2017 AL US Senate Special Election- Could the Democratic nominee replicate Scott Brown's victory in

[nkpolitics1212]

the 2010 MA US Senate Special Election?

[Chipper Chat]

1. Not likely

after what happened in Georgia.

[nkpolitics1212]

5. Trying to win an election in a historical Republican Congressional District in Georgia is different

from winning a US Senate Election.

[Chipper Chat]

10. But it's Alabama!

Red Redder Reddest. I l live in Indiana and I know red.

[Demsrule86]

20. This has nothing to do with Georgia...this is a statewide race in a super red

state, the last Democrat I remember was the governor who was tossed in jail by Rove...I wouldn't expect it.

[pangaia]

2. I was in Huntsville several weeks ago

and just by chance, at the next table was a woman who had just 'retired' from the Democratic Committee.. county, or city, not sure...

We chatted a bit, she said they had a good mayor. etc etc...
She also said it is impossible for Alabama to elect a Democratic senator..

That's all I know..

Oh, I DID catch Microwave Dave and the Nukes ! WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nkpolitics1212]

4. The reason why I am asking is because in MA-2010 nobody was expecting Scott Brown to win even though

Martha Coakley-D was a bad candidate and MA has not elected a Republican US Senator since 1978 (Ed Brooke-R)
In AL-2017, the Republican candidates Strange,Moore,and Brooks are not that popular, they can make a gaffe.

[NewJeffCT]

6. anything is possible

Are there any popular Democrats in Alabama? THey haven't had a Democratic Senator since Shelby switched parties in 1994. They had Howell Heflin before that, but he was fairly conservative.

[nkpolitics1212]

11. The only top tier announced Democratic candidate in AL-2017 is Doug Jones-D a former US Attorney who

prosecuted Eric Rudolph and before his tenure as US Attorney, Jones was a staff counsel to Heflin.

[onenote]

9. MA may not have elected a republican senator

for years prior to Brown but the state has elected republican to statewide office quite often in recent years. Since 1991 the state has elected FIVE republican governors and only one Democrat.

[nkpolitics1212]

13. MA-Weld,Cellucci,Swift,Romney and Baker.

1991-1997 Weld was a popular liberal Republican who won re-election in 1994 by a landslide margin-he resigned in 1997 to become US Ambassador to New Mexico.
1997-2001 Cellucci narrow won re-election in 1998- he resigned in 2001 to become US Ambassador to Canada.
2001-2003 Swift decided against running in 2002, was succeeded by Romney.(2003-2007)
Baker won in 2014 against Coakley.
The Democratic Governors of AL since 1991 were Folsom and Siegelman.

[pangaia]

17. But MA is not AL.

[Demsrule86]

21. Mass has a history of electing GOP governors...including Romney if you remember.

Alabama is quite different. And Brown ran against one of the worst candidates in history.

[Lochloosa]

7. You made me bookmark this just to check out Dave.

[pangaia]

12. Guy is unfreakin' believable.

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I had just arrived in Huntsville from near rochester NY to visit friends.

They asked if I wanted to go to a blues concert at the Art Gallery? ( I thought. "Art Gallery....blues?) Sure

And BAM ! I walked into these guys ! Holy Cow!!

I had no idea he even existed.
The guy is a a national treasure.
Sweetest, most unassuming man you could imagine, funny!!!!

Check out his FB wall also.
there's a great story about he and Gregg Allman down a bit.....

[Lochloosa]

16. I will do that. Can't have enough blues players.

[Sneederbunk]

3. Alabama? Are you kidding?

[brokephibroke]

8. Maybe, just maybe

Once they understand that their senator will take away their health care they will awake. And a substantial GOTV.

[Demsrule86]

22. They didn't expand medicare in Alabama...many fall between the cracks...not enough income

for Obamacare and no medicare expansion.

[Takket]

14. A dem has a better chance of being named head of the GOP than winning a senate seat in AL

[pangaia]

18. Lolol....ol

[Tatiana]

15. I love Jason Fisher, but he has next to no shot :(

https://fisherforsenate.com/

Even still, because I support him, I will send him $$$. He's the type of candidate Democrats need to run in deeply conservative states like Alabama. I hold out hope that one day, it will be possible to elect great Democrats such as Jason in states like Alabama.

[Demsrule86]

23. Is he at least a moderate? I am not sending money to someone who has no shot...saving it for those

who can win. I mean even if he has no shot...a moderate could embarrass the GOP by getting close.

[GaYellowDawg]

19. It's ALA-FUCKING-BAMA

So NO.