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More from Alabama Senate election: Democrat Doug Jones defeats Republican Roy Moore

Politics
Poll: 61% of Americans want the Senate to expel Roy Moore if he winsPoll: 61% of Americans want the Senate to expel Roy Moore if he wins
Politics

Even 45 percent of Republicans agree.

By Jen Kirby
Politics
What Roy Moore actually believes about policyWhat Roy Moore actually believes about policy
Politics

On health care, abortion, immigration, and more.

By Dylan Scott
Media
What Alabama voters saw on TV about Roy Moore vs. what the rest of the country sawWhat Alabama voters saw on TV about Roy Moore vs. what the rest of the country saw
Media

Analysis of local TV reveals how local news coverage made Roy Moore more palatable to Alabama voters.

By Alvin Chang
Politics
Roy Moore’s wife defends him against anti-Semitism: “One of our attorneys is a Jew”Roy Moore’s wife defends him against anti-Semitism: “One of our attorneys is a Jew”
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Kayla Moore isn’t exactly helping.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Is the Senate Ethics Committee equipped to investigate Roy Moore?Is the Senate Ethics Committee equipped to investigate Roy Moore?
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Whether to investigate Moore in the Senate is both a political question and a constitutional one.

By Tara Golshan
The Big Idea
How could Roy Moore win? Because parties are weak and partisanship is strong.How could Roy Moore win? Because parties are weak and partisanship is strong.
The Big Idea

Republican elites lost control of the primary, and rank-and-file voters don’t care.

By Julia Azari
Politics
Meet Lee Busby, the Alabama write-in candidate challenging Roy MooreMeet Lee Busby, the Alabama write-in candidate challenging Roy Moore
Politics

The former Marine says Alabama voters don’t like either of their choices. So he jumped in the race.

By Jen Kirby
Politics
Alabama’s Republican senator says he couldn’t vote for Roy MooreAlabama’s Republican senator says he couldn’t vote for Roy Moore
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He wrote in a Republican candidate because “Alabama deserves better.”

By Jen Kirby
Politics
Poll: Doug Jones leads Roy Moore by 10 in Alabama. Other polls: actually, Moore’s winning.Poll: Doug Jones leads Roy Moore by 10 in Alabama. Other polls: actually, Moore’s winning.
Politics

It all comes down to turnout assumptions.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Exclusive: Roy Moore campaign distributes “primer” on how to discredit accusers, “fake news”Exclusive: Roy Moore campaign distributes “primer” on how to discredit accusers, “fake news”
Politics

Official talking points cite Breitbart, and Moore himself, as proof that sex abuse allegations are made up.

By Brian Resnick
archives
No, Roy Moore’s accuser didn’t forge his yearbook signatureNo, Roy Moore’s accuser didn’t forge his yearbook signature
archives

Beverly Nelson added the place and date. Roy Moore signed a 16-year-old girl’s yearbook in his 30s.

By Emily Stewart
World Politics
Roy Moore admires Vladimir Putin’s moralityRoy Moore admires Vladimir Putin’s morality
World Politics

“Maybe he’s more akin to me than I know.”

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Inside the bubble: why Roy Moore has conservative media on his sideInside the bubble: why Roy Moore has conservative media on his side
Politics

“I don’t think I ever intended to basically say, ‘Everything that mainstream news says is not true.’”

By Jane Coaston
The Big Idea
The GOP is trying to pass a super-unpopular agenda — and that’s a bad sign for democracyThe GOP is trying to pass a super-unpopular agenda — and that’s a bad sign for democracy
The Big Idea

Political science (and common sense) says they ought to pay a price at the polls. They might not.

By Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson
Politics
A Senate Republican just donated to Roy Moore’s Democratic opponentA Senate Republican just donated to Roy Moore’s Democratic opponent
Politics

“Country over party.”

By Jen Kirby
Politics
Republicans need Roy Moore to pass their tax billRepublicans need Roy Moore to pass their tax bill
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The policy stakes of the Alabama special election are high.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
President Donald Trump endorses accused child molester Roy MoorePresident Donald Trump endorses accused child molester Roy Moore
Politics

“We will need his vote”: Trump tweets that Republicans can’t afford another Democrat in the Senate.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
Roy Moore’s alleged sexual misconduct made international headlines. Not on Fox News.Roy Moore’s alleged sexual misconduct made international headlines. Not on Fox News.
Politics

Network hosts are more interested in investigating the Clinton campaign.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell