Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Saturday became the third member of his caucus to pull his support for Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore over allegations that Moore pursued sexual relationships with teenagers while in his 30s.
“Based on the allegations against Roy Moore, his response and what is known, I withdraw support,” Cassidy tweeted.
Based on the allegations against Roy Moore, his response and what is known, I withdraw support.
— Bill Cassidy (@BillCassidy) November 12, 2017
Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Steve Daines (R-MT) on Friday rescinded their endorsements of Moore over allegations reported by the Washington Post and made by several women who say Moore pursued them while they were teenagers and he was in his early 30s. One woman accused Moore of initiating a sexual encounter with her when she was 14 years old.
Moore on Friday denied any sort of misconduct and claimed he did “not generally” date women in their teens.
Someone explain to me what difference this makes? Are they gonna shun him when he appears on the floor to be sworn in? Are they not gonna let him sit at their lunch table? Are they gonna put his chair out in the hall like a time out?
I really don’t get why the support thing is such a big deal, when it has no known impact and the guy is still gonna take the seat and vote the way he feels like. It’ll all blow over once McConnell says it will.
I’m not impressed.
And yet they all support Trump in spite of the fact that he has far worse allegations against him.
More bad news must be about to hit. Cassidy is from Louisiana, home of Huey Long who famously said that “The only thing that will defeat me is being caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy.”
Or already has in the form of internal polling…
Polling in Alabama, as the story hit, showed that Moore had lot his double-digit led and the race was a toss-up.