Category Archives: Jackson, AL

What’s behind Alabama GOP’s reaction to Roy Moore allegations? 2018 primaries

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Two new women told the Washington Post they were young women when the Senate candidate courted them when he was district attorney. The embattled campaign of Alabama Senate Republican candidate Roy Moore responded to one of his accusers allegations of sexual assault with a desire to verify a piece of evidence she used in coming forward.

Amid calls to step down, Moore finds refuge with base

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Taking the pulpit at a Baptist revival at a south Alabama church, Republican Roy Moore quoted lengthy Bible passages and made only passing reference to the allegations against him of sexual misconduct with teenagers. The former judge found a brief refuge from the political firestorm and the calls from national Republicans in elected office for him to drop out of the Alabama Senate race.