Alabama: The Special Election - Full Episode (HBO)

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  • The Alabama Senate Special Election shouldn't have even been close. President Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton by 28 points in the state, and one of the reasons Jeff Sessions was chosen to be Attorney General was because his Senate seat should’ve been easy for the Republican Party to the defend.
    But allegations that Judge Roy Moore’s had improper contact with teenage girls changed the race. Both Moore and Democrat candidate Doug Jones tried to keep the race focused inwardly on Alabama-even as both brought in outside help. On the Republican side, Moore had Trump strategist Steve Bannon stump for him. Jones welcomed former Vice President Joe Biden and a slew of African American political leaders. But both seemed to know the same thing: that this race would ultimately be decided by the people of Alabama, on their own terms, for their own reasons.
    VICE News teams were on the ground in Alabama to hear from voters about the choice they were facing in the final days and hours before Jones's knife-edge win.
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Komentáře • 159

  • @mysteryguest9555
    @mysteryguest9555 Před 6 lety +204

    Big round of applause for the black voters in Alabama. 👏👏👏 You saved the day!

    • @patched8789
      @patched8789 Před 6 lety +18

      william dohn For not electing a child molester?

    • @mysteryguest9555
      @mysteryguest9555 Před 6 lety +2

      william dohn Oh? Please elaborate.

    • @pietrojenkins6901
      @pietrojenkins6901 Před 6 lety +1

      Alabama has no Latino voters?

    • @babayaga4415
      @babayaga4415 Před 5 lety

      @@pietrojenkins6901 none for Alabama but there's tons in over here in Florida 😂👍

  • @JRead0691
    @JRead0691 Před 6 lety +116

    Isn't it funny how bigots never think they're actually bigots?

  • @GigaMan91
    @GigaMan91 Před 6 lety +196

    Thank you, black women. Thank you so damn much.

    • @HKNYN1
      @HKNYN1 Před 6 lety

      Giga Man were black women the only people that voted because I’m confused here

    • @Singuy888
      @Singuy888 Před 6 lety +7

      No but 97% of them voted for Jones with great turn out.

    • @pietrojenkins6901
      @pietrojenkins6901 Před 6 lety +1

      The blacker the berry ,the sweeter the juice (at least that's what i've heard blacks say)

    • @HKNYN1
      @HKNYN1 Před 6 lety +3

      Singuy888 and so did 93% of black men so why are you two only thanking black women? Wouldn’t thanking black people make more sense

    • @graciederangementsyndrome3669
      @graciederangementsyndrome3669 Před 6 lety

      Well, black women need to take care of their 7 children from 7 dads.

  • @lolisierra8754
    @lolisierra8754 Před 6 lety +76

    Religion and politics, should never stand together!

    • @protik009
      @protik009 Před 6 lety +1

      But don't you see it, it's inseparable

    • @The_-_-
      @The_-_- Před 3 lety

      @@protik009 why

    • @protik009
      @protik009 Před 3 lety

      @@The_-_- Because in lot of countries politics is dictated by the religion...Heard of Sharia Law, ? ,practised in Islamic countries !!

    • @The_-_-
      @The_-_- Před 3 lety

      @@protik009 doesn’t mean it’s right

    • @protik009
      @protik009 Před 3 lety

      @@The_-_- Off course NOT !!!!!!!!1

  • @MHEPPNER
    @MHEPPNER Před 6 lety +59

    "I'm a Republican, I'm a Christian and I'm a Conservative"..... IN THAT ORDER... SHAMEFUL and extremely telling of America and the GOP...

    • @nuckinfuts7610
      @nuckinfuts7610 Před 6 lety +1

      Glorified Radiance *you're

    • @MHEPPNER
      @MHEPPNER Před 6 lety +1

      Glorified must be from 'Bama.... lower education levels and all...

    • @deleon3139
      @deleon3139 Před 6 lety +2

      marshall heppner agreed you can't be a republican and say you're a Christian. Makes no sense

    • @MHEPPNER
      @MHEPPNER Před 6 lety

      no no, you miss the point of priorities... You can claim/believe whatever you want, however the contradictions are blatant with that above statement...

  • @christ2664
    @christ2664 Před 6 lety +40

    uploaded 6 minutes and already 4 dislikes...trumpist didn't even see it haha

  • @TJPactronix
    @TJPactronix Před 6 lety +27

    So what that guy just said is that republican + conservative + christian = ignorance

  • @henryfondle725
    @henryfondle725 Před 6 lety +66

    Wow last time I was this early America had a rational person as president

    • @nullnull2628
      @nullnull2628 Před 6 lety +2

      The flaming Cuddle fish thank you

    • @creativeusername6453
      @creativeusername6453 Před 6 lety

      Dude time traveling from the 60s

    • @The_-_-
      @The_-_- Před 3 lety

      @@creativeusername6453 hey Bush Sr. was a pretty good president

  • @fijifilm462
    @fijifilm462 Před 6 lety +16

    As a liberal, I love the conservative radio show host that actually had some common sense. Wish everyone was like him. Even though he chose not to vote against Roy Moore, he sure as hell chose not to vote for him and I respect that.

  • @SierraSaidRawr
    @SierraSaidRawr Před 6 lety +55

    I wish we could have see their reactions?

    • @Lobos222
      @Lobos222 Před 6 lety +2

      Yeah, because while I am for the guy losing. To me it seems like he lost because he took the victory as a given. Which will lead to a given amount of voters, not vote because they think their vote isnt needed.

  • @nuckinfuts7610
    @nuckinfuts7610 Před 6 lety +16

    Do better, America.

  • @alistairholloway1984
    @alistairholloway1984 Před 6 lety +21

    He could not be any Moore disgusting

  • @Lobos222
    @Lobos222 Před 6 lety +19

    Cory Booker is concerned about Citizen healthcare? Why did he stop Bernie Sanders lower medicine cost bill then? By allowing US Citizens to buy from Canada. It would force US pharma to lower their prices..., but guess who Cory Bookers biggest donors are? Big pharam and because of that he had some "excuse" to not help in the vote.

    • @narrowlightbulb
      @narrowlightbulb Před 6 lety +2

      Didn't he end up voting for a similar bill with Bernie after some modifications? It felt more like he was walking back so not to look like his vote was influenced like you say but at least he voted for it

    • @Lobos222
      @Lobos222 Před 6 lety

      I think that bill was more symbolic, than effective. Halfway measure...

  • @Thepharcyde4ever
    @Thepharcyde4ever Před 6 lety +22

    16:40
    The fucking irony smh

  • @click15151
    @click15151 Před 6 lety +20

    THANK YOU brothers and sisters for getting all of yourselves out there BY ANY AND ALL MEANS NECESSARY to *V O T E!!!* I cannot imagine the hurdles you had to face. But *I* THANK YOU ALL for your struggle!!!!! *HALLELUJAH*

  • @unoffensivename
    @unoffensivename Před 6 lety +23

    Felt good removing Moore signs

  • @zachsmthsn
    @zachsmthsn Před 6 lety +7

    "We used to say thank God for Mississippi... but Mississippi doesn't have a Roy Moore." This was the exact sentiment of many Alabamians around this election. It was a vote against being the laughingstock of the world

  • @mikerphone.
    @mikerphone. Před 6 lety +20

    "Obama's policies"

    • @lissaleggs4136
      @lissaleggs4136 Před 6 lety +17

      Fuckizoid
      Obama sought to explain complex problems, often sounding like an intellectual in the process, studies have shown that Trump speaks at a fourth-grade reading level. Problems, according to Trump, are "totally easy" to solve. And while Obama appealed to the common "we" in his campaign slogan "Yes, we can!" Trump's version reads "Yes, I can!" -- the solution of a dictator.
      Trumptards are just incapable of reason and rely on dumbfuck fairytale's and an idiot messiah

    • @mikerphone.
      @mikerphone. Před 6 lety +4

      lissa leggs, preach.

    • @popicelolly
      @popicelolly Před 6 lety +13

      It's code for i didn't like that a black man was running the country.

    • @lissaleggs4136
      @lissaleggs4136 Před 6 lety

      Fuckizoid
      Врожденные дефекты, вызванные инбридингом, росли в королевск...

    • @mikerphone.
      @mikerphone. Před 6 lety

      lissa leggs, no hablo

  • @zebrayellow4629
    @zebrayellow4629 Před 6 lety

    Where is part 2? I would love to see the aftermath!! Nicely made Vice!

  • @ambrosiajohnson8751
    @ambrosiajohnson8751 Před 6 lety +11

    Ladies in the salon said it best. Go my fellow black queens.

  • @troyarrington5492
    @troyarrington5492 Před 6 lety +8

    Preaching with a gun... that really don’t make no damn sense

    • @grimaffiliations3671
      @grimaffiliations3671 Před 3 lety

      Just came from a different video where the preacher was also strapped. He said they have an obligation to “protect the flock”

  • @501stlegionnaire
    @501stlegionnaire Před 6 lety +2

    Would Love to see a follow-up on this piece

  • @VanlifewithAlan
    @VanlifewithAlan Před 6 lety +9

    Indeed it was the eyes of the world, at least for me. I am in Europe.

  • @tinyhotopicbitch
    @tinyhotopicbitch Před 6 lety +4

    THANKYOU black people in alabama, statistically yall literally saved this election

    • @grimaffiliations3671
      @grimaffiliations3671 Před 3 lety +1

      They pretty much saved the Georgia presidential race and both senate run offs too

  • @code3xiv
    @code3xiv Před 6 lety +9

    If im American, ill be a proud justice democrats.

  • @justincastillogayray
    @justincastillogayray Před 6 lety +4

    P.S. If you lived on the west coast, this aired as the numbers went in Doug's favor and won. #ThankYouAlabama

  • @DaBrowns33
    @DaBrowns33 Před 6 lety +3

    4:11 The realest words ever spoken on Vice.

  • @Gambit08
    @Gambit08 Před 5 lety +1

    I wish vice would have made reaction shots and interviewed the same people after the race was called

  • @zebrayellow4629
    @zebrayellow4629 Před 3 lety

    Doesn't the pastor look like one of the cast members of Love after Lock.up!

  • @Sweetsugar76
    @Sweetsugar76 Před 6 lety +3

    They DIDN'T show any of the BLACK people who have worked so hard to get Jones elected ONLY 2 WHITE; the chubby guy and the female going door to door.

  • @nalod23
    @nalod23 Před 6 lety +2

    The pastor has a gun, of course the pastor has a gun....

  • @VICENews
    @VICENews  Před 6 lety +4

    VICE News teams were on the ground in Alabama to hear from voters about the choice they were facing in the final days and hours before Jones's knife-edge win.
    WATCH MORE on the special election - bit.ly/2oLfRrM

  • @kaidskerlong9421
    @kaidskerlong9421 Před rokem

    ...my best is to say...have a nice day!?

  • @JogieGlenMait16
    @JogieGlenMait16 Před 6 lety

    Alabama is pronounced as Elebemuh.

  • @christophergrillo5099
    @christophergrillo5099 Před 6 lety

    Stupid is as stupid does said Forest Gump

  • @kristenreidx
    @kristenreidx Před 6 lety

    That guy in the veteran hat is talking PURE foolishness

  • @Holdmy2nuts
    @Holdmy2nuts Před 6 lety

    Lol Roy Moore is slick with them words though lol

  • @dct4lif
    @dct4lif Před 6 lety +1

    2:34 Vice News what happened to follow up qstns ? What Obama policies wiped out democrats in Alabama ? Yal are letting these racists off the hook without challenging them

  • @kristenreidx
    @kristenreidx Před 6 lety +2

    They seriously call themselves Christians ??

  • @jman360co
    @jman360co Před 6 lety +3

    when good public serving christian women come out... they dont get believed wut with the bias...

  • @bitcoinkush6045
    @bitcoinkush6045 Před 6 lety +5

    *I BITCOIN WHEN I SURF!*

  • @dapigbear312
    @dapigbear312 Před 2 lety

    Funny how during his campaign he had a lot of progressives helping out but when he got into the Senate he was actually pretty moderate

  • @Wildcat221
    @Wildcat221 Před 3 lety +2

    this aged well.. for DEMS :)

  • @yellowt104
    @yellowt104 Před 5 lety

    Come on Texas! Turn Blue, please!

  • @1964ser1
    @1964ser1 Před 6 lety

    Would Jesus pack a pistol in church ???

  • @HarryFlowerrs
    @HarryFlowerrs Před 2 lety

    “If Roy Moore wins,Christian people have their values represented......”
    I know all about American values,including murder,genocides,child abuse the list is exhaustive!

  • @cooper4818
    @cooper4818 Před 6 lety +3

    L

  • @davidmelgar1197
    @davidmelgar1197 Před 6 lety +3

    The girl at 11:35 was so unprepared...

    • @mattmopar440
      @mattmopar440 Před 6 lety +2

      working retail is hard enough without a creep like that

  • @justincastillogayray
    @justincastillogayray Před 6 lety

    How soon until Alabama voters watch this episode in the same room or venue?

  • @codygoin464
    @codygoin464 Před rokem

    Thank Goodness Democrat Doug Jones beat out Republican Roy Moore in that race. It was unfortunate however that Jones lost reelection just a few years later.

  • @DonutsReview
    @DonutsReview Před 6 lety

    Jones won.

  • @chownful
    @chownful Před 6 lety

    STAY WOKE FAM

  • @rajarshichakraborty9141

    Man American politics is no-good either😖

  • @ZachVance108
    @ZachVance108 Před 6 lety

    Bet the Roy Moore story will just die off now ...They did their job..

  • @kaidskerlong9421
    @kaidskerlong9421 Před rokem

    I am aberrerred by any 'labels)...for abortion rights for women....and lgbtq for any and all people...and by 'aberred' I guess I mean: "turned off by-"...sorry about the label(s)~

  • @kendraspence6519
    @kendraspence6519 Před 6 lety +3

    I think if you hold the view that abortion is murder, I can see why people would have grudgingly voted for Moore. I don't agree with that at all, but I can at least understand it.

  • @madisondavis4070
    @madisondavis4070 Před 6 lety

    Container partnership volunteer xfvmdzv comparison ally in tough friendship giant properly couch

  • @nocapzone46
    @nocapzone46 Před 6 lety +1

    that pastor was deep

  • @kwarrior831
    @kwarrior831 Před 6 lety +1

    so biased, but informative if you are clever enough to see past it. I'm not on either side. I just wish to know what's going on

  • @matthewnugent2256
    @matthewnugent2256 Před 6 lety

    Lol you wanted Moore to win. We just took all your talking points away and guess what now you think Al Franken should come back lmao. Dont worry, he can hold it for two years we will take in 2020 during a republican pres. Election

  • @snail1720
    @snail1720 Před 6 lety +1

    So glad Roy Moore lost. It was good morning that next day.... like waking up from a bad dream.