The Atlantic Daily: The Next Day
What We’re Following Moore Loss: Alabama voters elected Doug Jones, a Democrat, as their next U.S. senator in a historic upset that followed a series of strategic mishaps by Republicans. The victory comes as a blow to President Trump, who failed to mobilize his supporters at both the primary and the general levels of the race. The Republican Party now faces what one strategist calls “a Trump-driven worst-case situation,” as recent elections in several states have shown surges in Democrats’ turnout. Yet if Democrats are to win back a legislative majority in 2018, they still have plenty of work to do.
