Roy Moore Continues To 'Wait On God;' Not Conceding Yet (Watch)

BIRMINGHAM, AL — A day after multiple news outlets called Alabama's special election for Doug Jones, Roy Moore is still waiting on God. In his speech to supporters on Tuesday night, Moore said "when the vote is this close, it's not over."

He said Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill explained to the campaign a recount provision and told his supporters to wait for that process finish.

“That's what we've got to do, is wait on God and let this process play out," Moore said. He also said he knows God is "always in control."

Part of the problems with Moore's campaign, according to him, was that the media painted him and his supporters in an "unfavorable and unfaithful light." He said they were "put in a hole."

Moore then cited a Bible passage that he said reminded him of the media coverage.

I waited patiently for the Lord. He inclined to me, heard my cry, brought us out of a horrible pit out of clay and set me feet on the rock and established my goings and put a new song in our mouth. Praise to our God. Many shall see it and hear it and shall be moved by that, if you will.

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill said an automatic recount could be done only if the margin of victory is half a percentage point or less. Jones had a 1.9 percent lead. However, Merrill said all provisional ballots will be counted by next Tuesday. Merrill said he would find it "highly unlikely" for Jones to end up not being the winner. Moore's campaign can pay for a recount, but no one from the Moore camp said whether or not that will happen.

The Alabama Republican Party chair Terry Lathan said in a statement that the party is still optimistic for the future, but indicated the party accepted Moore lost.

“While we are deeply disappointed in the extremely close U.S. Senate election results, with our candidate Judge Roy Moore, we respect the voting process given to us by our Founding Fathers," Lathan said. "We are grateful to the army of Republican volunteers who sacrificed their time to help during this most important race. We are also thankful to President Trump and RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel for their support. Good conservative government and policies are always worth pursuing."

GOP Sen. Luther Strange said in a statement that Alabamians "made their voices heard," and said he respected their decision.

You can watch Moore's entire speech on Tuesday night below. He starts talking at the 2:47:50 mark.

Patch has reached out to the Moore campaign and will update if we hear back.

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