What’s at stake in the Alabama Senate race
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For the past two weeks,
Republican candidate
Moore has denied the claims, and his most ardent followers say they believe his word before they'll believe a newspaper.
Supporters of Democrat
No matter who wins, the new senator will eventually confront the issues that were already on the table before the allegations against Moore emerged -- issues the candidates have never debated face-to-face.
Here's a look at some of the key matters that could face the new senator on his first day in office.
TAXES
If not for the Moore controversy, the Republican tax plan now working its way through
Analysts differ on exactly how the plan will affect people at different income levels, but there's widespread agreement that wealthier people would see more advantage from the plan.
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The cost of the plan is
Jones has criticized the tax bill, saying it will give tax cuts to the wealthy at the expense of the poor.
Will
CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE
Child advocates were stunned this year when
"This should have been a no-brainer," said
CHIP, as the program is known, provides health insurance directly to more than 80,000 kids in
Jones, the Democratic candidate, has made renewed funding for CHIP a core message of his campaign.
"Fund the CHIP program now," Jones tweeted to senators last week. "Don't wait for me to get up there."
Moore, the Republican, hasn't declared a clear position on the issue. In his most recent
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
The
There's a sharp partisan divide around Talley, a Trump appointeewho has never tried a case, and who is known for writing books on the paranormal.
Jones has said he'd give Talley a fair hearing if the nomination is before him as senator, but he's also taken Talley to task for not disclosing to the
It's unclear whether
ABORTION
Some of Moore's Republican supporters say that even with sexual misconduct allegations hanging over him, Moore is worth voting for because of one issue: abortion.
Jones from the beginning has been open about his support for abortion rights -- an issue on which
Moore's campaign has often depicted Jones as a supporter of abortion rights until the point of birth, an allegation Jones denies. Jones in a television interview earlier this year said "once a baby is born... I become a right to lifer."
Still, there is potentially much at stake on
That's one likely reason some
"Moore may limp across the finish line, but he'd still be someone they could count on for a
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