GOP governor calls for Moore to step aside: 'Americans are better than this'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY MAX GREENWOOD - 11/11/17 02:48 PM EST

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Saturday joined the growing chorus of Republican officials condemning GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore over decades-old allegations of sexual misconduct, saying that the Alabama conservative is "unfit for office."

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Hogan is among the most recent Republicans to denounce the former Alabama Supreme Court justice and Senate hopeful amid allegations that he pursued sexual and romantic relations with teenage girls while he was in his 30s.

The allegations emerged in an explosive Washington Post report published Wednesday. One of Moore's accusers said she was just 14 years old when he initiated a sexual encounter with her in 1979.

Moore, who is now 70, has forcefully denied that allegation, though has not ruled out that he dated other girls in their late teens while he was in his early 30s.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/359936-gop-governor-calls-for-moore-to-step-aside-americans-are-better-than-this

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. Good for him!

[MatthewG.]

2. If Moore wins...

If Moore wins, Democrats will have earned the right to declare social conservatism synonymous with child molestation for the next decade.

[murielm99]

3. Is it too late to get him off the ballot?

If it is, people will vote for Moore anyway. They may even write him in. This could be fun.

[Kaleva]

5. He can withdraw but it's too late to change the ballot

[Lisa0825]

6. Yes, it is too late. They may write in Luther Strange , but

most write-in campaigns fail (though not all), so it would definitely increase Doug Jones's chances.

[aeromanKC]

8. No, can't get off ballot. Too late.

Also, from what I've heard Strange can't run as write in due to Sore Loser rule. Also, what i saw earlier this morning, the Governor's hands are limited to delay the election. Seems weather related was best shot at an election delay. My idea was for Strange's wife to run as write in, win, get seated and then step down and then the Governor appoints Mr. Strange. But shhhhhhh, don't let the governor hear about that possibility.

[Scruffy1]

4. I don't understand why the media doesn't mention the main reason he is unfit for public office.

He has repeatedly disobeyed the laws that exist. You should not be a judge or legislator if you do not believe in the rule of law. Everyone knows of laws that they disagree with but they are still the law.

[Lisa0825]

7. That makes him a hero to most GOPers nowadays. nt

[Marthe48]

13. Cheech and Chong 'looks like s**t, smell it

smells like s**t, taste it, tastes like s**t, ..

Seems like that routine sums up how repugs choose their candidates.

[WinstonSmith4740]

9. It's kind of weird.

This man will rightfully be applauded for his bravery for saying this. But it's a shame this is today considered "brave" when it should be a given. Every man and woman in this country should be re-coiling in horror, and a vast, vast majority are. Yet there are those who are defending him, and those saying "If these allegations are true..." are part of it. These are not baseless allegations that someone came up with on the spur of the moment to mess with this guy. I have a couple of questions on part of the story, but all in all, these women are totally believable, and the research seems to be seamless. And I really think Hogan sums it up perfectly with "...if the offender was a Democrat." We all know that if the offender was a Democrat, those hypocrites would be screaming for his blood.

[spooky3]

16. Hogan deserves credit for speaking out, but I'm not sure it required much bravery. Maryland is a

VERY blue state that sometimes elects moderate Republican governors. The voters there will support his speaking out.

[WinstonSmith4740]

19. Wouldn't doubt for a minute his voters will support him.

I'm referring to those knuckle-draggers that seem to make up a majority of the GOP today. They'll come down on him with both feet. I expect the death threats to start any time now.

[spooky3]

20. Maybe, but the point is that he benefits politically from taking this stand in MD, not

just among "his" voters, but MD voters in general. The crazy side of the GOP is not powerful in MD. It's a classic case of a state where the urban center residents greatly outnumber the rural residents.

If he were in a more right-leaning state, it would take great bravery for him to speak out.

[bucolic_frolic]

10. "unfit for office"????

Where have I heard that before? It never stopped the GOP. Moore is their guy!

[marylandblue]

11. Hogan is a never-Trumper representing a deep blue state

He needs crossover Democrats to be re-elected, so he can't afford to be dragged down by Trump and Moore.

[LisaL]

12. How does a state like Maryland gets a Republican governor to begin with?

[marylandblue]

14. Run against a weak Democrat and promise to cut taxes

He didn't cut taxes as promised but other than that he hasn't been too bad.

[spooky3]

17. +1

[Achilleaze]

15. republicans are NOT better than this

...this is exactly who they are...

[NastyRiffraff]

18. Larry Hogan is one of the few Republicans I don't think is a total scum

He doesn't do everything right, of course, but he's done some good for Maryland. At least he isn't a wrecking ball.

[charlyvi]

21. Apparently not, Gov. Hogan.

How can you possibly by surprised? We've been circling the drain since the day Ronald Reagan took the oath of office. Surely you noticed, no?

[keithbvadu2]

22. Roy Moore supporters using Bible to rationalize child molesting

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141911598#post16

https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/blasphemous-prominent-evangelist-blasts-really-creepy-use-of-the-bible-to-justify-sexual-abuse/

Roy Moore supporters using Bible to rationalize child molesting.... Supporters!!!

They would not feel the need to do so if they really believed he was innocent.
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If you object to football players engaging in peaceful, silent protest, but have no problem with Roy Moore's pedophilia, you may want to seek professional help.