Alabama getaway

15 December 2017 By Reynolds Holding Follow @holdingren

The GOP candidate’s flop put Democrats near a Senate majority able to block Trump’s Supreme Court picks. That may prompt Justice Kennedy to bow out for a more conservative successor. Business benefits when the court leans right, making it a potential winner of Tuesday’s vote.

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Democratic candidate Doug Jones won Alabama’s special election for the U.S. Senate on Dec. 12, capturing 49.9 percent of the vote compared with 48.4 percent for his Republican opponent, Roy Moore.

Moore was endorsed by President Donald Trump and accused during the campaign of sexual misconduct with teenage girls. He has denied the allegations and said he did not know any of the women involved.

Jones is the first Democrat to win a U.S. Senate seat in the southern state in 25 years. He will probably not take office until January.

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