POLLS ARE CLOSED – And Republicans Are Already Wondering What We Do Next.

Polls are closed in Alabama.

It’s still waaaaayyyy too early to tell – but I really think this is going to be a nail-biter, folks.

I understand the conundrum we’re dealing here… but I also understand that our alternate choice is a man who believes in partial birth abortion, and will be sure to defeat everything we’ve made progress toward.

If Moore DOES win… Republicans in DC have already planned a “What Now” meeting.

According to the WSJ:

If Republican Roy Moore wins Tuesday’s special election, his new colleagues in Washington plan to meet Wednesday morning to discuss a “menu of options” that they could take to respond to allegations of sexual misconduct lodged against him during the campaign, a Republican Senate aide said.

One thing is clear: Mr. Moore would be sworn-in and seated as a senator and not rejected outright.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) declined to answer questions about Mr. Moore on Tuesday afternoon, but said last week that Mr. Moore would face an ethics investigation if elected.

“The leader plays his cards close to his vest, which he should, but I think it goes without saying the Senate will decide who’s going to sit in the Senate, and their fitness to sit in the Senate… but we do have to seat someone who is elected under the Powell decision,” said Sen. Richard Shelby (R., Ala.), referring to a 1969 decision by the Supreme Court which concluded that a member who has been elected must be seated.

So if Moore wins… this is FAR from over.

If he loses… well, there’s nothing we CAN do. Other than try to make sure a Republican gets elected in the upcoming general election.

So far it’s pretty unclear how this is going to go.

Voter turnout was reportedly BIG. Which means people understand that this is big.

No real results yet, but Fox News is saying this:

Voting has closed in Alabama’s Senate race, where the tight contest between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones is too close to call.

According to the Fox News Decision Desk, it is too early to project a winner in this deep red state, but Jones appears to be benefitting from the sexual misconduct allegations against Moore, according to early data.

Moore, the former chief justice of Alabama’s Supreme Court, has faced multiple allegations he pursued romantic relationships with teenage girls while he was in his thirties — accusations that have dramatically shaken up the race. He has denied the claims.

The Fox News Voter Analysis, a new polling technique Fox News is testing to improve coverage, indicates 51 percent of voters on Tuesday think the accusations against Moore are true while 43 percent don’t believe them.

But the data also indicate the voters say party control is more important to their vote than the allegations against Moore.

The analysis shows that 59 percent of voters think Jones has strong moral character, while 57 percent say Moore doesn’t.

We’ll keep you updated.