The 75-year-old retired UPS worker had come to cheer on Democrat Doug Jones in a campaign that has captured national attention. Campaign aides are debating whether to ask former first lady Michelle Obama to record a phone message for black voters. The Jones campaign expects to intensify its black outreach in the final stretch. The Moore campaign did not respond to a request for comment. The Democratic nominee does not appear to be lacking in resources to make a closing pitch to black voters.

Source: Washington Post November 24, 2017 23:55 UTC