Democrat Doug Jones Beat Roy Moore In Alabama. What Happens Next?

Published December 13, 2017 at 2:09 PM EST

Democrat Doug Jones upset Republican Roy Moore in yesterday's special election in Alabama. NPR political editor Domenico Montanaro discusses what this means and what happens next.

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