Doug Jones, the Democratic nominee for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat, said his Republican opponent, the embattled Roy Moore, is unable to talk about “issues” and is therefore keeping a low profile.

But, according to Jones, even before Moore faced accusations from nine different women of making unwanted sexual advances when they were teens and he was in his 30s, he struggled to convey a succinct message to voters about matter like healthcare and the economy.