“The Roy Moore non-issue had even some ‘pubs we thought we could count on backing off. “
I’m sorry but Roy Moore WAS AN ISSUE! He’s a kook no matter what you think about hie religious predilection. A man in his late 20’s who’s interested in high school-aged girls is not normal.
Yes, it is. This goes back quite a few years, when Roy Moore was in his 20s. It was not at all uncommon for girls to graduate from HS and marry a respectable young man. You're drinking the Kool Aid. Even if you don't approve (cultural bias), it was a non-issue except to steal a US Senate seat from the 'pubs.
Notice how the issue disappeared after the election? Probably because there never was a real issue.