{"id":179880,"date":"2017-09-26T22:58:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T03:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2017\/09\/26\/crazy-motherfer-wins-republican-primary\/"},"modified":"2017-09-26T22:58:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T03:58:00","slug":"crazy-motherfer-wins-republican-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2017\/09\/26\/crazy-motherfer-wins-republican-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazy Motherf%$#er Wins Republican Primary"},"content":{"rendered":"
What? Not specific enough?<\/div>\n

OK, It was the Georgia Senate primary, and the crazy motherf%$#er just won.<\/p>\n

What, still not specific enough?<\/p>\n

OK, it was Roy Moore who beat the rather aptly named Luther Strange<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Roy S. Moore, a firebrand former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, overcame efforts by top Republicans to rescue his rival, Senator Luther Strange, defeating him on Tuesday<\/a> in a special primary runoff, according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

The outcome in the closely watched Senate race dealt a humbling blow to President Trump and other party leaders days after the president pleaded with voters in the state to back Mr. Strange.<\/p>\n

Propelled by the stalwart support of his fellow evangelical Christians, Mr. Moore survived a multimillion-dollar advertising onslaught, in the eight figures, financed by allies of Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader. His victory demonstrated in stark terms the limits of Mr. Trump\u2019s clout.<\/p>\n

In a race that began as something of a political afterthought and ended up showcasing the right\u2019s enduring divisions, the victory by Mr. Moore, one of the most tenacious figures in Alabama politics, will likely embolden other anti-establishment conservatives to challenge incumbent Republicans in next year\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n

And more immediately, the party will be forced to grapple with how to prop up an often-inflammatory candidate given to provocative remarks on same-sex marriage and race \u2014 all to protect a seat in a deep-red state. Mr. Moore\u2019s incendiary rhetoric will also oblige others in the party to answer for his comments, perhaps for years to come, at a time when many Republicans would just as soon move on from the debate over gay rights.<\/p>\n

On Dec. 12, Mr. Moore will face Doug Jones, a former federal prosecutor and the Democratic nominee, in a race that will test the party loyalties of center-right voters who may be uneasy about their nominee. It may also reveal just how reliably Republican the state has become in the quarter-century since a Democrat last won a Senate election here.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My prediction for the general election:  <\/p>\n