In a post in yesterday’s Vox, Matthew Yglesias made the case for strong DNC involvement in the Alabama Senate race. He conceded that Moore was likely to win regardless, but argued that the Democrats could catch lightning in a bottle, that Jones is a good candidate, and that Moore is so egregious that he simply can’t go unopposed. It was a reasonable, principled position.
A cynic, on the other hand, would say that Democrats have no chance in Alabama, that making the Republican caucus even more ungovernable is a win in and of itself, and that Moore’s weird theocratic views will be the gift that keeps on giving in the 2018 and 2020 campaigns.
Personally, I lean more towards the cynical side. I would not put much money into this race unless the polls suggest that victory is a reasonable possibility.