After Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Doug Jones' historic victory, Alabama native and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley reminded the nation that it was the black vote that delivered the win, CNN reports. Barkley also urged Democrats to not leave black voters behind now that the party has gotten what it wanted from them.

The herculean effort of black women voters, Jones will become the first Democratic senator to represent Alabama in 25 years. Barkley, echoing the sentiments of others, believes that Democrats have to dedicate time and resources to the backbone of the party: black voters.

"It's time for them to get off their ass and start making life better for black folks and people who are poor," Barkley said.

"I've been in Alabama for the weekend campaigning with Doug Jones," Barkley said. "All Roy Moore's commercials were he's against abortion, he's against gay marriage and he talks about God. Those are not three good enough reasons to be in the Senate."

Roy Moore, was, of course, Jones' Republican rival who continued to campaign for the Senate seat despite multiple allegations of sexual assault and pedophilia.

Barkley called Moore "an embarrassment."

And the former NBA star didn't stop there. Mincing no words, Barkley also called Moore an "idiot" unfit to represent his home state. 

Exit polls showed that 98 percent of black women and 93 percent of black men voted for Jones. Historically, Alabama has been known for suppressing the black vote; the state was the site of one of the most important demonstrations in civil rights – the Selma to Montgomery march. 

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