LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/WOMEN: “As allegations of sexual misconduct have mounted against Roy Moore and Republican leaders have urged him to end his run for U.S. Senate in Alabama, Mr. Moore is relying on his most loyal constituency to keep his campaign afloat: evangelical Christians.
In just over a week since the allegations surfaced, Mr. Moore has spoken at a Baptist church, held a press conference with half a dozen evangelical pastors who defended him, and called the campaign a ‘spiritual battle with those who want to silence our message.’ He denies the allegations…
In Mr. Moore, many conservative Christians see a man who has defended values—including opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage, and an expanded role for religion in the public sphere—that they believe are under siege, and they are reluctant to abandon him…
He is a hero to many conservative Christian voters, having made his faith a central tenet of his time in public office.”
-Ian Lovett, “Roy Moore Relying on Evangelical Christians to Keep Campaign Afloat,” The Wall Street Journal online, Nov. 19, 2017 10:55pm