Maryland governor Larry Hogan delivered his harshest criticism to date against a fellow Republican early Saturday calling for Alabama candidate Roy Moore to withdraw from the U.S. Senate special election and breaking the silence of his state party. Residents of Gadsden, Ala., Roy Moore's hometown, have mixed feelings about the sexual misconduct allegations against the Republican Senate nominee. (The Washington Post)Moore is “unfit for office and should step aside. Americans are better than this.”The comments are an unusual departure for Maryland’s popular Republican governor, a moderate who has generally avoided entanglements within the national party and is careful of not being too critical of its leader, President Donald Trump. Still, nearly one in six Democrats approve of the governor amid Hogan’s strategy of selectively picking his battles.

Source: Washington Post November 11, 2017 17:20 UTC