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Republicans Try to Block Moore’s Path as Candidate Denies Sexual Misconduct

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Regardless of the confidence the Alabama GOP may be projecting at the moment, from the inside they are more nervous. One of the options? Delaying the election until a more electable Republican candidate can be found.

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans scrambled on Friday to find a way to block Roy S. Moore’s path to the Senate, exploring extraordinary measures to rid themselves of their own nominee in Alabama after accusations emerged that he had made sexual advances on four teenage girls when he was in his 30s.
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Republican senators and their advisers, in a flurry of phone calls, emails and text messages, discussed fielding a write-in candidate, pushing Alabama’s governor to delay the Dec. 12 special election or even not seating Mr. Moore at all should he be elected.
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State law gives the governor broad authority to set the date of special elections, and Ms. Ivey, who is a Republican, already rescheduled the Senate election once, after inheriting the governor’s office in April when her predecessor, Robert Bentley, resigned in a sex and corruption scandal. Ms. Ivey’s advisers have not ruled out exercising that power again, according to Republicans in touch with her camp, but she has signaled that she would like reassurances of support from the White House before taking such an aggressive step.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/...n-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
 
Reassurances from the White House. :lol:

Trump wanted Luther Strange. Of course she will be given the green light.

Honestly, I hope nothing is done. I hope they start a write-in campaign for Strange, and allow some of the bottom feeders to still vote for Moore. That will split the vote and Doug Jones will have a better chance to win.
 
Oborosen said:
So I guess the allegations did their job, kudos to whoever sat on that little gem for all these years.

That's politics for you.
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I guess it’s time to who the wingnuttiest of the wingnuts prefer — a child molester or a Democrat.
 
Kobie said:
I guess it’s time to who the wingnuttiest of the wingnuts prefer — a child molester or a Democrat.
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Seeing as we have no hard proof that he is such a person, and only being just a Republican is enough for you to actually hate him it seems.

Your slander is unwarranted at this time.
 
shrubnose said:
This mornings real clear politics polls shows Moore and Jones tied.IOW: Moore is sinking.
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Do you think there is any chance of an actual write in for Strange?

I mean its a long shot, but it could be possible.
 
Oborosen said:
So I guess the allegations did their job, kudos to whoever sat on that little gem for all these years.

That's politics for you.
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A good witch hunt will frequently do quite a job. Ask Spacey.
 
The GOP have more to lose if Moore stays in, than if he drops.

I'm not sure anything's going to change though, unless Moore steps down - and he shows no signs of doing so. The Alabama politicos still support him, so why should he step down?
 
Oborosen said:
Seeing as we have no hard proof that he is such a person, and only being just a Republican is enough for you to actually hate him it seems.

Your slander is unwarranted at this time.
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I thought that sex based witchhunts were a thing of the archaic past. But reading the entries here from more liberal members show clearly that as a tool to mobilize the base they are as virulent as ever.
 
Once elections have been called they must be carried out if at all possible.








TAG: Another bit of evidence on how corrupt America has become.
 
Oborosen said:
So I guess the allegations did their job, kudos to whoever sat on that little gem for all these years.

That's politics for you.
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Yes empowerment of women is a good thing. Nice that you noticed it. This dirty little secret "perk" of the powerful needs to be out in the open.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
Once elections have been called they must be carried out if at all possible.








TAG: Another bit of evidence on how corrupt America has become.
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Now State Constitutions are corrupt?
 
joG said:
I thought that sex based witchhunts were a thing of the archaic past. But reading the entries here from more liberal members show clearly that as a tool to mobilize the base they are as virulent as ever.
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And they are rabid in their beliefs aren't they?

They have called him everything from sicko, to a sex offending pedophile, without the smallest hint of actually proof.

I am at least willing to hold out to see if any evidence is going to be presented, and only then I will make my judgment of his character.

Not before.
 
iguanaman said:
Yes empowerment of women is a good thing. Nice that you noticed it. This dirty little secret "perk" of the powerful needs to be out in the open.
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Your acting as if people lack the capacity to lie.

If these women are telling the truth, then yes. I support their call to have him tried, or at least punished in some other way.
But if these women are lying about these things, which the currently lack of hard proof is starting to point in that direction. Then I suggest they be punished in turn, because its not like the recent explosion of the whole "rape" culture hoax wasn't enough for some of us.

Its at least highly suspicious that these women have waited so long, just to drop this tale right before he comes up for the senate.

This is what people call being skeptical.
 
Oborosen said:
Your acting as if people lack the capacity to lie.

If these women are telling the truth, then yes. I support their call to have him tried, or at least punished in some other way.
But if these women are lying about these things, which the currently lack of hard proof is starting to point in that direction. Then I suggest they be punished in turn, because its not like the recent explosion of the whole "rape" culture hoax wasn't enough for some of us.

Its at least highly suspicious that these women have waited so long, just to drop this tale right before he comes up for the senate.

This is what people call being skeptical.
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Prudently....but see we cant seem to manage prudence much anymore...we dont seem to have much use for the whole idea actually.
 
shrubnose said:
Lots of things are possible.Moore could withdraw from the race but I don't believe that will happen.
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Yeah, even if he was guilty of this stuff. I don't think he is the kind of guy to just not keep on trucking.
 
Oborosen said:
Your acting as if people lack the capacity to lie.

If these women are telling the truth, then yes. I support their call to have him tried, or at least punished in some other way.
But if these women are lying about these things, which the currently lack of hard proof is starting to point in that direction. Then I suggest they be punished in turn, because its not like the recent explosion of the whole "rape" culture hoax wasn't enough for some of us.

Its at least highly suspicious that these women have waited so long, just to drop this tale right before he comes up for the senate.

This is what people call being skeptical.
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Moore is not even denying it in any real way. He keeps saying that he does nor "remember". Here's what he said on Hannity.

“If I did, I’m not going to dispute these things, but I don’t remember anything like that,” Moore said on Sean Hannity’s radio program, when asked whether he had dated 17- or 18-year-old girls at the time.
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Oborosen said:
Your acting as if people lack the capacity to lie.

If these women are telling the truth, then yes. I support their call to have him tried, or at least punished in some other way.
But if these women are lying about these things, which the currently lack of hard proof is starting to point in that direction. Then I suggest they be punished in turn, because its not like the recent explosion of the whole "rape" culture hoax wasn't enough for some of us.

Its at least highly suspicious that these women have waited so long, just to drop this tale right before he comes up for the senate.

This is what people call being skeptical.
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The stories all check out, were obtained separately and yet have amazing similarities. Are you equally "skeptical" of Weinsteins accusers many of them waited years too? The stories have all the hallmarks of a sexual predator and Moore himself has predicted more will come out.
 
Chomsky said:
The GOP have more to lose if Moore stays in, than if he drops.

I'm not sure anything's going to change though, unless Moore steps down - and he shows no signs of doing so. The Alabama politicos still support him, so why should he step down?
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Not so sure, Bubba stayed in and nothing happened.

My read on all this is the word that everyone is saying "IF". After 30 or more years allegations now surface and the public is going to condemn a man on "IF" that no one knows anything of fact. That reminds me of injustice of the past. He did it hang him. Is that where we're going with this?
 
I'm not sure why they are trying to block him. Moore will still win.
 
Oborosen said:
Seeing as we have no hard proof that he is such a person, and only being just a Republican is enough for you to actually hate him it seems.

Your slander is unwarranted at this time.
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Right, because Roy Moore is a guy nobody's ever heard of before.
 
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