RUSH TRANSCRIPT day and ░░░░░░░░ are confident in victory ░░░░░░░░ me now are two ░░░░░░░░ who know Alabama politics ░░░░░░░░ John hammondtry is a ░░░░░░░░ for aol com And ░░░░░░░░ lowery is chairman of ░░░░░░░░ Mowry consulting group The ░░░░░░░░ clear polling politics average ░░░░░░░░ an average of a ░░░░░░░░ of polls Do you ░░░░░░░░ its average or do ░░░░░░░░ think that Roy Moore ░░░░░░░░ actually doing much better ░░░░░░░░ it seems Well there ░░░░░░░░ no question that Doug ░░░░░░░░ has certainly gained standing ░░░░░░░░ the polls since this ░░░░░░░░ first broke But Alabama ░░░░░░░░ not a very reliable ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ for a variety of ░░░░░░░░ One the Democrats haven ░░░░░░░░ had a candidate they ░░░░░░░░ really been excited about ░░░░░░░░ a really long time ░░░░░░░░ it s possible there ░░░░░░░░ been some dormant Democratic ░░░░░░░░ out there who may ░░░░░░░░ active in this race ░░░░░░░░ when breaking down the ░░░░░░░░ of people who are ░░░░░░░░ versus independent versus Republican ░░░░░░░░ can get dicey It ░░░░░░░░ also possible that there ░░░░░░░░ Republicans who you know ░░░░░░░░ to Trump last year ░░░░░░░░ say publicly that they ░░░░░░░░ not supporting Roy Moore ░░░░░░░░ privately may end up ░░░░░░░░ a vote against the ░░░░░░░░ And so you know ░░░░░░░░ I see it certainly ░░░░░░░░ and certain and probably ░░░░░░░░ that today dougnes is ░░░░░░░░ in the polls it ░░░░░░░░ definitely a coin flip ░░░░░░░░ president didn t support ░░░░░░░░ Moore in the primary ░░░░░░░░ did not matter Roy ░░░░░░░░ won the primary The ░░░░░░░░ now says basically is ░░░░░░░░ he supports Roy Moore ░░░░░░░░ he believes his denials ░░░░░░░░ that going to matter ░░░░░░░░ alabamans I don t ░░░░░░░░ that it necessarily matters ░░░░░░░░ didn t matter in ░░░░░░░░ primary or in the ░░░░░░░░ off because local dynamics ░░░░░░░░ that and I think ░░░░░░░░ s the same here ░░░░░░░░ local dynamics are going ░░░░░░░░ decide who people vote ░░░░░░░░ and you know if ░░░░░░░░ wins These allegations are ░░░░░░░░ news to you Maybe ░░░░░░░░ specifics of them but ░░░░░░░░ fact that Roy Moore ░░░░░░░░ a thing for young ░░░░░░░░ isn t news to ░░░░░░░░ You said in your ░░░░░░░░ as campaign manager for ░░░░░░░░ opponent in 2012 for ░░░░░░░░ race for chief justice ░░░░░░░░ you there were with ░░░░░░░░ Vance you had said ░░░░░░░░ had been a rumor ░░░░░░░░ this for a while ░░░░░░░░ that s true and ░░░░░░░░ me if I m ░░░░░░░░ if I m misreading ░░░░░░░░ why didn t it ░░░░░░░░ out then Well a ░░░░░░░░ but more about just ░░░░░░░░ impropriety or weirdness with ░░░░░░░░ Not anything specific you ░░░░░░░░ point to And I ░░░░░░░░ that the bigger spotlight ░░░░░░░░ this race gave somebody ░░░░░░░░ impetus and gave them ░░░░░░░░ budget to put reporters ░░░░░░░░ the ground locally that ░░░░░░░░ find the story and ░░░░░░░░ found the story As ░░░░░░░░ know sometimes it can ░░░░░░░░ hard to break stories ░░░░░░░░ matter what the rumors ░░░░░░░░ or who says what ░░░░░░░░ have to get people ░░░░░░░░ record That s what ░░░░░░░░ was Having the resources ░░░░░░░░ the reason to do ░░░░░░░░ Let s be honest ░░░░░░░░ the timing of this ░░░░░░░░ s not just hey ░░░░░░░░ have this news about ░░░░░░░░ certain candidate and I ░░░░░░░░ to get out with ░░░░░░░░ at any one moment ░░░░░░░░ people don t believe ░░░░░░░░ We ve had a ░░░░░░░░ of people not believing ░░░░░░░░ in this country until ░░░░░░░░ moment in time The ░░░░░░░░ if you will where ░░░░░░░░ are starting to be ░░░░░░░░ in the media and ░░░░░░░░ That does not seem ░░░░░░░░ be extending to politics ░░░░░░░░ least not completely when ░░░░░░░░ have the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States saying he ░░░░░░░░ the accuse ears excuse ░░░░░░░░ believes Roy Moore and ░░░░░░░░ the accusers That being ░░░░░░░░ Roy Moore hasn t ░░░░░░░░ been the most popular ░░░░░░░░ in Alabama when he ░░░░░░░░ running against Vance in ░░░░░░░░ an estimated 200 000 ░░░░░░░░ voters who pulled the ░░░░░░░░ for the Republican Romney ░░░░░░░░ 2012 also voted for ░░░░░░░░ Democrat Vance for chief ░░░░░░░░ What does that say ░░░░░░░░ Roy Moore s chances ░░░░░░░░ Could a Democrat be ░░░░░░░░ palatable given all this ░░░░░░░░ you know that also ░░░░░░░░ have to keep in ░░░░░░░░ that Barack Obama was ░░░░░░░░ at the top of ░░░░░░░░ ticket which did lead ░░░░░░░░ a lot of black ░░░░░░░░ turning out in 2012 ░░░░░░░░ they may turn out ░░░░░░░░ Doug Jones this year ░░░░░░░░ not Despite his rec ░░░░░░░░ things he s made ░░░░░░░░ campaign about courting moderates ░░░░░░░░ courting Republicans and a ░░░░░░░░ of black voters feel ░░░░░░░░ s taken their vote ░░░░░░░░ granted and hasn t ░░░░░░░░ out and tried to ░░░░░░░░ the black vote He ░░░░░░░░ Would he be better ░░░░░░░░ in if he went ░░░░░░░░ that direction He s ░░░░░░░░ an effort to pick ░░░░░░░░ the endorsement of the ░░░░░░░░ mayor who is a ░░░░░░░░ popular young mayor He ░░░░░░░░ been campaigning with reverend ░░░░░░░░ had an event here ░░░░░░░░ week and John Lewis ░░░░░░░░ been campaigning with him ░░░░░░░░ the state He is ░░░░░░░░ efforts now but he ░░░░░░░░ has to try to ░░░░░░░░ Republican voters over and ░░░░░░░░ back at the 2012 ░░░░░░░░ what s particularly interesting ░░░░░░░░ that even in etowah ░░░░░░░░ he vastly underformed Mitt ░░░░░░░░ When you do say ░░░░░░░░ these rumors have been ░░░░░░░░ for a while the ░░░░░░░░ that knew him best ░░░░░░░░ home county rejected him ░░░░░░░░ than they rejected the ░░░░░░░░ of the ticket So ░░░░░░░░ if you think about ░░░░░░░░ if this was Luther ░░░░░░░░ running it just wouldn ░░░░░░░░ even be a contest ░░░░░░░░ that Luther strange was ░░░░░░░░ more moderate and not ░░░░░░░░ as divisive and also ░░░░░░░░ t been accused of ░░░░░░░░ a 14 year old ░░░░░░░░ when he was in ░░░░░░░░ 30s I think if ░░░░░░░░ Jones had not initially ░░░░░░░░ out and taken a ░░░░░░░░ pro choice stance it ░░░░░░░░ t be a contest ░░░░░░░░ That is what is ░░░░░░░░ killing him in Alabama ░░░░░░░░ you John and David ░░░░░░░░ having you We ll ░░░░░░░░ you soon Meanwhile actress ░░░░░░░░ Thurman is no longer ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ Weinstein How she is ░░░░░░░░ him out on