Moore / Jones Challenge

The Full “Debate”


A special election for the United States Senate in Alabama is scheduled for December 12, 2017, to fill a seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Republican candidate Roy Moore says there’s no need to debate the Democratic candidate Doug Jones.

In lieu of a debate, co-creators Joe Salvatore and Keith R. Huff selected media clips from both candidates representing issues important to the state of Alabama and the nation at large and arranged them into a transcribed, scored performance script.

Actor Ryan Conarro then conducted an intensive study of the script and media clips, and he performs them verbatim using Moore’s and Jones’ original words, speech patterns, gestures, and movements.


The experiment asks viewers to consider the following:

What happens to your perception of the candidates’ positions on an issue when another body inhabits their words and gestures?

Does this affect your opinion about which candidate should be elected to fill the U.S. Senate seat for Alabama?


Opening Statements

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Source Material:

November 8, 2017:

Roy Moore says no need to debate Doug Jones / WVTM 13 News

September 27, 2017:

MSNBC Interview, Chuck Todd and Doug Jones


Guns & the 2nd Amendment

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Source Material:

September 27, 2017:

MSNBC Interview, Chuck Todd and Doug Jones

September 25, 2017:

AMAZING: Judge Roy Moore Speech at Alabama will Leave you SPEECHLESS!!!


Abortion

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Source Material:

July 12, 2015

AL Chief Justice Roy Moore’s “Operation Save America” Speech

September 27, 2017

MSNBC Interview, Chuck Todd and Doug Jones


Transgender Issues

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Source Material:

October 23, 2017:

Doug Jones commits political suicide in Alabama Senate Race!

September 22, 2017:

Full Debate Roy Moore vs Luther Strange Alabama Senate 2017


Closing Statements

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Source Material:

July 12, 2015:

AL Chief Justice Roy Moore’s “Operation Save America” Speech

November 14, 2017:

Doug Jones On Opponent Roy Moore: He Is ‘Not Qualified To Be A United States Senator’ / NBC News


This project was created through a collaboration with NYU-TV.