Black Voters Delivered for Doug Jones. STOP Thanking Us — and Start Asking Why Whites Didn’t

Black Voters Delivered for Doug Jones. STOP Thanking Us  — and Start Asking Why Whites Didn’t

Kelly Macias | Daily Kos

This week, Democrats made history with the Doug Jones’ win in the Senate special election in Alabama. Going into the race, pundits across the board decided that black people were “unenthusiastic” and “uninspired” about Jones.

To that end, Democrats wondered if black voters would turn out in high enough numbers to secure a win, while Republicans did everything they could to suppress black votes in the state.