Hat Off To Doug Jones

[Me.]

He, a former civil rights attorney, gave a very forthright interview with Joy today. Didn't duck an awkward Biden/Bernie question. He always seems to be overlooked and unestimated, at least to me, but the guy really has a lot of integrity.

[MaryMagdaline]

1. His vote to remove Trump is a profile in courage

[Me.]

3. Yes It Was

[irisblue]

2. That Senator is an authentic Bad Ass

Go read his wiki if you don't already 'know' about him

[Me.]

4. Yes He Is

and amazingly unassuming for a senator

[MontanaMama]

5. Doug Jones delivers for the Dems again!

I so hope the DNC has his back for re-election. That’s an important race to be sure.

[Wounded Bear]

6. I know he's in jeopardy, but hope he can hang on...

He has been more of an asset than I figured he would. For a Southern Dem, he is much preferable to Manchin.

[FoxNewsSucks]

7. True,

Jones' seat is less secure than Manchin's, yet he takes that risk to act with integrity.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. He deserves at least as much support as

Jaime Harrison in SC ... if we could elect those two, we'd be on our way.

[Wounded Bear]

10. Harrison would be a nice addition to our Southern flank...

and retaining Jones would be aces, too.

[edhopper]

18. Harrison is behind Graham by 2 points

Jones is behind by 15.

[JaneQPublic]

9. Heartily agree.

And glad to see him applauded here.

I've heard a couple of young progressive activists complaining about Jones' centrist voting record, claiming he needs to be primaried by a true progressive.

The stupid: It hurts.

[Wounded Bear]

11. There are times and places to do that...this is neither...nt

[patphil]

12. Putting a progressive democrat up against Jeff Sessions would be a guaranteed loss.

Doug Jones is well liked in Alabama, and at least has a chance of holding onto his seat.
Not so for a progressive.
Trump got over 62% of the vote in Alabama in 2016.
It's a deep red state.

[Polybius]

13. Sessions would beat Jones in a landslide

It sucks, but he's already leading Jones 54%-41%. Even Tuberville led him 50%-42%, and Byrne by 51%-42%.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/13/jeff-sessions-narrowly-leads-doug-jones-alabama-se/

[Me.]

16. And Yet My Hat Is Still Off To Him

he voted his conscience despite the liability it presents to him

[Polybius]

19. Well, the December poll had him behind by about 5 points or so

It widened considerably after the impeachment vote. In the end, I think it's best that Jones stays a Senator. Sometimes voting your conscience isn't the best thing to do.

Sorry for the rant, I'm just upset because I just searched for this poll right before I posted it. I had no idea he was losing by such a wide margin.

[Me.]

21. I Think THat For Someone Like Jones There's No Easy Answer

he's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't

[patphil]

25. All I am saying is that Doug Jones is the best we can put up against Sessions.

Alabama is much more of a regressive state than a progressive one.

[edhopper]

14. You list all the things

the voters in Alabama don't care about.

[Me.]

15. They Cared Enough To Vote Him In

instead of the noxious tRump candidate

[edhopper]

17. He barely beat a pedophile

and still didn't even get a majority. AGAINST A PEDOPHILE!

Only 20,000 people voted for him instead of a Pedophile!

They don't care about those things.


This has nothing to do with my respect for Jones, just my disgust at the voters of Alabama.

[groundloop]

20. Hmmmm.... wonder if I should cross over and vote for Roy Moore in the primary.

Of course that would take away my opportunity to vote for my Democratic candidate of choice in the presidential primary.

[Me.]

22. Wish A Whole Lot Of People Would

Likely Jones will lose, but for the time we had him, he was a damn good Dem.

[liberaltrucker]

23. Indeed. But as a former Alabamian,

I can assure you that nothing short of Devine intervention
will help Senator Jones get reelected. Unfortunately.

[groundloop]

24. Well, it happened once.