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McConnell vows to 'vigorously' oppose Moore's Senate bid
The Hill ^ | - 06/20/19 04:06 PM EDT | JORDAIN CARNEY

Posted on 06/20/2019 4:47:02 PM PDT by conservative98

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) signaled on Thursday that he and his allies will actively work to oppose Roy Moore's bid for Alabama's Senate seat after the conservative firebrand announced he was jumping into the race.

"We'll be opposing Roy Moore vigorously," McConnell told reporters after returning to the Capitol after a White House briefing on Iran.

McConnell's comments come after he warned, during an interview with the Associated Press shortly before Moore announced his bid, that he would "oppose him in every way."

Moore announced on Thursday afternoon that he would launch a bid for Alabama's Senate seat after previously winning the party's nomination in 2017, only to lose to now-Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) in a contentious special election.

His candidacy is a national nightmare for Republicans. They blame him for losing what they view as a safe GOP seat in a deeply red state that President Trump won easily in 2016.

Moore lost the race after facing multiple accusations of pursuing sexual and romantic relationships with teenage girls decades ago when he was in his 30s; he has denied any wrongdoing.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: 2020; alabama; boo; douchejones; dougjones; getoffthestage; goaway; lurkinanloomin; mashood; mcconell; mitchmcconnell; nomoore; nomooremoore; nomoremoore; roymoore; someonelse; trolls; trump; turtlepower
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To: wardaddy; spacejunkie2001

Trump backed someone other than Moore the last time around. I got the impression that Trump didn’t think Moore could win, and the other choice was satisfactory to him.


101 posted on 06/20/2019 8:23:37 PM PDT by Pelham (Secure Voter ID. Mexico has it, because unlike us they take voting seriously)
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To: conservative98

Yet Mitt Romney and John McCain got a pass.

Pssst, Mitch, go after the top 3 Democrats in Virginia.


102 posted on 06/20/2019 8:36:56 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: a fool in paradise

Mitch involves himself in federal politics, not state.


103 posted on 06/20/2019 8:37:53 PM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: Democrats hate too much

The Left tried the same tactics against Justice Kavanaugh and those who supported him.

When the tactics are in doubt, the arguments are shakey at best.


104 posted on 06/20/2019 8:39:52 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: conservative98

Maybe Bannon and Gorka will stay out of it this time.


105 posted on 06/20/2019 8:57:07 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: conservative98

Moore should be looking for a like minded candidate to endorse - one who doesn’t have all the baggage he does. But he won’t, because it’s all about him. There are more important causes to fight for than getting the great Roy Moore elected to the Senate. I can think of one right off the bat - Nominating a conservative for Alabama’s Senate race who can actually win.


106 posted on 06/20/2019 9:00:45 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
Moore is damaged goods. He had his chance and blew it. Yes the deck was stacked against him. He's a good guy, but he's wrong guy now.

Moore somehow reminds me of Todd Akin.

They are forever toxic, rightly or not.

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107 posted on 06/20/2019 9:08:12 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in-never, never,never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. Winston Churchill)
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To: HighSierra5

Moore ran and lost. He had his chance.

The GOP does not need to run the same loser with a checkered past again, he will lose again.

Moore might as well wear a permanent “Kick My @SS Again!” sign on his back. The Rats are already slobbering over the chance to annihilate him a second time.


108 posted on 06/20/2019 9:21:17 PM PDT by RooRoobird20 ( "Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves”)
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To: RooRoobird20

GOP better get a damn good primary contender in the running, Dems will cross the isle to vote in primary trying to place Moore on the ticket in the general!!!


109 posted on 06/20/2019 9:30:35 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: conservative98

With Trump on this. It’s a strategic issue.

But GOPe will be the trouble maker if they intend to force Trump supporters to vote for McCainocrats.


110 posted on 06/20/2019 10:03:53 PM PDT by granada
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To: Democrats hate too much

Being from Alabama, I will make these three observations: (1) For every ten stories on Moore, five are hoaxes or fake, but the rest are true. So you spend a fair amount of time trying to settle on which are true or false. (2) A fair number of Alabamians (maybe a quarter of them) perceive Moore as a fake-GOP guy, and this act over the past twenty years has been just a fake political act to score votes. (3) Finally, Moore will be 73 years old next year. He should have run back in the 1990s. Age-wise, a fair number of voters are discounting him already.

Finally, on my own opinion...after former Gov Bentley’s paramour-friend episode, if you lay any drama out there, Ala-voters tend to believe the worst situation.


111 posted on 06/20/2019 10:33:53 PM PDT by pepsionice
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To: spacejunkie2001

“...why are so many on FR coming out against a solid conservative?”

Because he’s too southern. In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a decidedly anti southern bias on FR. Especially if they have a southern accent. TV has rotted people’s brains with stereotypes of southern people being ignorant bigots.

And yet, it’s largely thanks to the “ignorant” South that anyone decent or conservative has come anywhere near the White House in the last 100 years.


112 posted on 06/20/2019 10:56:01 PM PDT by enumerated
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To: Lurkinanloomin

He endorsed our insipid Martha McSally also, who snuck in the back door afterwards by appointment with our FR lefties cheering her on. She lost, but they love her. There are a lot of people here who don’t like real conservatives. FR has its share of Rino’s and neocons. Always has.


113 posted on 06/21/2019 12:27:20 AM PDT by Luke21 (Vote, vote, vote doesn't work, work work.)
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To: conservative98

Same - I tweeted to him to make it clear he’s running on immature ego and he was not up to the task before and is even less so now...he won’t care though.


114 posted on 06/21/2019 4:11:57 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: conservative98

Based on Roy Moore taking the weekend before the last election off and his poor communication skills, I tend to agree with Trump and McConnell on this stance.


115 posted on 06/21/2019 4:34:40 AM PDT by hawkaw
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To: conservative98

If Roy Moore is not treated fairly by the Party, maybe his supporters, and there are many, should stay home for the general election. I wonder if Trump will win Alabama again?


116 posted on 06/21/2019 4:51:44 AM PDT by Mashood
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To: Pelham

Trump actually liked Roy initially until that loser mcconnell got ahold of him. Trump, like all of us, is dependent on people’s input and he picked the wrong horse (mcconnell) to listen to. Mcconnell sabotaged Roy IN THE GENERAL ELECTION which hurt US, the people. That was a stunning move on his part and ushered in the libtard


117 posted on 06/21/2019 5:23:37 AM PDT by spacejunkie2001
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To: conservative98; Bryan24

Mark Levin ain’t God and he is wholly ignorant of the South

To the point of pathetic honestly


118 posted on 06/21/2019 7:52:28 AM PDT by wardaddy (I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you)
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To: conservative98

Roy Moore is an unelectable wing nut. He needs to go home and be quiet.


119 posted on 06/21/2019 7:59:01 AM PDT by NRx (A man of honor passes his father's civilization to his son without surrendering it to strangers.)
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To: Pelham

Trump and Mitch backed Luther then Trump backed Moore

It was a strange scenario

There is evidence Mitch actually helped Doug Jones since he saw Moore as a threat to his kingdom

Steve Brannon and Ben Carson and Sarah Palin campaigned for Moore

Breitbart throttled Strange

But the smear machine against Moore worked with suburban soccer moms which surprised me

I guess soccer moms in Yukon Denali and Tory Burch slides are the same everywhere

Emo amd whimsy....fickle


120 posted on 06/21/2019 8:15:23 AM PDT by wardaddy (I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you)
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