Tapper: Jones Win a Resounding Rejection of Everything Trump Stands For

RUSH EXCERPT:
TAPPER: "First of all in terms of big picture, I mean this definitely does show that there are standards and there are limits to what voters will accept even in this era of tribes. Even in this era where Democrats and Republicans stick to their teams, root for their teams where there is still a point past which some people will not go. And that point in this race obviously has to do with the ugly allegations against judge Doug Jones -- I'm sorry, Roy Moore, the judge. That makes it even tougher for legislation, as we've seen a lot of these big major pieces of legislation have been defeated or won only by one or two votes. And third of all I have to say this is huge defeat for President Trump. This is deep red Alabama. President Trump made the calculation he was going to double down, he was going to stick with this candidate, the candidate who followed the trump play book for when they are allegations against you. Just deny them all and attack the people accusing you. And it failed. And it failed not only in an embarrassing way. It failed in one of the most Republican states that there is. A state so Republican the last time they elected to a democratic to the Senate, two years later he changed parties and became Republican. This is deep, deep red. Trump trounced Hillary Clinton in this state. But tonight a Democrat won. It's a resounding rejection of everything President Trump was standing for."