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National Republican Senatorial Committee Withdraws Support of Roy Moore
The Weekly Standard ^ | 11/10/2017 | ANDREW EGGER

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.”


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: cowards; dougjones; nrsc; republicanwhores; rinos; roymoore; sexualassault
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To: PGR88

As my wonderful son (ConservaTeen) said: He wouldn’t let Mitch lead a 2 person parade. Heck, ConservaTeen could lead the Senate better than Mitch.


141 posted on 11/10/2017 5:10:51 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: Kevin C

Hopefully this official announcement by anti-American crowd helps seal Moore’s victory.


142 posted on 11/10/2017 5:53:07 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: daniel1212
From the media that would elect JFK or Bill Clinton in heartbeat, even knowing of their fornicating past. And in reality, what a young man did 40 years (!) ago is not evidence or his character in contrast to how he has lived since.

Uncanny how the media pick and choose what to investigate. The WP invested a lot of time investigating accounts 40 years ago. Yet Hillary Clinton still has Uranium residue on her pants suits.

143 posted on 11/10/2017 6:07:19 PM PST by redleghunter (Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation)
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To: Alter Kaker

You’re still wrong on this.


144 posted on 11/10/2017 6:30:19 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are silly those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: jmaroneps37

This is good for Bannon. Now he will come in with hard hitting Conservatives and bring out the vote on election day.

I learned something from this. Senators don’t give two craps who runs the Senate. All they care about is themselves staying in office because it’s a job with the best perks in the world.


145 posted on 11/10/2017 6:43:53 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (“The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive.” - DJT)
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To: pollywog

yup


146 posted on 11/10/2017 7:04:00 PM PST by savedbygrace
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To: Kevin C

They were just looking for an excuse even now that it definitely seems like a false accusation.


147 posted on 11/10/2017 7:36:09 PM PST by Crucial
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To: Kevin C
"... were a Democratic conspiracy.."

???

HA HA!! That's rich.

We know EXACTLY where this plot was crafted!!

148 posted on 11/10/2017 7:50:55 PM PST by Rocky Mountain Wild Turkey ("I have an open mind ... just not so open that my brain falls out onto the floor!!")
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To: Alter Kaker

Betcha Trump knew about this. That’s why he couldn’t endorse Moore and said it would be very hard for him to win. Trump always knows. Now we might not even get the wall.


149 posted on 11/10/2017 7:51:56 PM PST by conservative98
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To: Kevin C

Never give any money to the party — ever. Give to the candidate only.They spent millions to defeat Moore for that rino. Choke them out!!


150 posted on 11/10/2017 7:56:55 PM PST by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall")
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To: Kevin C

This inflames me. I stopped giving to the party years ago. Only donate to individual candidates you can still trust.


153 posted on 11/10/2017 8:11:25 PM PST by Alissa
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To: Kevin C

Scumbag hypocrites


154 posted on 11/10/2017 8:55:32 PM PST by SecAmndmt (Arm yourselves!)
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To: Kevin C

They don’t support the president either.


155 posted on 11/10/2017 8:58:35 PM PST by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: Kevin C

please please SOME WOMAN somewhere accuse McCain of something! Heck I dont care if it was 50 years ago! take that B down!


156 posted on 11/10/2017 9:16:56 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Kevin C

McConnell piling on quick before it all blows away.


157 posted on 11/10/2017 10:36:57 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (I told you so)
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To: Migraine
I just now did — more than I should, but I feel good about it. God help us.

Ditto that.

158 posted on 11/10/2017 10:50:13 PM PST by spokeshave (The Fake Media tried to stop us from going to the White House, I am President and they are not. DJT)
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To: UnwashedPeasant

The gop-e morons despise Free - America and Free Americans . They continue to be traitors to their electorate .


159 posted on 11/10/2017 10:57:13 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Sam Gamgee

McCain and Romney are birds of a feather and their statements flat out calling on Roy Moore to leave the race leave no doubt in my mind that the Republican insiders are in on it.


160 posted on 11/10/2017 11:11:55 PM PST by Nextrush (Freedom is everybody's business: Remember Pastor Niemoller)
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