Headline Roundup December 13, 2017
Democrat Doug Jones Captures Alabama Seat
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Wall Street Journal (News)
Democrat Doug Jones of Alabama on Tuesday scored an upset win in a deeply Republican state, capturing the U.S. Senate seat here in a special election that drove a wedge within the Republican party and gave Democrats another burst of momentum ahead of the 2018 midterm races.
Townhall
Breitbart CEO and former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was widely mocked and blamed Wednesday after Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore’s devastating loss to Democrat Doug Jones.
New York Times (News)
White House aides were bracing for fallout from President Trump on Wednesday after the Republican candidate he vigorously backed over his aides’ objections lost a Deep South Senate seat to a Democrat.
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