Much like Trump, Moore isn’t someone who Republican voters necessarily love, so much as someone that supposedly evil political forces have tried to undermine. Yet just as with Trump, who started the 2016 GOP primary deeply unpopular with Republicans, here we are. Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks during a campaign rally in Henagar, Ala. (Bloomberg News)And this actually began long before the current allegations. Republicans in Alabama, it turns out, have faith in Moore and little trust in the national media — despite the severity of the accusations. None of this is to suggest the GOP has a monopoly on claiming political persecution.

Source: Washington Post December 06, 2017 12:02 UTC