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On the recordDecember 12, 2017
There is also that segment of this population who voted against Roy Moore. I understand that. I get that. But you know what? That's not a bad thing. When that kind of politics for a segment of the population in Alabama to help reject that kind of history and that divisive rhetoric, I think that's a good thing.
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Doug Jones
Alabama

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Doug Jones acknowledges that some voters supported him as a rejection of Roy Moore's divisive politics.

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