Posted on 11/10/2017 12:25:15 PM PST by Kevin C
The Senate campaign arm of the Republican Party on Friday severed ties with Roy Moore, one day after the Washington Post reported that Moore had sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and pursued inappropriate relationships with several other teenagers while he was a district attorney in his 30s.
As the Daily Beast first reported, a joint fundraising committee supporting Moore’s election bid and the Republican Party filed paperwork Friday morning dropping the National Republican Senatorial Committee from its list of beneficiaries. The Alabama Republican Party and the Republican National Committee remain linked to the campaign.
Moore has strongly denied the allegations, calling them a “the very definition of fake news and intentional defamation.”
After supporting incumbent Luther Strange in the Sept. 26 special primary, the NRSC initially threw its weight behind Moore in the general election against Democrat Doug Jones.
“Our focus is always on keeping a strong Republican majority in the Senate, and that includes Alabama,” NRSC chairman Cory Gardner said in a statement at the time. “Roy Moore will be imperative to passing a conservative agenda, and we support him in keeping this seat in Republican hands.”
But Gardner changed his tune after the allegations against Moore became public, saying he should drop out of the election if they proved true. The committee’s decision to sever ties indicates they’ve heard enough to withdraw their support.
Alabama Republicans, meanwhile, have closed ranks around their candidate, with many claiming the allegations were a Democratic conspiracy, others diminishing their significance, and some even saying they’d still support Moore even if the allegations of sexual abuse were true.
“I would vote for Judge Moore because I wouldn’t want to vote for Doug,” Bibb County chairman Jerry Pow told Daniel Dale of the Toronto Star. “I’m not saying I support what he did.”
The Republican Party will never get another cent from me, there are full of spineless jellyfish.
Vermin.
What, he didn't use a cigar like Bill Clinton?
You’re a troll.
Read up on how the Washington Post was offering cash for people to come forward with stories about Moore...and now there are people saying one of the accusers has a history of false accusations, including court cases dismissed with prejudice.
Or how the Mom of one of the girls knew of the dating (It wasn't sex, troll) and said Moore was a good catch.
Just donated, screw the swamp.
Rigged system.
This committee has NO public support whatsoevah.
I will never donate to them again.
until Bannon and the Patriots retake the GOP!
and once again confirming who they really are and for whom they really work.
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That they were supporting him!! Us Deplorable's are supporting him and if I ever ran for Senate, I'd tell the Senate Republican Committee to stick it, because I don't need them how to vote on an issue.
This is good news...The more Moore is separated from that crowd, the better...Moore supporters won’t be swayed by the fake news...As long as he stays on the ballot, he should prevail (unless 130% of the Democrats turn out and vote)...
I voted on Tuesday - all local elections, voted straight Conservative line, not one GOPEAHEN vote from me. Never again.
Just chipped in too..”Team Mitch” is not going to win this war...
2016 taught me to never ever give to GOP Swamp Uniparty
You expected the ballless wonders to do something else?
AND I WITHDRAW ALL MY VOTES FROM THE ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT RINOS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!! I will not vote for republicans again. EVER!! I am done with them. They can go straight to hell.
I've been on FR for 14 years. Go pound sand.
Pathetic coordinated attack on Judge Moore. This needs to backfire on Ditch McConnell and the GOPe leadership, bigly.
Ditch McConnell needs to step down now!
CGato
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