Thank you, Washington Post for keeping track of which Republicans still back Roy Moore (R. AL) for U.S. Senate. WaPo likes to cover Maryland and Virginia state politics. First off, Maryland:
In September, Rep. Andy Harris, the only Republican representing Maryland in Congress, endorsed Moore in a bitter GOP runoff election in Alabama that gripped national politics.
“Washington needs to be shaken up, and I can’t think of a better man to do that than Judge Roy Moore,” Harris said in a statement at the time. “He will bring not only principle to the Senate, but also a backbone of steel. I am proud to endorse him.”
Harris’s congressional office referred questions to his political staff. His reelection campaign did not return a call or two emails seeking comment Friday.
Democrats, of course, are ripping him are a part of Moore:
A spokesman for the state Democratic Party said Rep. Andy Harris, a Baltimore County Republican, should withdraw his endorsement of Moore, the subject of allegations he initiated relationships with minors in the 1970s and 1980s.
A woman alleged that Moore initiated a sexual encounter with her in 1979, when she was 14 and he was 32, according to The Washington Post. Three other women said he took them on dates when they were teenagers.
Harris backed Moore, a former state Supreme Court justice, long before the allegations were reported Thursday. Harris’s campaign committee contributed $1,000 to Moore’s campaign in September, and his leadership PAC gave another $1,000 in August.
“Congressman Andy Harris owes it to his constituents and all decent Marylanders to withdraw his endorsement of Roy Moore,” said Maryland Democratic Party spokesperson Fabion Seaton.
And in Virginia:
Virginians who endorsed Moore include Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey A. Stewart, who is running for the Republican nomination to challenge Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and has declared himself leader of the anti-establishment wing of the state GOP.
In a fundraising email in September, Stewart called Moore “exactly the kind of leader we need in Washington, D.C., to advance President Trump’s agenda and reverse the disastrous policies of the Obama-Clinton Democrats.” Stewart did not respond to calls seeking comment Friday morning.
Kaine’s campaign spokesman, Ian Sams, said, “any person of conscience should be willing to condemn child sex abuse, and the fact Corey hasn’t speaks volumes about him.”
Barr hails from a solidly red district but Stewart of course absolutely can and will be beaten. But we need to keep Kaine’s re-election campaign fueled to do so. Click here to donate to Kaine’s re-election campaign.
And let’s takedown sexual predator, Roy Moore, next year. Click here to donate and get involved with Doug Jones’ (D. AL) U.S. Senate campaign.