Once boldest Moore advocate, Bannon MIA in Alabama race
By THOMAS BEAUMONT at AP
https://www.apnews.com/f1af7fccb5a242adbdfc1c74506869a6/Once-boldest-Moore-advocate,-Bannon-MIA-in-Alabama-race
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In the days leading up to the heated Republican Alabama Senate primary, former White House strategist Steve Bannon stood with his candidate Roy Moore, triumphantly warning GOP leaders in Washington, “your day of reckoning is coming.”
Since Moore’s primary, the former state Supreme Court judge has been accused of preying on teenage girls decades ago. And Bannon hasn’t set foot in Alabama since for the candidate he called “one of the finest men in this country.”
Bannon hasn’t yanked his support for Moore, but if he’s standing by him — it’s at a distance. Associates say he has no plans to campaign in the state before the Dec. 12 election. Meanwhile, his public statements have gone from glowing endorsements of Moore to broadsides against Democratic contender Doug Jones.
The shift reflects the high stakes for Bannon in the race. By backing the renegade Moore, Bannon transformed the sleepy special election into the first battle in what he calls his war on the establishment. But the accusations against Moore have turned what should have been an easy win for Republicans into a nail-biter, and raise the possibility that Bannon will emerge from his first effort bruised and blamed.
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