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struggle4progress

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Wed Dec 6, 2017, 03:49 PM Dec 2017

GOP, the Party of accused pedophile Moore

By Star-Ledger Editorial Board eletters@starledger.com

... Roy Moore - who once accidentally stabbed himself with a murder weapon while prosecuting a case in an Alabama courtroom - is the new tip of the spear for the Republican party.

Yes, the GOP already welcomes candidates who are despised by party establishment, notorious for incendiary viewpoints, and saddled by accusations of sexual impropriety. And it has a history of pushing that bandwagon when their campaign hits the final furlong.

The difference is that Donald Trump's party has now gone all-in with an accused child molester, after that particular depravity seemed like a deal-breaker 3 weeks ago.

Most took their cue from the President: With the Senate election one week away, Trump checked the polls and endorsed Moore Monday, and overnight his super PAC poured $1.1 million into Moore's campaign ...

http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/12/the_gop_is_the_party_of_roy_moore_-_the_accused_pe.html

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struggle4progress

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1. The GOP's 'hood ornament' if he wins
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 03:51 PM
Dec 2017

BY AVERY ANAPOL - 12/06/17 01:11 PM EST

Fox analyst Brit Hume said Wednesday that if Roy Moore is elected to the Senate, he will become the "hood ornament" of the GOP ...

"Republicans should now pray that either Franken refuses to quit or Moore loses," Hume tweeted. "Otherwise, a hot mess for the party as Moore becomes their hood ornament" ...

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/363567-fox-analyst-roy-moore-becomes-gops-hood-ornament-if-he-wins

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