We begin today’s roundup with Callum Borchers at The Fix and his analysis of the latest scandal involving Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore:
Minutes before The Post published its report, Breitbart posted a preemptive response from Moore under one of its signature, all-caps headlines: “AFTER ENDORSING DEMOCRAT IN ALABAMA, WASHINGTON POST PLANS TO HIT ROY MOORE WITH ALLEGATIONS OF INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONS WITH TEENAGERS; JUDGE FIRES BACK DENIAL.” [...]
Breitbart's willingness to be used as a media-relations arm of Moore's campaign is a dive even deeper into the tank.
Here is Michael Scherer’s analysis at The Washington Post:
The state Republican Party has the power to disqualify Moore from the election, according to the Alabama secretary of state. If that happens, McConnell and other Republicans would face the challenge of figuring out which candidate would run in Moore’s place — and how to win an election in which it is too late to replace the former judge’s name on the Dec. 12 ballot. Under Alabama state law, the ballot cannot be changed within 76 days of an election. However, in the event of either disqualification or withdrawal, votes cast for Moore would not be certified. [...]
Several state Republicans suggested Thursday that the party is unlikely to disqualify Moore.
The Week’s Ryan Cooper:
The story is absolutely nauseating. The political question, of course, is whether die-hard partisanship is going to overwhelm basic human decency. Will Alabama elect someone accused of preying on a young girl in its Dec. 12 election? We'll find out soon.
