# OK Alabama **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 12, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253 "2017-12-12T02:13:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/161 "2017-12-13T03:27:59Z")
Is this right? [AP called it for Jones](https://twitter.com/AP?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor). ---
**Author:** ![Tee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Tee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tee)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/162 "2017-12-13T03:28:21Z")
Woot! Thank you Alabama. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/163 "2017-12-13T03:28:50Z")
Politico calls it for Doug Jones. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/164 "2017-12-13T03:29:52Z")
Y’all aren’t just toying with us, are you??? Seriously??? OMG. Happy Hanukkah!! ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/165 "2017-12-13T03:29:58Z")
CNN calls it for Jones with 90% reporting. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/166 "2017-12-13T03:31:34Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Y’all aren’t just toying with us, are you??? Seriously??? Absolutely. Jones is up almost (1.1%)13,000 with heavily Dem counties left to report. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/167 "2017-12-13T03:31:49Z")
Yes! Thank you Alabama! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/168 "2017-12-13T03:32:35Z")
Ummm… **OK, ALABAMA** , I TAKE BACK ALL THE MEAN THINGS I’VE BEEN SAYING ABOUT YOU! YOU GUYS DID BEAUTIFULLY!!! ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/169 "2017-12-13T03:34:16Z")
Might there be hope for this country, after all? Nicely done, AL. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/170 "2017-12-13T03:35:35Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Y’all aren’t just toying with us, are you??? Seriously??? > > OMG. Happy Hanukkah!! Have a Happy Hanukkah! > [@](#): > > Tell your friend Veronica > It’s time to celebrate Chanukah > I hope I get a harmonicah > Oh this lovely, lovely Chanukah > So drink your gin and tonicah > And smoke your marijuanikah > If you really, really wannakah > Have a happy, happy, happy, happy Chanukah > Happy Chanukah!!! ---
**Author:** ![Asylum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/171 "2017-12-13T03:35:49Z")
…and Fox News has called for Doug Jones. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/172 "2017-12-13T03:37:38Z")
> [@Asylum](#): > > …and Fox News has called for Doug Jones. Did they put an (R) by his name? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/173 "2017-12-13T03:37:42Z")
> [@Asylum](#): > > …and Fox News has called for Doug Jones. OUCH! That smarted like a Brazilian wax job. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/174 "2017-12-13T03:39:08Z")
According to the NYT, there are currently 20,000+ write-in votes, with the lead at 10,000 votes for Jones. Moore may be cussing his fellow Alabama Senator (Shelby) tonight, since it was Shelby who voted for a write-in candidate (and told the newspapers he had) and maybe moved just enough people to do the same. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/175 "2017-12-13T03:42:59Z")
Fucking. Eh. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/176 "2017-12-13T03:44:59Z")
Granholm just high-fived the win in front of Santorum’s face on CNN. I kinda miss her. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/177 "2017-12-13T03:50:40Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Looking good for Jones. Dare we hope? We do dare, do dare! All the livelong day! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/178 "2017-12-13T03:57:21Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Fifty quatloos on the newcomer. > > I like long shots. I’ll take my quatloos now! WOW! Did you see Flake tweeted “decency wins”? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/179 "2017-12-13T03:58:31Z")
I’m gobsmacked that a state as red as Alabama did the right thing. Definitely gives me hope for the mid-terms. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253/180 "2017-12-13T03:59:42Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I’m gobsmacked that a state as red as Alabama did the right thing. > > Definitely gives me hope for the mid-terms. Abso-fucking-lutely. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253.md?page=10)