Look at it as a 3 year rental. (Reply #86)

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bottomofthehill (2,741 posts)

86. Look at it as a 3 year rental.

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Happy to rent it, but I dont think we can afford to keep it.

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Would Jones have won if his opponet was [View all]	wasupaloopa	Dec 2017	OP
Well it decreased the republican manority by one. Its all good.	boston bean	Dec 2017	#1
That was one of two "earthquakes" mentioned by	Hortensis	Dec 2017	#49
I don't see it as a turning point either	Jarqui	Dec 2017	#2
In a state where donnie won by 28%	leftynyc	Dec 2017	#35
A miracle?	Jarqui	Dec 2017	#43
No - you just don't understand Alabama (n/t)	leftynyc	Dec 2017	#44
Sadly, I think I do nt	Jarqui	Dec 2017	#46
I certainly do and think the poster is correct.	misanthrope	Dec 2017	#65
I suspect this person understands Alabama	Jarqui	Dec 2017	#92
Also, the state's senior U.S. Senator gave tantamount blessing	misanthrope	Dec 2017	#64
Oh, so I guess we should just forfeit the seat, then...	Blue_Tires	Dec 2017	#60
The seat will go back Republican in 2020	JimBeard	Dec 2017	#3
That depends on how he performs in the eyes of the state	BumRushDaShow	Dec 2017	#6
The Republican Party is aging and dying.	Sophia4	Dec 2017	#10
Do you remember Eugene McCarthy and McGovern plus many others who have depended on the youth vote.	JimBeard	Dec 2017	#67
we're on track to win a lot of seats in the next 2 election cycles that we may not be able to hold	unblock	Dec 2017	#11
Agree, Unblock. It's the nature of democracy.	Hortensis	Dec 2017	#48
Your concern is noted.	DinahMoeHum	Dec 2017	#26
Not if we get out the vote like this time	treestar	Dec 2017	#51
Look at it as a 3 year rental.	bottomofthehill	Dec 2017	#86
If Moore was not a child molestor, If Moore was not racist, Jones would lose	Thor_MN	Dec 2017	#4
Moore perfectly represented the bigotry and hypocrisy of the Republican Party	Sophia4	Dec 2017	#12
I don't think the racism hurt him sadly and probably helped him win the primaries.	Egnever	Dec 2017	#53
I think it's a turning point	TNLib	Dec 2017	#5
I think Moore still had it...	LakeArenal	Dec 2017	#7
I think it was Sen Shelby	leftynyc	Dec 2017	#37
+100	misanthrope	Dec 2017	#66
it was a perfect storm of good news for us. some of it particular to that race, but others not.	unblock	Dec 2017	#8
The 14-year-old was the headline-catching issue in this race, but there is a	Sophia4	Dec 2017	#14
If my aunt had wheels she'd be a car.	DemocratSinceBirth	Dec 2017	#9
I don't know	GaryCnf	Dec 2017	#13
You mean that Alabama didn't just become a bastion of liberal thought	lapfog_1	Dec 2017	#15
I dont believe Jones would have won against somebody decent, however,	iwillalwayswonderwhy	Dec 2017	#16
What it does show.	Blue_true	Dec 2017	#17
I agree with thst. When I heard the AA vote	wasupaloopa	Dec 2017	#91
Not to be Debbie Downer	eissa	Dec 2017	#18
i think that would be supremely stupid.	mopinko	Dec 2017	#20
Manchin has not voted for the GOP even once on policy this term.	Demsrule86	Dec 2017	#33
I'd be more than happy if I'm proven wrong	eissa	Dec 2017	#36
My post got hidden for saying this.	Kirk Lover	Dec 2017	#58
That's odd	eissa	Dec 2017	#59
It was deemed as right wing talking point. I would say that I agree with your post but then	Kirk Lover	Dec 2017	#68
Oh, FFS!	eissa	Dec 2017	#75
They may of just alerted on me because my post count is low. n/t	Kirk Lover	Dec 2017	#77
here is what turned-	mopinko	Dec 2017	#19
What it is here is a lesson	Lee-Lee	Dec 2017	#21
" Because you never know when your opponent is going to hand you the chance of victory."	DemocratSinceBirth	Dec 2017	#22
no, his opponent would still have been a republican so no chance of a decent upstanding individual	spanone	Dec 2017	#23
You guys need to look at some of the maps of the 2018 election............	JimBeard	Dec 2017	#24
Probably not, but even before Moore was outed for underage kids	mythology	Dec 2017	#25
Yesterday it was Jones couldn't win	gratuitous	Dec 2017	#27
We're Talking About Alabama	ChoppinBroccoli	Dec 2017	#28
I can't reconcile your first paragraph with the last two	misanthrope	Dec 2017	#71
This was about 2 peas in a pod	MFM008	Dec 2017	#29
I do...	Demsrule86	Dec 2017	#30
Probably not, but you're missing an equally important question.	Bleacher Creature	Dec 2017	#31
we got lucky	AlexSFCA	Dec 2017	#32
Jones Can Immediately Start Working On Reducing Abortions	SeaDoo77	Dec 2017	#34
If he does all that while proclaimin his aim is to "reduce abortions" it might not be a bad strategy	misanthrope	Dec 2017	#72
Moore was a bad candidate, but that's sort of the point	marylandblue	Dec 2017	#38
The national party didn't do that, Alabama voters did	misanthrope	Dec 2017	#73
GOP voters have done it before, they will do it again	marylandblue	Dec 2017	#89
Of course not.	Codeine	Dec 2017	#39
Completely agree	misanthrope	Dec 2017	#74
Maybe not.	Willie Pep	Dec 2017	#40
Not a chance Jones wins against a normal candidate.	Calista241	Dec 2017	#41
He is a Democrat...remember we support Democrats.	Demsrule86	Dec 2017	#79
No, but the GOP primary process excluded those possibilities.	Johonny	Dec 2017	#42
He wouldn't have won, but it still would have been close.	stevenleser	Dec 2017	#45
Of course not.	jalan48	Dec 2017	#47
It's a turning point as it showed the limitiations of Trump and Bannon	Kaleva	Dec 2017	#50
FRankly, I Could Care Less	Me.	Dec 2017	#52
I'm with you...some of the folks here predicted that Jones would lose and have written other	Demsrule86	Dec 2017	#81
A win is still a win	Proud Liberal Dem	Dec 2017	#54
No way. Roy Moore was a gift to Democrats. (nt)	Paladin	Dec 2017	#55
Alabama is far from blue	Soxfan58	Dec 2017	#56
I will always remember Doug Jones for	MaryMagdaline	Dec 2017	#57
Your concern is noted	Blue_Tires	Dec 2017	#61
It IS a turning point...	artemisia1	Dec 2017	#62
Nope	misanthrope	Dec 2017	#63
Sometimes a bad opponent is a blessing	crazycatlady	Dec 2017	#69
Not at all	DFW	Dec 2017	#70
Too early to tell.	Ken Burch	Dec 2017	#76
Still at it...	Demsrule86	Dec 2017	#78
I believe he indeed would of won...	FarPoint	Dec 2017	#80
There are no decent upstanding individuals in the Republican Party.	Lint Head	Dec 2017	#82
Fact is, our guy won. That's a good thing and should pay off in the future even if it only means	Hoyt	Dec 2017	#83
I think I agree with the analysis I saw (538?) which split the 30 point swing into 3 parts	Pope George Ringo II	Dec 2017	#84
I see it as a personal loss	HopeAgain	Dec 2017	#85
Yeah, but when was the last time Repblicans put up a "decent, upstanding individual?"	catbyte	Dec 2017	#87
unique situation	110liberal	Dec 2017	#88
NO. This was an anti-Trump backlash.	McCamy Taylor	Dec 2017	#90

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