GOP/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The GOP hierarchy is splitting over the party’s controversial Senate nominee in Alabama, with the Senate campaign committee continuing to withhold support for Roy Moore despite President Donald Trump’s decision to endorse him.
Sen. Cory Gardner (R., Colo.), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told reporters Tuesday morning that there was no change in the position of the panel, which provides fundraising and other campaign assistance to Senate nominees. Its position ‘will not change,’ Mr. Gardner said.
The Senate panel and the Republican National Committee had ended joint fundraising agreements with the Moore campaign last month after the emergence of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct with minors when he was in his 30s. The RNC restored its support after Mr. Trump’s Monday endorsement.
Mr. Moore has denied the allegations…
A loss in the election would narrow the GOP’s majority in the Senate to just 51-49, and Mr. Trump has emphasized the need to hang on to Republican seats.”
-Janet Hook, “GOP Splits on Roy Moore’s Bid for Alabama Senate Seat,” The Wall Street Journal online, Dec. 5, 2017 01:57pm