The one stat to remember after Alabama’s special senate election

Published August 16, 2017 2:15pm ET



Right about now, hungover analysts are starting to dig through the data from last night’s special Alabama senate race. There’s one number that should trouble those blurry-eyed Republicans: 67.2 percent.

That’s how much of the vote swung for candidates not endorsed by President Trump or Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and it’s a troubling stat for incumbent Sen. Luther Strange.

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