In a recent speech, Moore insinuated the September 11 terror attacks were a form of divine punishment for the nation angering God, possibly because"we legitimize sodomy" and "legitimize abortion." Echoing the president, who spearheaded the debunked "birther" movement, Moore has stated recently it is his personal belief that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States. Keith Ellison, to not be seated in Congress in 2006 because he took the oath of office on a Koran, not a Bible. "communities under sharia law right now." Moore also called for the head of the Democratic National Committee, Rep. Moore has compared homosexuality to bestiality and called it "an inherent evil against which children must be protected." He called Islam a "false religion" while campaigning and incorrectly suggested that there are U.S. It's also a place where campaign commercials often depict politicians at a church, praying or holding a Bible.
President Donald Trump carried the state handily with his insurgent run for the White House. Wallace, who famously vowed "segregation forever" and defied court orders, won four terms as governor.
After all, this is a state where George C. "The things that end careers for politicians elsewhere strengthen Roy Moore," said Alabama political strategist David Mowery, who helped run a Democratic campaign against Moore for state chief justice in 2012. As hard as it may be to understand in liberal cities such as New York or San Francisco, Moore is widely popular across a mostly white, Christian-dominated state where voters have repeatedly embraced outsiders who campaign on embracing God and rebuffing authority. Moore prevailed Tuesday in a Republican primary runoff by defeating an opponent backed by both President Donald Trump and deep-pocketed allies of Sen. But in Alabama, he's now the odds-on favorite to join the nation's most exclusive political body. Roy Moore wouldn't stand a chance in many Senate races after defying federal court orders, describing Islam as a false religion, calling homosexuality evil and pulling out a revolver on stage before hundreds of supporters.
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