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So long, Roy Moore. Take Steve Bannon with you.

By Siraj Hashmi
Published December 13, 2017 3:28pm ET
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So long, Roy Moore. Take Steve Bannon with you.
Bannon was nearly successful in dragging Moore to the finish line. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) | Brynn Anderson

Being surprised in politics has become sort of a rarity in 2017 after what we witnessed in the 2016 election. Yet here we are, the day after the Alabama special election, for the U.S. Senate seat filled by now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Democrat Doug Jones defeated (initially) heavily-favored Republican Roy Moore.

Good riddance.

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