Incumbent Alabama Governor Kay Ivey was asked about Roy Moore this week. She said although she has no reason to doubt the women who say he mistreated them sexually, she will vote for Moore. The girls were in their teens–one just 14—while Moore was in his early 30’s. Meanwhile the only other announced female candidate, former Democratic Chief Justice of…
The wife of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore says her husband will not step down in the face of sexual assault allegations. Kayla Moore spoke out in defense of her husband on Friday. She says they have been married for over 32 years and the Army veteran has always been an officer and a gentleman. She says he will not…
Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore says there is a “spiritual battle” going on in American politics as he faces mounting pressure from national Republicans to drop out of the race. Speaking Tuesday night at a Baptist church revival in southwest Alabama, Moore made only passing reference to the sexual misconduct allegations enveloping his Senate bid. As he has done at…
A second woman has come forward to accuse Alabama Republican U.S. Senate nominee Roy Moore of sexual misconduct when she was a minor. Beverly Young Nelson says Moore sexually assaulted her when she was 15 and 16. She held a news conference Monday in New York City with attorney Gloria Allred. Nelson says Moore assaulted her when he gave her…
A Louisiana polling firm–JMC Analytics and Polling–says their new polling shows support for Republican U.S. Senate nominee Roy Moore falling behind that of Democratic Nominee Doug Jones. One key result: Question 4: If the special election for US Senate were held today, which candidate would you support? (Party affiliations of candidates mentioned) CURRENT PREVIOUS Jones …
GOP U.S. Senate Candidate Roy Moore BALTIMORE (AP) – Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has called Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore “unfit for office” following sexual misconduct allegations made against Moore. The Washington Post reported this week that four women said Moore had pursued sexual or romantic relationships with them in the 1970s and ’80s – when they were…
It’s too late for Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore’s name to be removed from the ballot, even if he wants to drop out. That’s according to John Bennett, a spokesman for the Alabama secretary of state. Bennett says the party and candidate can revoke the Republican’s nomination, but his name would appear regardless, because a key deadline has already…
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore is telling potential donors in a new fundraising pitch that “the forces of evil are on the march in our country.” Moore is appealing for donations in his race for a Senate seat from Alabama just hours after The Washington Post reported allegations that Moore had sexual contact with a woman when she was…
Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are speaking out about a story in The Washington Post which reported Alabama Republican U.S.Senate candidate Roy Moore had sexual contact with one teenager and pursued three others nearly four decades ago. Shelby said, “If that’s true, I don’t believe there’d be any place for him in the United States…
Gov. Kay Ivey has released the following statement regarding today’s allegations against Judge Roy Moore: “These allegations are deeply disturbing. I will hold judgment until we know the facts. The people of Alabama deserve to know the truth and will make their own decisions.” U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore’s campaign is calling allegations of sexual misconduct “the very definition of fake news and…
