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By voting in their best interest. yes, sir? >> another -- a lot of people were thinking that folks just won't come out to the polls and vote. after last night, what message would you give to the people of alabama and maybe encourage everyone that voting is your right and you should take part. >> you know, look, i think you just answered your own question there. elections have consequences. we've been getting that message out for the last five or six months since we've been involved in this campaign. and it's not just in a bitter way. i don't mean that that way. some people are going to be upse...

>> for everyone. >> for everyone, sure. but there is a piece of me that wonders if doug jones would like to get seated after the tax reform vote so he doesn't have to take a controversial vote as his first act as u.s. senator. >> what did you think about him, his first display of himself as senator-elect? >> so i think i noted when we were discussing as he was talking, he sort of struck me as a temperamental tv. the -- conservative. there is a process. and i want to go through the process and follow the rules and do the right thing. not a bomb-thrower, not a fire-breather. there has been this ...

In 2018 for our general elections on both sides of that aisle. yes, sir? >> did you win it or did roy moore lose it? >> i think it's a combination. you know, look, in every election, in every election there is a segment of the voters who vote for you. and i think from what i saw on some of the exit pollings last night, there was an overwhelming number of people who felt very positive and the number one reason for the vote for me was how they felt about our campaign and the issues we ran on. look, there is also this segment of this population who voted against roy moore. i understand that. i ge...

Everything that's happened in this state, in this country, people across the country are now realizing, you know, look, elections have serious consequences. when you realize that, you tend to turn out the vote. yes, sir? >> could you talk a bit more about the infrastructure in the democratic party here in the state. the future of it. what you're going to do about that. >> i don't know what the future is going to hold. we'll just see. woo we're going to have obviously some discussions. i think some of that will take care of itself in the coming months because we've got statewide elections that ...

It's hard to imagine that happening at this point, but it's interesting to know if the white house will be reaching out to doug jones. of course, he will be one of the most conservative democrats in the senate, at least for the next three years or so. in the short-term, it probably means any big ticket items are not going to happen on the table. that's why they're moving so quickly on tax reform. but earlier today, the president had this to say about that republican race in alabama. >> a lot of republicans feel differently. they're very happy with the way it turned out. but i would have, as th...