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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has always opposed Roy Moore. He opposed him in the original primaries. He opposed him during the Alabama GOP runoff. He was instant with his response to allegations last week made by four women in an article in the Washington Post. Monday, he announced Moore should step aside, but this time he didn’t include his originally qualifier of the allegations being true.
In other words, because he “believes the women,” he thinks Moore should step aside immediately.
This isn’t unprecedented. Other Senators and prominent Republicans have gone on record saying the women’s stories were credible or that if Moore can’t prove he’s innocent, he should drop out of the race. What makes this significant is that it’s coming from the Senate Majority Leader.
My Take
While due process does not apply in the court of public opinion, one has to question McConnell’s motives. Would he be so insistent if it were Luther Strange, the candidate McConnell backed, who had won the primary and found himself as the accused?
Here’s the funny part. McConnell is so unpopular, particularly in conservative states, that this expansion of his attacks could could actually have an unintended effect. It could embolden Moore to stay in the race while also rallying support behind him.
There are three things conservatives generally hate the most: liberals, mainstream media, and “RINOs” (Republicans In Name Only). Moore is currently being attacked by all three. Despite the accusations, he may still be able to win the Senate seat. Imagine the stir that would cause.
Further Reading
McConnell calls on Moore to “step aside”
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called on Alabama GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore to “step aside” on Monday and said of Moore’s accusers, “I believe the women,” per the AP. Four women have accused Moore of sexual advances when they were between 14 and 17 and he was in his 30s.
The backdrop: Most Republican senators who have spoken out about the accusations against Mooore have said he should drop out — if the allegations are true. McConnell added no such qualifier. This is setting up as a proxy war, with Steve Bannon (who has called for McConnell to be removed as speaker) on a mission to discredit Moore’s accusers and McConnell intent on forcing Moore from the race.
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