The Alabama Political Conundrum

The Alabama Political Conundrum

(Actually, there is no conundrum)

Subject Person

          Former Chief Justice of Alabama Roy Moore

          Republican Candidate for the United States Senate

What Do We Know?

·        Anything can happen, politically, between today and December 12, 2017 (special election day in Alabama)

·        Allegations of sexual misconduct have been made against Moore

·        The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives has affirmed the credibility of the allegations against Moore

·        The Major Leader of the United States Senate has declared Moore unfit to serve in the United States Senate

o   If Moore is elected, the Majority Leader says expulsion from the United States Senate will be a priority

·        Republican Candidate Roy Moore has not been convicted of sexual misconduct in a court of law

o   This does not matter within America’s reigning plausibility structure

Alabama Democratic Voters

·        Will vote for their candidate for the United States Senate on December 12, 2017

·        Will stick together

·        Are a minority in the Alabama electorate

Alabama Republican Voters

·        Would be wrong to avoid voting on December 12, 2017

·        Would be wrong to “write in” another Republican name on December 12, 2017

·        Should vote for the Republican candidate regardless of prevailing circumstances

Alabama Independent Voters

·        Will vote how they feel/believe on December 12, 2017

·        Are an unknown quantifiable voting block currently

The Significant Differences Between Alabama’s Political Parties

·        Republicans are the majority party

·        Democrats are the minority party

·        Republican Party is generally pro-life

·        Democrat Party endorses

o   Abortion

o   Multi-gender identities

o   Other progressive social movements (socialism, et al)

Knowing All of the Above

·        Republican voters in Alabama can elect the Democratic candidate by

o   Staying away from the polls on December 12, 2017 or by

o   Writing in another Republican name on the ballot

Summary

·        The Majority Leader of the Senate of the United States has already stated that he would expel an unfit member

o   The Majortity Leader of the Senate of the United States is a Republican

·        The Governor of the State of Alabama is a Republican

·        The Alabama Statehouse is Republican-dominated

·        If Alabama Republicans should vote Republican on December 12, 2017, then under most scenarios a Republican Senator from Alabama, and not a Democrat, would continue to hold that seat.

Disclaimer: I am not a Democrat

WENjr 15Nov2017