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Roy Moore to Mitch McConnell: You step aside

By Susan Ferrechio
Published November 13, 2017 5:52pm ET
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Roy Moore to Mitch McConnell: You step aside
McConnell called for Moore to step down as the Republican candidate in the Alabama special election for a vacant U.S. Senate seat following the allegations from multiple women that Moore pursued sexual relationships with them when they were teenagers and he was in his 30s. (AP) | Hal Yeager

Embattled Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore rejected Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s advice that he abandon the race, and said McConnell is the one who should step down.

“The person who should step aside is @SenateMajLdr Mitch McConnell,” Moore said on Twitter. “He has failed conservatives and must be replaced. #DrainTheSwamp.”

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