HEFLIN, AL -- Alabama voters go to the polls today, where Republican US Senate candidate Roy Moore is the favorite to win a special election. This, in spite of allegations about improprieties and assaults against women decades ago.
Roy Moore is from northeast Alabama. Voters here told us Tuesday they not only like his politics, but they’re more than willing to set aside any allegations of sexual improprieties.
“I sure hope he wins. Because I am scared for our country if the Democrats get back control of the Senate,” said Jane Brown, a Cleburne County voter and an unabashed fan of Moore. “I’m a Republican for one thing. And for the other thing, he is a strong Christian man. And I just don’t think any of that was ever true.”
She has plenty of company. Moore is accused of sexual improprieties decades ago that surfaced weeks ago during the campaign.
“They never proved guilt. And people are supposed to be not guilty – they’re supposed to be innocent until proven guilty,” said Connie Crawford, another Cleburne County voter and supporter of Moore.
“I feel like this is slander, that they’re slandering him because of what he stands for,” said Linda Moore of Heflin, no relation to the candidate. “He’s a Christian. I’ve met him.”
Asked if there was any point where she thought she she pay attention to the allegations against Moore, Brown answered: “No. if there had been any need to pay attention to it, it should have come up when he was being confirmed for the (Alabama) Supreme Court.”
Moore is running against Doug Jones, a former prosecutor vying to become the first Democrat elected to the US Senate from Alabama in 27 years.
“I voted for Judge Moore during the primary. I did not vote for Judge Moore today,” said Alan Atwood, a Cleburne County voter who says he voted for Jones. “To get a reliable Republican vote to me is not as important as voting for character. So I voted for character.”
Atwood predicts Moore will win the special election. He’s a pretty good bet to win Cleburne County, which went for Donald Trump last November with 87 percent of the vote.
