voted for roy moore. which suggests to me they're single issue voters, they're protesting the way that the media ganged up against roy moore. but it is interesting that at least a few percent of the electorate effectively is believing all of these sexual assault allegations against roy moore but is still voting for him. that's necessarily going to be the case if roy moore ends up pulling out this race. >> the other thing when it comes to what the president was saying when he was going in there, he was talking about the larger republican agenda and moving his agenda through the congress and how roy moore will be a better vessel to facilitate that than doug jones and i think roy moore will be benefitting from that message. because it does take away from his issues and his troubles and it broadens the -- we're talking about conservative justices, we're talking about abortion. and i think that those voters would be in favor of moore and aren't going to vote for a democrat, no matter who he is. >> paul, the st

roy moore did win in the primary.ink it's going to have ramifications for the republican party assuming he wins. >> i think it will. i think brian is right. there is going to be kind of a double gift. he is a gift to the democrats as a candidate because he is certainly a flawed candidate. but i think he would abgift if he got elected. i'm speaking politicly here. but you know if i was the democrat party i would say oh do you think he has a right to agree to the head of state? does he have a right to vote on this bill that has children rights or women's rights. the democrats won't let it go. i don't think republicans would either if the shoe was on the other foot. i do want to say something, though, i spoke to people from alabama they agree with what bill just said. in their opinions the polls aren't necessarily telling the story. the polls are showing a really strong win for roy moore at this time. but there are a lot of discerning people having second thoughts about it. the one of the factors out there is that mr. jo

judge moore wants to lower taxes. judge moore wants a military that is strong. and that's who judge moore is. our opponent, this democrat, doug jones, wants the exact opposite. >> we haven't seen roy moore -- we haven't seen roy moore out on the campaign trail much this week. why is that? >> well, judge moore has been out for 25 years across alabama. and he's known by the people of alabama. he's talked to the people of alabama. and they're with judge moore. that's why i believe if we get our vote out, and we will, judge moore will be the senator going to washington on december 12th and helping donald trump with his agenda. >> you have said of the accusations against judge moore, i have known him. he's never ever said anything derogatory or sexual toward any person, any person, man, woman, ever. the kind of behavior he's accused of would not likely be in front of you or anyone else, would it? >> well, what he's been accused of is falling apart. on friday, on one of your shows, the lady sh -- gloria allred's client was trotted out there again to tell the world, he

so roy moore is underperforming roy moore in that very competitive 1992 race.again, it's very early on as you watch this -- as you watch this fill in, but if you're in the two headquarters, you are now calling into these places. most of this is absentee ballots and you are trying to get any intelligence you can about whether these numbers are going to stand up. another key area for doug jones, montgomery county, montgomery, alabama, of course, african-american base. then you get out into the suburbs out here. that number holds on a night when you know it's close, and you're sitting in the campaign headquarters, this is the tense time, you're looking at these numbers, if you're doug jones, this tells you i'm in play, at least for now. we'll have an interesting night. if you're roy moore, you know -- >> you see a 3% still in, but it tightened up a bit. the difference, it's getting tighter even as we speak. >> not a lot of people up here. this is just over 100 votes, but as these come out, it's just 5%, 60% in this county. the key is going to be if a, we'll do som

he's behind roy moore. amanda carpeter made the point earlier, roy moore followed the donald trump play book. >> totally, deny deny, deny, deny. it's hike the "access hollywood" play book which the president has since denied that the tape is real, but it's a play book of deny, deny, deny. he knew what his base was. he knew that he had to keep them. as long as the president climbed on board, i think that was hugely important to him endorsement from trump. if moore were to win how important this would be for bannon. i think bannon and trump right now are virtually are indistinguishable. i think it's the same thing. i think trump is -- donald trump, president trump is playing out of the bannon playbook, and if roy moore wins, i think steve bannon is going to have a lot to say about nevada and arizona. and i think the president is going to listen to him much more than he would ever listen to mitch mcconnell. >> i think the president will have a lot toc say to mitch mcconnell. he's going to feel em bold understa

>> get out and vote for roy moore! >> and the president pours gasoline on his own "me too" moment. >> it was a sexist smear attempting to silence my voice. >> the first results from election night in alabama when "all in" starts right now. >> one of our attorneys is a s7m >> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes and it is a very big night. the polls have just at this moment closed in the special senate election in alabama at this hour, nbc news characterizing the race there as too early to call. with polls closed we can now begin tow8u returns. we don't really have any of those yet because they have literally polled -- polls closed 41 seconds ago. there's a lot to keep an eye on as the returns come in and we begin tonight with our first fresh exclusive look at the actual exit polls for the day. joining me to breakdown the latest batch of exit poll data hot off the presses, msnbc national political correspondent steve kornacki. as this happens at 5:00, i believe? now this is the apm, this is the full day what can

roy moore. the last thing to make america great agenda needs is a liberal democrat in the senate. the president wants moore to win but the republican leader of the senate mitch mcconnell obviously does not. regardless of the president's position. >> been no change of heart. i had hoped earlier he would withdraw as a candidate. that obviously is not going to happen. >> so now the party is stuck. a win means they're going to have to own moore and all of his baggage. at a moment when that baggage couldn't be more toxic in american politics. a loss means their senate majority is at risk and they still might have to own moore and all of that baggage, because of the president's endorsement. democrats seemingly have the opposite dilemma. which do they think is going to be better for them? a moore loss or a win? obviously they'd be thrilled if democrat doug jones won. dispatch john lewis and other african-american leaders to sum up the sizable minority population to head to the polls. who will anyone a

if you're a democratic and roy moore wins, it's going to be a victory in everything that roy moore says or does will then be affixed to whatever republican candidate is running in 2018. in the end, though, don, let's just say from a moral perspective you could say the nation would lose if roy moore wins tomorrow just based upon all the information we know about him. >> this is moore's wife kaila at the rally tonight. >> fake news would also have you think that my husband doesn't support the black community. yet my husband appointed the very first black marshal to the alabama supreme court. we have many friends that are black, and we also fellowship with them in church and in our home. fake news would tell you we don't care for jews. i tell you all this because i've seen it, so i just want to set the record straight while they're here. one of our attorneys is a jew. [ applause [ applause ] we have very close friends that are jewish and are rabbis. >> don, do you consider me a friend by any chance? >> yes, i do. >> i can say i have a black friend now. i'm very excited. >> listen, what of

moore by horse, but for moore,e that was not even the most unusual part.e most unusual part is roy moore took questions from the press. which as far as we can tell is the first time he's done so since the allegations first broke, more than a month ago and it isn't hard to see why he may have waited until the last possible moment to actually answer questions. >> i am not talking to acowsers. i am talking about this race, and the people in it and the allegations. we're done with that. >> judge moore, senator cory gardner said as soon as you get to the senate, he wants you expelled. what will you do? >> we will take this up when we get to the senate. >> we take those problems up when we get to the senate when we win. >> i am joined now by nbc news' vaughan hilliard, he is outside where row moore is holding his election party, vaughan, you were here for weeks. you seen the ebbs and flows, you got a batchful of voters you have been talking back and talking to. have you seen any change in sentiment over the last 48 hours? >> reporter: i think, chuck, be pointed

moore's voters like moore. they're unlikely to stray. doug jones' voters have been following his trajectory and movement in civil rights for many years. what's most interesting has been watching women talk to other women. jones supporters talking to traditional republican voters. and seeing these groups actually come together to some extent and make some progress in talking to each other and working through issues. if a positive trend comes out of this election, it will be that coming together. >> and joy, richard shelby when he last ran, 2016 last year, he got 64% of the vote. the democrat got 35.9% of the vote you. think of alabama as being just this impenetrable spot for democrats. but if you would compare that to, say, new york, where chuck schumer got 70% of the vote. >> right. >> and new york is capable of electing republicans statewide. >> it's a strange state. because it has a very high percentage of african american voters, which is usually an indicator that democrats should be able to win statewide. but the white vote is as pol

and to think you can elect roy moore without getting the baggage of roy moore is pretty naive. there is no winning with roy moore in my view. >> so, mark, democrats are positioning themselves as the party with zero tolerance. they're starting to take a stand against lawmakers who have accused of them. they successfully pressured al franken, john conyers. are you concerned your party is now becoming the party of sexual misconduct? >> absolutely. senator graham is nothing if not candid. don't always agree with him, but he always speaks from the heart, and he says the tough things. and he's right about that. if roy moore gets elected tomorrow, he's going to get wrapped around the axle of every republican running next year. he's going to be the face of the republican party, he and donald trump. but i guarantee you it will just help the republican party claw its way to the bottom in 2018. >> what do you think that's going to do -- a possible roy moore victory? what will that do to women around the country? we've heard the folks in alabama, and this is religious thing and, you know,

>> if moore loses he will have lost because of who moore is and who's back moore, not the president himself. the president is popular in alabama. in a special election the republicans will turn out disproportionately. if this were the normal republican we wouldn't be talking about this. the last time the democrats won a statewide election was in 2006, and they lost every single statewide election since then. in the last couple elections there have been a number of races in which the democrats haven't even put up somebody. neil: it's jeff session's term through 2020. >> whoever is elect ld serve through the 2020 election for the remainder of jeff sessions' seat. it will be three years. and those are going to be potent years. if the republicans keep this seat, at the end of this senate election they could be up to 53, 54, 55 seats. if they lose it they will be lucky to be at 52, 53 or 54. neil: so much more we are getting. 52-48 or 51-49. now you are beginning to understand why republicans are such a mad dash to get thanks cuts done. whoever wins in alabama may i pact where they go. and there

he still needs moore to happen. go back to alabama, and remember the runoff, we just had a short time ago between roy moore and luther strange. look at where luther strange, even as he lost by 10 points, you see birmingham, huntsville, you see over here, who are those voters? more moderate traditional voters including women. if doug jones is to pull this off tomorrow night, how does he do in jefferson county? how does he do in the suburbs of birthing ham? and we'll look at shelbey county. can doug jones get people who voted for luther strange? republicans not to stay home, but to come out and vote for him, that would be the key third part of it. democratic turnout up. and doug jones must make end roads among moderate republicans in the suburbs. we'll count them tomorrow. >> thank you very much, john king. >>> next, breaking news, the pipe bomb exploding in new york city, officials call it a terror incident. the suspect had a second device, and there's video of the explosion. >>> president trump reportedly drinks 12

and it's not judge moore. everybody in alabama's known judge moore's been telling the truth the whole time. this is absolute proof that this woman went on tv, national tv, people, somebody from california, trying to influence the elections in bm. . went on tv and told the whole world that judge moore wrote all of that. now she's coming back two, three days before the election saying, i'm wrong. he didn't write all of that. somebody is not telling the truth. it's not judge moore. we believe he's been telling the truth the entire time. this received that he's been telling the truth. >> so where do you think this story came from? this original "washington post" story? you have eight people talking about some sort of inappropriate behavior or, flat out assault. do you think these women all just made it up? the women in "the washington post" story didn't even know each other. >> well, that's a good question. the people of alabama want to know why, 30 days before an election, that people would come out of the the wo

instead, steve bannon back roy moore and roy moore beat the trump candidate.n steve bannon is calling in the oval office and sank to the president you made a mistake. jared kushner misled you. you should be back in roy moore. he's a populist and you are a populist president. this is the guy who's going to discombobulated, shake up the establishment. and look what happened tonight. >> bret: it will be interesting to see the fallout here. we will toss it back to laura. laura, to your point on your ankle, i think that this is going to embolden democrats to use this issue, specifically against this president. you are already seeing it as you predicted last week. but it's only intensifying in recent days. >> laura: i would like to hear from the panel about this. it may be brit hume can weigh in on this. if they are able to take out a senate candidate in alabama with these allegations as lurid as they were, what does this mean for the umpteen number of democrats who will inevitably come forward to urge the president to resigned. the constantly airings of the old all

." >> tonight, moore controversy. >> get out and vote for roy moore. >> president trump stumping from embattled alabama candidate roy moore days before the election, moore still denying allegations of sexual misconduct, his supporters calling one of his accusers a liar which she told our reporter today. >>> plus state of emergency. >> whoa, look at this structure just completely going up in flames, embers being carried by this wind! >> hundreds of thousands fleeing their homes across southern california. ferocious wildfires jumping from mountain to mountain. dozens of race horses killed. others stampeding to escape the flames. now san diego the latest county to feel the heat. >>> and christmas made in china. inside a mega factory in china's christmas village. reported to be the source for roughly two-thirds of all christmas decorations worldwide. but first the "nightline 5." >> every morning i thought i had to make a choice. do i use a toothpaste that whitens my teeth or one that's good for my teeth? i don't have to choose. my dentist told me about new crest whitening therapy. so i tr

roy moore keeping it quiet. we have asked the campaign what will the get out the vote strategy be on monday the day before election day? will it be different from really a low impact effort today and they were unwilling to share the strategy for tomorrow with us because they don't want the jones' campaign to know what specific areas of this state they will be targeting. all that being said, there has been a lot made of how little we have seen moore on the trail last time being last tuesday in that spirited rally with steve bannon down in fair hope. we know the next time we will see him publically will be tomorrow. another event with bannon and also in south alabama. we have learned today moore not out in the public is with friends and volunteers of this campaign in montgomery for a christmas party. >> letting the president speak for him. thanks so much. thank you, as well. let's turn to president's big push for roy moore. first he held a campaign rally in pensacola, florida friday just 25 miles from the alabama

democrat doug jones or republican roy moore. moore, who rode to the polls on

if, and it's a big win. >> sean: if roy moore loses it will be because of roy moore.e has been notorious in running very close statewide elections. last election the statewide supreme court 52-48. in alabama that's a close race for republicans. >> i understand that. this is going to be nationalized to a rejection in part of trump because he came in did the robo call and rally in pensacola. it will embolden the democrats rest assured. >> sean: will it be that joe concha or be that even with trump's help he couldn't pull him over the finish line because of all the news and information we have been discussing for a long time. >> all the news and information we have been discussing for a long time. if roy moore ends up losing in this case, this will be an election that was decided ultimately by one news outlet and that's "the washington post" when they did this story a couple of months ago. if this story doesn't come out, race already called roy moore wins in heavily republican state. the story was never debunked. "the washington post" did good solid vetting in terms of t

for royld not vote moore. i did not vote for roy moore. i understand more the president is coming from. i understand we would like to retain that seat in the u.s. senate. but i tell you what, there is a time -- we call it a tipping point. and i think so many accusations, so many cuts, so many drip, drip, drip when it got to the 14-year-old story, that was enough for me. i said, i can't vote for roy moore. amy: that t was senator richardd shelby o of alabama. a republican. or more, we go to washington, d.c., where we're joined by peter montgomery, senior fellow at people for the american way. his recent piece is headlined "there's more than one roy moore scandal." talk about roy moore peter montgomery. moore: wrote "roy history of bigotry, tourism, contempt for the rule of law." talk about the scandals around the former alabama judge. >> you are to the action did a great job outlining some of them. i think it is scandalous that we have republican party and a president supporting someone from the senate whose hold career has demonstrated suc

there, that might be roy moore.e has promised to arrive via horseback as he has in past elections, all the elections he has won. we will keep an eye on this. i just personally do not want to miss this moment because i don't get very often to have animals join my -- other than you doug. >> thank you. >> have animals join my show. >> thumb's up. >> i had to. i had to. let's watch this and continue the conversation but i want to keep this picture up. as we're watching. >> ride sassy ride. >> so roy moore will be arriving on sassy his horse. he always arriving on. kayla moore his wife will be arriving on horseback as well. to the gallant fire department to vote today. i think, eric beach, in this moment come up with your perfect horseback, your perfect horse metaphor for this moment is this. >> well, i own a couple horses and i can tell you one thing i never had an opportunity to take it to the voting booth but if i did it would be a great accomplishment. going back to something doug said, you know, senate majority lead

, said he wouldn't vote for roy moore and doesn't think roy moore is fit to be in the u.s. senate. this is on front of minds. football bowl games aren't happening for a couple weeks. politics is the story here come tuesday. it's quite fascinating to be in alabama for competitive u.s. senate races in the mix. >> it's the bowl game. quickly here, how is it being seen since roy moore has not been out? have his supporter who is are on the cusp here, have they seen the swing negatively? >> reporter: it's something. we have been to a lot of corners of the state and i've been reaching out to people i've been in touch with for the last couple of weeks to ask where they stand. those questions still don't know which way to go. it's interesting, some republicans said they were going to vote for doug jones despite the defiance of roy moore said they are sticking by doug jones. but what does that mean? i really don't know, rich administrate. because the steatz is so complex from the rural areas to the suburbs with more flunlt white women that doug jones is going to rely on to turnover,

they know who judge moore is, and they stand with judge moore. living in a third-world nation with a dictator, so they need to back off. the people are going to speak tonight, and they need to seat judge moore and get to the business of passing president trump's agenda. >> dean young, thank you very much. i appreciate your time. >>> obviously, very, very confident, mentioning baldwin county there, michael, with a 40% turnout. obviously, usually in a special election, you're looking at 20% or so. that's one county. he's talking about a record. what do you think about the point he made about mitch mcconnell? >> if roy moore wins tonight and republicans don't seat roy moore and there is then a special election and roy moore is a candidate, he'll win by a larger margin in that special election than he wins today. >> which is pretty stunning. >> i think to michael's point, and also to dean's point, it is going to be very difficult for republicans to turn around after this election and say, we're just going to forget that this whole thing ever happened

roy moore did win in that primary.u think it's going to have ramifications for the republican party assuming he wins? >> i think it will. i think brian is right. there wi there will be a double gift. he's a gift to the candidate because he's certainly a flawed candidate. and i'm just speaking politically here. but if i was the democrat party i would say, oh, do you think he has a right to vote on this particular bill that effects women's rights or children's rights? so the democrats are not going to let this go. and i don't think republicans would either if the shoe was on the other foot. i do want to say something though, anderson, i spoke to some people from alabama today and they agreed with what bill bret just said, in their opinion the polls aren't necessarily telling the story. the polls are showing a really strong win for roy moore at this time. but i think a lot of discerning people who are having second thoughts about it. and one of the factors that's out there is that mr. jones is on the tv nonstop, and altho

president trump stumping for republican roy moore and even recorded a robo call for moore's campaign des pate molestation allegations facing moore today. he claims he doesn't even know the women making the accusations. >> i do not know any of the women who charged me with sexual allegations. molestation. i did not know any of the women. when i saw these pictures on the advertisements of my opponent, i did not recognize any of those women. i did not know them. i have written cards, graduation cards and have known families and a lot of people throughout my life, but these allegations are completely false. i did not date underage women. i did not molest anyone. these allegations are false. >> that coming up also. moore's challenger doug jones courting the african-american vote. cory booker campaigning for jones. . we have team coverage of this critical race. the president is in west palm beach. covering the doug jones campaign, we will start with kaylee hartung covering roy moore who has no events scheduled today. nothing since tuesday. kaylie, what is moore's campaign doing in the fina

shut up president trump and judge moore.hey're trying to shut you up. >> reporter: former president obama making a last-minute robocall plea for jones. and president trump doubling down on moore. >> hi, this is president donald trump and i need alabama to go vote for roy moore. >> reporter: the stakes have never been higher. effective control of the senate hangs in the balance. after jeff sessions vacated his seat to become attorney general. >> if roy moore loses, which is a big if, the democrats obviously get another seat in a very, very closely divided senate. >> reporter: a victory for jones depends on suburbs like this one outside birmingham. it's become an unlikely battleground with an even more unlikely band of supporters for the democrat. >> we consider ourselves republicans for doug jones. >> reporter: this group of lifelong christian conservative republicans -- >> how are you? i'm kim. >> hi, kim. >> hello there. >> what's your name? >> that's will. >> what's up, will? >> reporter: -- says moore should not be the po

trump 74%. 64% for moore when he nearly lost. what do we have 62% for moore. what we are seeing counties, we got 100%. a lot are partial totals but that's a clue. the rural counties in the northern part. closer to the 12, those are numbers you want to see if you're the jones' campaign. take huntsville, madison. take madison as a different entity up here. the madison, the hunlsviltsvill metro, this county here is number two in the state in concentration of college graduates. that is the target for the jones' campaign. they think they can win over college educated suburban voters. this is the place they want to be getting them at to set this up, madison 55% is the total that donald trump got in this county. 48% for roy moore when he nearly lost in 2012 and what is -- this is a partial return. right now you see moore coming in at 39%. this is a big one to keep an eye on. democrats don't just want to win this. they want a margin out of this county. that's what is going on in the northern part of the state. the flip side, if there is encouraging news from early cou

president trump makes it clear, he's all in for moore. >> get out and vote for roy moore.aded down to alabama where accusations of sexual misconduct of moore is the issue. >> it is something that nobody is comfortable with. >> democratic doug jones had a real chance but could a moore

moore reached over and began groping me.im putting his hands on my breasts. >> he just grabbed me from behind on my buttocks. and he just squeezed it really hard. i remember thinking i was so ashamed. i felt humiliated. >> moore has denied these allegations and for some voters that's enough. suzie has been volunteering with door knockers for the moore campaign. >> but these are allegations. and in america i believe it still holds true that everyone is innocent until proven guilty. >> kevin cavanaugh came all the way from arizona to show his support for the republican candidate. >> i'm going to give roy moore the benefit of the doubt. he has been solid for his entire political career, and nothing has popped up, there's nothing recent. so i have a hard time believing these allegations. >> but those allegations have left other staunch republicans deeply troubled. >> i think those women are the most courageous women on the planet. and i'm so proud of them. i do believe them. >> kim is a trump supporter and says she's never voted

moore. senator franken spoke today after at least 32 democratic senators called for his departure and whatever you think of the senator's contrition or lack of it or any of the facts of the complaints against him, he raises a point we'll be talking about tonight, which carry as fair share of weight, giving the upcoming alabama election. are republicans turning a blind eye to their potential senate colleague and the president of the united states? today, white house press secretary sarah sanders said the voters have already decided about the president, though we have some new polling about that. as for roy moore, listen. >> weevil seen democrats forcefully call for john conyers resignation, al franken's resignation, which happened today. do republicans and does this president risk losing their moral authority on this issue, which is a huge issue right now, by endorsing a candidate like roy moore, which has now been backed by the rnc, as well? >> look, i've addressed this in depth. we think th

roy moore made it out.he first choice for many republicans in the state of alabama, but he is the one left standing in this. those statements, some of them give people heartburn. others say, yes, i believe exactly what he says. we're down to the democrat and the republican. or you can stay home or write in a name if you want to. that's where we are. >> matt, doug jones is the democrat. he has to -- in order to win, conventional wisdom is he has to turn out the black vote. he has this mailer that he has sent out to democratic voters. let me just put it up on the screen for everybody. i don't know if you can see this. it is basically a campaign ad that says do you think if a black man went after high school girls anyone would try to him a senator? and you see a skeptical young black man there. >> we were at a christmas parade and talking to younger african-americans and all were appalled that doug jones would drag race into something they didn't feel had anything to do with race. he has to get the african-ame

and rnc is supporting moore. first suspended it but got back behind him after the president got off sidelines and endorsed him. since that happened we've asked someone from rnc to come on the policeman. th -- on the program. randi kaye went to get them to talk. did they? >> reporter: eventually. trying to track down the chair. tough woman to nail down. finally caught up with her in front of the office for the rnc. i can tell you that she right away said can only answer one question, short on time. flown in from michigan for meeting with president at white house. short on time, only one question. of course we had a lot more than one for her. this is how the conversation went. when it comes to what happened in alabama, who do you believe? roy moore or the women who have come out? >> we've said all along that allegations are incredibly disturbing. if they were proven true the candidate would be unfit to serve in office. but it's up to the voters of alabama right now. this is democracy. they're going to see this play

i couldn't vote for roy moore. i didn't vote for roy moore. >> right now we begin the hour with developing news in new york city. authorities trying to learn everything they can about a man who tried to attack the new york city transit system this morning. it was around 7:20 and an improvised device went off in a bus terminal near time square causing minor injuries to three people near the perpetrator. he had the explosives attached to his and he survived the blast. >> this was an attempted terrorist attack. thank god the perpetrator did not achieve his ultimate goals. thank god our first responders were there so quickly to address the situation to make sure people were safe. >> police have identified the suspect. he is being treated for burps and lacerations. what more do we know this hour? >> reporter: let's start with the suspect. he is 27 years old and has been identified as ula. he is bangladeshi decent from brooklyn, new york. the reason why some of the investigators are saying this is a situation that could

roy moore finally speaks out today. what he's saying about the allegations as the president goes all in. >>> and the reckoning. franken out, farnhrenthold stil in. and should the president answer his accusers? >>> and prosecuting the prosecutors, the push to discredit bob mueller and his investigation. can they withstand the onslaught? >> are you comfortable that the leader of your party is all out for roy moore? >> within the party, there will be disagreements. obviously we're seeing one now. >> how should people assess the accusers of the president? >> the same thing, is women who accuse anyone should be heard. >> so, you are calling leigh corfman a liar? >> i'm saying leigh corfman's not telling the truth. >> when it got to the 14-year-old story, that was enough for me. >> we have a president who is embracing a candidate in alabama who has ban accused of child molestation, right? >> i couldn't vote for roy moore. i didn't vote for roy moore. >> when roy moore, if he should win, goes to washington, we will always be q

it is much larger than roy moore. whoever wins, it's not just about roy moore. national press and media want to playing it where it is about roy moore. in alabama, it is not just about roy moore. he's what we've got. these will a gagss came out after he won. and a lot of thesegdftñ voters voting republican because of the republican agenda. not necessarily the man. >> that's why4cópç you're here. >> i'm using full names because i have multiple michelles. we see it with alabama voters. definitely or probably true is about half. and then you have probably false and definitely false. a real split which is alsoe& on partisan lines. is that, given all the reporting a and, is that problemproblematic. >> absolutely. the moore campaign has tried very hard to not make this about what moore may or may not have done. they've just tried to discredit the entire reality that these women have presented. and it is a similar play book page to what donald trump has done, in many cases. you have a reality that you don't like. /ç very. when you say that about people, there's an argu

but let's look, steve bannon has lost, steve bannon brought roy moore in, pushed roy moore and roy moore stumbled. he managed to lose alabama.. still trying to wrap my head about that. another big loser are people who like the second amendment, people who don't like abortion, people who don't like amnesty. conservative voters have lost an important voice. this is not a good night. we got another one coming up in a year!ig >> shannon: [laughs] it's never over. as you all know and as the president tweeted tonight, it never ends because there is always another election. richard, walk us through your winners and losers with jones being the winner tonight. >> with jones the winner, i will add to my list. i think black voters were a big winner because they once again showed up for the democratic party in a major way. the other one is "the washington post," who was the first publication to rollout a story about roy moore and i think they are big winner tonight. the third big winner is the establishment. to go off of what bret was saying a couple of moments ago is they normally have to worry abo

reporter: they are trying to make the case that rye moore --y moore would only represent roy moore youerters. and doug jones would be different. >> this is about the boring unglamorous every day work fighting every day for folks, taking constituent calls. if they are black, white, gay or straight. it's about representing all of the people. reporter: that's a line many nationally known democrats are pushing. doug jones has been running on a much more moderate platform. cory booker is a supporter of gun control legislation. doug jones has ads reassuring voters he's for the second amendment and owns a lot of guns. but they are trying to cast doug jones with someone who is friendly with d.c. insiders in contrast to moore who is hostile to washington, d.c. types. arthel: heather kiegel is here, a congressional report are for "politico." heather, is the moore campaign pitch simply we cannot give up the senate seat to a democrat and i am the lucky guy who has the support of the president who is very popular here. more this home stretch, is moore doing a hard sell on issues to the benefit of a

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this wasn't just a loss for moore. this was a stinging defeat for president trump who broke with much of the gop leadership to back this controversial candidate. >> i think that i have been waiting all my life and now i just don't know what the hell to say. >> reporter: democrat doug jones becoming the first democrat in decades to win a senate seat in alabama. stunning the country by defeating embattled republican roy moore in the deep red state. >> as dr. king liked to quote, the moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards justice. >> reporter: the moore campaign refusing to concede. >> when the vote is this close, it is is not over. what we've got to do is wait on god and let this process play out. >> reporter: doug jones's campaign telling cnn, moore did not call jones to congratulate him. but the alabama republican party declaring the race over. >> do you expect anything other than mr. jones being the next senator from the state of alabama? >> i would find that highly unlikely. >> reporter: a source clo

i couldn't vote for roy moore. i didn't vote for roy moore. but i wrote in a distinguished republican name, and i think a lot of people could do that. will they do it, i'm not sure. i don't know what's going to happen. you know, as a republican, i had to vote republican. i wanted to vote republican. i understand where the president is coming from. i understand we would like to retain that seat in the u.s. senate. but i tell you what. there's a time that we call it a tipping point. and i think so many accusations, so many cuts, so many drip, drip, drip. when it got to the 14-year-old's story, that was enough for me. i said i can't vote for roy moore. >> we want to hear your thoughts this morning on the "washington journal." talking about it in our first hour, we're going to return to it in our last hour today as well. on this special election day in alabama. lines for alabama residents, alabama voters, 202-748-8003. republicans, democrats, and independents. tony is here in washington, d.c. a republican. go ahead. >> caller: hi. good morning. i

the trump/moore. be the branding of the party and if i were a strategist, i would hope for a victory allowing you to push this point relentrelentless, fr purely political standpoint, there is an upside. >> steve bannon, built a brand being an outsider, fighting the establishment. wouldn't you want to stand behind someone like roy moore who enflames the national discussion and angers liberals and angers the news media, and he can come out and say, i am just like donald trump. i am fighting for you, and do the same schtick, same populist schtick over again in 2020 that was so effective? >> that's why it matters that the president endorsed roy moore. it has implications beyond the senate race in alabama. it you're a republican in congress now and want to move forward with an ethics investigation on roy moore, do you get pushback from the president? roy moore is not going to go the way of al franken. we know that, if elected. not going quietly. >> would have already stepped aside. >> right. exactly. that

they have been a big supporter of moores. steve bannon is a supporter of moore. there's a whole architecture that exists around this id logically that allows people to believer there's a vast majority to fabricate the accusers. today, they ran a led line about beverly young nelson, the woman there. bombshell, moore accuser admits she forged the yearbook. that is untrue. she said she put the date next to his signature. how important is it, having that kind of ideological mouthpiece doing that kind of work? >> it's really become crucial. steve bannon declared breitbart is the voice for the alt right. you have a congregating platform for the people that subscribe to the insane beliefs share their stories. look at the comment pages of breitbart. it's scary and extreme stuff but allowed them to harness around one another, amplify their voice and bannon turned it into a political action committee. it's not a news network, it's a propaganda vehicle. >> i'm going to give you the answer i have heard from republicans and some alabama folks i have talked to. >> sure. >> roy

but let's look, steve bannon has lost, steve bannon brought roy moore in, pushed roy moore and roy moore stumbled. he managed to lose alabama. another big loser are people who like the second amendment, people who don't like abortion, people who don't like amnesty. conservative voters have lost an important voice. this is not a good night. we got another one coming up in a year! >> shannon: [laughs]no it's never over. as you all know andea as the president tweeted tonight, it never ends because there is always another election.s richard, walk us through your winners and losers with jones being the winner tonight. >> with jones the winner, i will add to my list. i think black voters were a big winner because they once again showed up for the democratic party in a major way. the other one is "the washington post," who was the first publication to rollout a story about roy moore and ito think they are big winner tonight. the third big winner is the establishment. to go off of what bret was saying a couple of moments ago is they normally have to worry about the guy sleeping downstairs, but n

>> no, it means i voted for judge moore, and i stated the reasons that i voted for judge moore.e moore is not the victor in this campaign. >> this, as you said, is a referendum, and it was more about two choices, decency and the bottom of what we accept towards -- >> chris, it's about a number of issues, absolutely. i think one of the things that is very important to remember is that there were so many things that were introduced. i think that's one of the reasons that judge moore's support was as strong as it was considering everything that was introduced throughout the campaign, especially in the last month of the campaign, people made votes for judge moore because of issues related to the supreme court, and because of issues related to tax reform, and so there are a number of things like that that had to be considered as were considered by me when i decided how to cast my ballot for the republican nominee. >> i am saying now this is a period of reflection and people are trying to figure out the way it did. how did you reconcile voting for moore with the seriousness of the all

moore stumbled. he managed to lose alabama. another big loser are people who like the second amendment, people who don't like abortion, people who don't like amnesty. conservative voters have lost an important voice. this is not a good night. we got another one coming up in the year! >> shannon: [laughs] it's never over. as you all know and as the president tweeted tonight, it never ends because there is always another election. richard, walk us through your winners and losers with jones being the winner tonight. >> with jones the winter, i will add to my list. i think black voters were a big winner because they once again showed up for the democratic party in a major way. the other one is "the washington post," who was the first publication to rollout a story about roy moore and i think they are big winner tonight. the third big winner is the establishment. to go off of what bret was saying a couple of moments ago is they normally have to worry about the guy sleeping downstairs, but now that he is n

he didn't back roy moore in the primary. he backed his opponent, and roy moore beat theincumbent. so he already lost a certain amount of credibility and strength down there. if now he were -- roy moore were to lose, and that would be the first time in 20 years or more that a republican has lost this, and the president were backing him all in, this would be a real blow and the democrats would take enormous encouragement from this. >> yesterday here in new york, there were several accusers of the president. before there was the women's march, before the me too movement, there were these dozen accusers last fall accusing the president of improper sexual behavior and in h some cases sexual assault. yesterday they took the cameras and tried to i think revive their movement and they called on the president to resign. and seriously. >> called for a congressional investigation. >> and some have called for him to resign. those accusers called for congressional investigation. i want to listen to what sarah sanders said in this remarkable press briefing yesterday. >> the president has addres