CBS News did a poll in Alabama but no one seems to be reporting it. The poll found that 71% of likely GOP voters do not believe the allegations against Roy Moore, with another 12% who don't know. That leaves just 17% of voters who believe them. For some reason, CBS didn't poll Democrats or else it is not announcing those results. (Maybe they mirror the Republicans which would ruin the narrative.)
The poll also found that the race was tied among registered voters. CBS, however, also has results for likely voters and those show Moore up by 49 to 43%. My guess is that this is why no one is mentioning this poll.
I don't know who will win in Alabama, although I believe that Moore will prevail. It just strikes me as sad that the results of a poll get buried because they don't align with the outcome that the media wants.
For me, it has always been likely that Moore would win. He is not just the Republican candidate; he is a man who is very well known in Alabama. He has a long established public persona which is directly contrary to the picture of a pedophile painted by the media. It is hard to expect people to change their views about this man because of claims about what supposedly happened 40 years ago, especially since Moore denies the claims so vehemently. Add in that the second accuser came forward with Gloria Allred at her side ( a big strike against her likely veracity) and that she produced with great fanfare a yearbook supposedly signed by Moore, but then she refused to let that book be examined by a forensic expert when Moore called it a forgery. The reality is that it all came down to one 40 year old charge that Moore denies. I just don't think it is enough for Alabama voters to pick a Democrat.
The poll also found that the race was tied among registered voters. CBS, however, also has results for likely voters and those show Moore up by 49 to 43%. My guess is that this is why no one is mentioning this poll.
I don't know who will win in Alabama, although I believe that Moore will prevail. It just strikes me as sad that the results of a poll get buried because they don't align with the outcome that the media wants.
For me, it has always been likely that Moore would win. He is not just the Republican candidate; he is a man who is very well known in Alabama. He has a long established public persona which is directly contrary to the picture of a pedophile painted by the media. It is hard to expect people to change their views about this man because of claims about what supposedly happened 40 years ago, especially since Moore denies the claims so vehemently. Add in that the second accuser came forward with Gloria Allred at her side ( a big strike against her likely veracity) and that she produced with great fanfare a yearbook supposedly signed by Moore, but then she refused to let that book be examined by a forensic expert when Moore called it a forgery. The reality is that it all came down to one 40 year old charge that Moore denies. I just don't think it is enough for Alabama voters to pick a Democrat.
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