Roy Moore continued to defend himself and wanted the media off his back. He had the support of the Alabama GOP and some evangelicals.
Republicans also hoped that President Trump would help guide Moore to quit the race. This could be a tall task since Moore was insistent of his innocence.
Steve Bannon reportedly was reconsidering supporting Moore. At present Moore had seemingly taken over the spotlight from Trump.
The media was all over him as many people wanted him to step down. An aide for Republicans wanted to see Trump help them persuade Moore. “If he doesn’t have Trump, who does he have?” the aide said.
Media Attacks?
Moore asked “why do you think they’re giving me this trouble? Why do you think I’m being harassed by media and by people pushing allegations in the last 28 days of the election? … After 40-something years of fighting this battle, I’m now facing allegations and that’s all the press wants to talk about.”
“But I want to talk about the issues,” he added. “I want to talk about where this country’s going, and if we don’t come back to God, we’re not going anywhere.”
Moore said “the Washington Post published another attack on my character and reputation because they are desperate to stop my political campaign. These attacks said I was with a minor child and are false and untrue — and for which they will be sued.”
