Tag: Elections

President Trump's Alabama state campaign co-chairmen came to Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore's defense, arguing the women who accused Moore of inappropriate sexual conduct when they were teens should take lie detector tests. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Two top Alabama state Republicans call Roy Moore sex allegations ‘bull,’ one floats polygraphs

Mandy Mayfield · November 11, 2017 3:30 am

Amid allegations that he inappropriately propositioned teenage girls for sex, defenders of Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore have evoked plenty of biblical imagery. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Beltway Confidential

What if Roy Moore was a Muslim?

Siraj Hashmi · November 11, 2017 12:18 am

Moore emphatically denied ever knowing or having any interaction with Leigh Corfman, who accused him of making sexual advances with her when she was 14 and he was 32. (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

How Roy Moore answered each accuser’s allegations

Al Weaver · November 10, 2017 10:55 pm

Nothing will guarantee the party gets the whole story, but perhaps Moore will manage to persuade his future colleagues if he is under oath with God as his witness. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Can Roy Moore put his hand on a Bible and swear he didn’t do it?

Washington Examiner · November 10, 2017 10:35 pm

Beltway Confidential

Ignore the spin — here’s what the Virginia election really means for the 2018 midterms

Ford O'Connell · November 10, 2017 9:51 pm

Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore told Sean Hannity on his radio show Friday that the report alleging sexual misconduct was "completely false" and maintained his innocence. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Roy Moore: Allegations about 14-year-old girl ‘completely false and misleading’

Al Weaver · November 10, 2017 9:27 pm

The handle @judgeroymooreAL has 186 followers and is not verified. (Screengrab)

Sean Hannity accidentally tags parody Roy Moore Twitter account that calls him ‘wholly unqualified’

Ariella Phillips · November 10, 2017 7:58 pm

Setting aside the ethics to focus on finances, the dollars-and-cents political calculation bears out the NRSC decision to maroon Moore. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Beltway Confidential

Love him or hate him, here are the three reasons why it was smart of the NRSC to dump Roy Moore

Philip Wegmann · November 10, 2017 7:48 pm

Mitt Romney said unequivocally that Roy Moore Moore should exit the Alabama Senate race to fill the seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (John Angelillo/Pool via Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Mitt Romney raises an interesting question about Roy Moore and sex scandals: How do we balance mistrust and presumed innocence?

Gabriella Munoz · November 10, 2017 7:28 pm

National Republican Senatorial Committee Withdraws Support of Roy Moore

Andrew Egger · November 10, 2017 7:10 pm

"The Moore campaign never asked if they could use Sen. Lee's image and when we were alerted that they were we asked them to stop." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Mike Lee’s office asked Roy Moore to remove his image from campaign ad

Anna Giaritelli · November 10, 2017 6:17 pm

Falwell endorsed Moore in the race to fill the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions when he was picked to serve as attorney general. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jerry Falwell Jr: I believe Roy Moore is telling the truth

Melissa Quinn · November 10, 2017 6:11 pm