GOP Primary Runoff Election

     Just about anyone can vote in today's election, with one exception.

     The election is a runoff in the Republican U.S. Senate Primary that is needed because none of the candidates running to select a GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate won at least half of the votes. In that scenario, the top two candidates go into a runoff, and that's what's up today.

     The U.S. Senate seat came open when Jeff Session was nominated and confirmed as U.S. Attorney General.

     The top GOP primary candidates were Luther Strange and Roy Moore. Whichever candidate gets the most votes today will be the Republican nominee and will be on the Special General Election on December 12th against the Democratic nominee---Doug Jones.

     The party divide in the U.S. Senate is so close that today's election has become a national event, including tweets from President Trump, who apparently does not know Roy Moore's first name:

"Luther Strange is going to be a great Senator," Trump said on the show. "He loves Alabama, he loves the state and he loves the country. He will absolutely win against the Democrat. Ray will have a hard time. If Luther wins, the Democrats will hardly fight. If Ray wins (Democrats) will pour in $30 million."

     Oh, anyone can vote today (there is no party registration in Alabama)--with one important exception: if you voted in the Democratic Primary for Senate, you can not now "cross over" and vote in the GOP Primary runoff. 

     That's a new rule agreed to by the parties and the state. No Federal OK is required either, that oversight ended with a Supreme Court ruling that found no need for the feds to keep an eye on Alabama, which has a lengthy history of trying to stop minority voters from casting ballots.