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In the wake of Democrat Doug Jones winning the Alabama Senate race the previous night, many in the liberal media were celebrating Wednesday as many analysts predicted dire days for the GOP in the near future. The same was true for CBS Evening News where they spent the first seven minutes and 36 seconds (over three different segments) touting the result and hyping Democratic divination of future elections.
“And good evening. It's the Alabama election with an impact across the country. Doug Jones is heading to the U.S. Senate,” announced anchor Jeff Glor as the show came on the air. “When Jones takes office next month, the Republican advantage in the Senate will shrink to just one seat, 51 to 49. That will make it more difficult for President Trump to get his agenda passed.”
The first segment was narrated by reporter Manuel Bojorquez, who declared that “Alabama voters rolled back the political tides yesterday.” He highlighted the efforts of the Jones campaign in the days leading up to the election: “Jones was able to energize a traditionally weak democratic network here … He was buoy by millions in outside money and outspent Moore on campaign ads by 5-1.”
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