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.
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I do not like Roy Moore. He’s a clown. Says all I need to know about you.
McConnell has no say whatsoever in whom the people of Alabama choose to represent them.
You have no business telling him he can't run again but you do anyway.
McConnell stuck his noise into the 2016 race and pushed his own candidate and there was a rumor that McConnell was pushing the BS put out by against Moore. Why because Moore said he did not support McConnell for speaker. McConnell only wants people who support his swamp. he would rather have a Democrat win that someone who does not support him. McConnell interferes this time and tells the people of AL who they have to vote for and the democrat will win. Who they want in AL should be up to the people of AL not McConnell
NOW he’s vigorous...
Riding out on the horse carrying the toy like gun........he creeps me out.
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