
After months of allegations, innuendo and endless headlines, voters in Alabama are finally going to the polls today (Dec. 12) in a special Senate election that pits Democrat Doug Jones against controversial Republican Roy Moore.
Jones, an attorney who prosecuted the Ku Klux Klan members involved in the 1963 church bombing that killed four young black girls, is facing off against alleged pedophile Moore, who has been accused of attempting to date teenage girls when he was in his 30s, has promoted the birther conspiracies against former Pres. Obama, said that “homosexual conduct should be illegal” and recently opined that he thought getting rid of all the amendments after the 10th would “eliminate many problems”; Moore has repeatedly refuted the allegations about his attempts to date underage girls.
After initially being shunned by the Republican establishment, Moore has recently gotten the full-throated support of Pres. Trump, though, as you might imagine, he’s drawn the ire of a number of celebs who have taken to social media to encourage Alabamians to reject Moore at the polls today. Among them was Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein, who took a stab at a comment Moore’s wife made from the stump on Monday night (Dec. 11) in which she appeared to brag about the couple’s many Jewish friends.
Take a look at a handful of the comments below.
Carrie Brownstein
Happy Hanukkah from me and one of Roy Moore’s attorneys!
— Carrie Brownstein (@Carrie_Rachel) December 12, 2017
T.I.
This is incredibly important Alabama.
We’re watching!!! pic.twitter.com/uWlA10Mfit— T.I. (@Tip) December 12, 2017
Rachel Antonoff
— Rachel Antonoff (@rachelantonoff) December 12, 2017
I pray Roy Moore loses, but I am grateful the campaign kept him too
busy to apply for a mall Santa job this year.— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) December 12, 2017
Chrissy Tiegen
You are given one minute, ONE MINUTE to speak. It should not be this hard to not say something racist in ONE MINUTE https://t.co/G3gJnBHwzb
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 12, 2017
Jason Isbell
Thank you to a great Alabamian, @JasonIsbell, for a great show, and a great endorsement!https://t.co/brAlrgAEGp
— Doug Jones (@GDouglasJones) December 10, 2017
Josh Gad
Today’s election in #Alabama will tell us everything we need to know about where we are as a nation.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) December 12, 2017
Shonda Rhimes
It’s election day in Alabama! Help get the word out, and if you live there, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE! https://t.co/5PHgoZdUP5
— Shondaland (@ShondalandTV) December 12, 2017
Alyssa Milano
ALABAMA! Election Day is TOMORROW! Do you need a ride to the polls? I’m driving! Call 1(800)4840217 or email rides@dougjonesforsenate.com #GOTV4Doug #RightSideOfHistory #VoteDec12 pic.twitter.com/4jyGoUez7M
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) December 12, 2017
Chelsea Handler
Please don’t let today, December 12th, be a stain on the history of the United States. Your vote counts. #VoteDougJones4Senate #DougJones4Alabama
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) December 12, 2017
Ellen DeGeneres
Alabamians, tomorrow is a big day. If you believe all people are equal, whether they’re gay, straight, black, white, male or female, I hope you’ll get out tomorrow and vote for Doug Jones. #AlabamaSenateRace
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) December 12, 2017
Piper Perabo
#GoBlazers Go #DougJones @UzoAduba love that you walk the walk and came to #Alabama to support #GOTV4Doug ♥?—— #UAB https://t.co/v5ytvJi7zC
— Piper Perabo (@PiperPerabo) December 12, 2017
Chris Evans
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) December 12, 2017
Kal Penn
Dear Alabama,
Everytime I have been inside of you, we’ve had great conversations about the direction you want to take your state & what you want to leave behind. The country & world are watching. Show them who you really are! —- https://t.co/SXBbyLe9Nz— Kal Penn (@kalpenn) December 12, 2017
Debra Messing
Ok ALABAMA! Moore has given you permission to not vote for him. Search your heart and vote for Character. #RightSideofHistory #RightSideofDecency https://t.co/klxO0Xu03v
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) December 12, 2017
Laverne Cox
— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) December 12, 2017
Greg Grunberg
Dear Alabama, Really? You are a great great state! You cannot elect a pedophile-racist-sexist-antiSemitic-homophobic-narcissist that’s been fired twice before. Come on #Alabama… do the right thing! VOTE #DougJones just so you can sleep at night.
— Greg Grunberg (@greggrunberg) December 12, 2017
Jimmy Kimmel
May sanity prevail in #Alabama – send Roy Moore back to the mall parking lot where he belongs… #DougJones4Senate pic.twitter.com/EEnAFfQ892
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) December 12, 2017
George Takei
I guess we shouldn’t be surprised. https://t.co/OMj0BUkaVi
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) December 12, 2017
John Fugelsang
Dear Alabama:
DT & Steve Bannon remind you that
1) Charles Barkley is just an out-of-state entertainer telling you all how to vote, and
2) you really should vote for Roy Moore.— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) December 12, 2017
Kandi Burruss
Attention Alabama!!!! Everybody who is registered to vote in Alabama please vote #DOUGJONES to… https://t.co/d0VMgY6Bzw
— Kandi Burruss (@Kandi) December 12, 2017
Uma Thurman