Consider the political mechanics involved: The Rats were able to separate Moore from his most conservative supporters (Evangelicals) by making sexual allegations within days after the ballots were printed for the AZ Special Election to replace Sessions. Mere allegations were sufficient because of the "seriousness of the charge." Many of us predicted this was to the the new playbook.
Fast forward to the Confirmation of Brett Kavinaugh. Same plays, and it almost worked by peeling away key squishes in the Senate when Feinswine released the confidential letter after the hearings concluded in the SJC.
If Roy Moore does run, then that will happen again. If he wins the Primary, I can only hope those Evangelicals realize they'd been played for fools. Did he date 16-year-old girls when he was 30? Sure, he said so, and it conformed with the mores of the day. Did he rape a 14-year-old? That is still not proven and looks more unlikely as time goes on. Where are the criminal charges?
@Cyber Liberty, you sound like you still think we have a rightful, lawful government in place that we can have a reasonable expectation of influencing with our votes and phone calls and letters. I firmly believe that we have gone beyond that. We can disagree as to which point it was: when a special counsel was appointed for the purpose of overturning a legitimate election, or when the new democrat-led House was sworn in. I'll leave that to future historians, who will write the history based on the winner.
Normally, a change of parties in one or the other branches of government wouldn’t create this kind of situation, but that’s the point. We’re not operating under normal.
The U.S. has faced this kind of crisis before and managed to step back from the brink. I think the democrats have gone so far beyond the brink this time, that it is not salvageable. They don’t want to step back, and they’re pushing us in front of them.
That’s why I’m saying we need to focus and become cohesive and effective, and do it now. We don’t have the luxury of worrying about a losing candidate’s* reputation or what he did or didn't do 40 years ago.
* Not saying he's a loser; just pointing out that he is not a current officeholder.