GOP needs to know: Kids these days aren't supporting Roy Moore (BeShears/al.com)

By Elizabeth BeShears
on November 15, 2017 at 1:54 PM, updated November 15, 2017 at 2:34 PM

Even before last week's allegations against Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore dropped I had dozens of friends and acquaintances who had confided in me their hesitance in voting for the twice-removed judge.

But since that bomb dropped? Oh buddy, have those conversations picked up.

Over the last several days I've heard from hundreds of people on why they can no longer support Moore, and several who say they absolutely still do. Among all of these people I began to see a pattern develop: those who are standing behind Moore tend to be the above the age of 40, and those for whom Moore is an unacceptable candidate tend to be younger than 40.

So I put a call out on social media. The conversation picked up even more, and that dividing line became even clearer.

A common refrain I heard was that the allegations of sexual assault were simply the final nail in the coffin. They believed he was unfit for office before, and that grandstanding isn't a substitute for real policy accomplishments. Before the allegations most said they were willing to hold their nose and vote for Moore to keep a pro-life candidate in that office, but weren't happy about feeling required to cast their ballot for someone they don't feel represents their other stances.
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