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Doug Jones Risks His Alabama Senate Seat Over the Shutdown and the Wall - The New York Times

'HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — After Doug Jones scored an upset win in the Alabama Senate race in 2017, elated Democrats nationwide dreamed of winning in other deeply red corners of the country. '

'Jones is the only red-state Senate Democrat up for re-election in 2020. '

'Jones seemed to offer a model, rejecting labels like progressive or conservative and calling himself a “Doug Jones Democrat.”Now, as the longest government shutdown in history rolls into a fourth week, Mr. '

'By taking on President Trump and the border wall, which are both popular in Alabama, and refusing to give ground on the shutdown, the senator may be the last “Doug Jones Democrat” to win here anytime soon. '

'Jones finds himself holding the same position as Nancy Pelosi, the liberal House speaker: Reopen the government, then negotiate on border security. '


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