This graphic tells you all you need to know how Donald Trump favourite Roy Moore was beaten

John Plunkett. Updated December 13th, 2017

This is the extraordinary story behind how Donald Trump’s favourite Roy Moore, who faced multiple allegations of sexual assault, was defeated in Alabama on Tuesday.

Just look at how those votes were cast. And the circumstances in which it was done.

Never forget that white Alabamans voted enthusiastically, overwhelming, for a white supremacist antisemitic pedophile, and black Alabamans overcame massive voter suppression to make this result possible. pic.twitter.com/MHEpVYqqOP

— John Overholt (@john_overholt) December 13, 2017

Black Girls magic !
Alabama ! pic.twitter.com/Xy9wT3k3xL

— on (@play_with_ind) December 13, 2017

People asking themselves why 65%+ of white Alabamans votes for an alleged child molester are missing a key point.

Most of them don’t believe they are: they believe it’s a liberal smear campaign. Media (online and off) so polarised that the message didn’t get through.

— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) December 13, 2017

This is both a story of black voter empowerment. And of majority white voter inability to stop voting for a racist. How do you see it? #alabama pic.twitter.com/i97KfNHam1

— emily m (@maitlis) December 13, 2017

Doug Jones’ margin of victory is so small Roy Moore is going to try to molest it

— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) December 13, 2017