Not to be missed in the Alabama Senate race…independents were 21% of the electorate and broke for Doug Jones 51% to 43%. Moreover, exit polling conducted by Edison Research of 2,387 voters showed that among self-identified independents, independent women (8% of the electorate) differed significantly from their male co-hort voting decisively for Jones 57% to 37% while independent men (12% of the electorate) split their vote with 48% backing Moore and 47% Jones. Voters under the age of 40 (25% of electorate) also supported Jones by a significant margin. Among 30 – 39 year olds, 66% supported Jones and 32% Moore.  African American voters came out in strong numbers as reported by Vann R. Newkirk for the Atlantic among others, reversing a trend seen in the 2016 presidential election, comprising 29% of the electorate and backing Jones 96% to 4%. African American women (17% of the total electorate), like independent women, backed Jones more strongly giving him 98% support while 94% of African American men (11% of the electorate) voted for Jones. “In Alabama yesterday voters showed the power of a political coalition that unites independents, African Americans and millennials,” said Jackie Salit, President of Independent Voting. “This force, sometimes called the Black and Independent Alliance, puts the people’s interests above party interest and has a deep commitment to fairness. Can it grow and mature? Independents think so, even though it was abandoned after it got Obama elected. Time to get it going again.”