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What Doug Jones's win means for Mitch McConnell, Steve Bannon and the Democrats

  • Written by David C. Barker, Professor of Government and Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University
imageSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calls for Roy Moore to step aside. He later said "let the voters decide."AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Here’s the thing about selling your soul: The devil had better deliver. It’s one thing to be damned; it’s another to be a damned loser.

This is the difficult lesson that the Republican...

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