you. >> i just wanted to get your thoughts on what corey gardner said last night. he said they did 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 people of alabama expect me to do the right thing and vote for the people of alabama. so we're going to see. we're going to take every issue one step at a time. i want to sit down with folks on both sides of the aisle and both sides of an issue. i thin...

Okay. speak up. you all got to speak up now. i didn't mean to throw too much cold water on all you guys. >> what would you say to moderate alabama voters that may have vote forward you but don't agree with you on -- -- >> you're not going to agree with me. even as some that in the democratic party that voted for me that have been very enthusiastic about this campaign is not going to agree with me on every issue. the key is trying to find that common ground. i know that i'm just sounding like that broken record to talk about that, but i just think it is so important that we try to sit down at a...

He won 34% of white women. obama won 16%. and 58% of all women. might women save america? >> well, first of all, i think he struck the exact right tone during that press conference. >> solid. >> he's pretty solid and a fundamentally decent man. that was really one of the things that helped him so much. but, yeah, the numbers, if you look at african-american turnout. the campaign was hoping for 28%. they got to 30. hoping to get around 30% of the white vote. they got 34%. you know, if you look at a county where auburn university is, that flipped from the -- went from the republican to the democ...