Steve Bannon And Allies Have Second Thoughts About Roy Moore, Sources Say
Source: The Daily Beast
Donald Trumps former chief strategist Steve Bannon is keeping the door open to ditching Roy Moore as the sexual-assault allegations against the Alabama Republican Senate candidate continue to pile up.
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But over the past few days, Bannon has begun privately taking the temperature of those in his inner circle to see what they think of the Moore allegations and to get their sense of how to proceed, according to four knowledgeable sources. Late last week, the Breitbart chairman said, I will put him in a grave myself, if he determines that Moore was lying to him about the numerous accusations, a source close to Bannon relayed.
Bannon emphasized, to both friends and colleagues, that hes uncomfortable with the charges of sexual harassment and child molestation that have been levelled at Moore. But he wasnt convinced that the initial flood of on-record testimony, starting with the first Washington Post story last week, was anything more than a hit job. And he believes it may have been planted by #NeverTrump operatives to put the screws to Moores campaign.
Several of Bannons most trusted allies have already told him that it would be insane, as one put it, to believe at this point that the Moore accusations are baseless. They have also warned that the time is rapidly approaching when he would have to disavow Moore before it appeared as though he was simply caving to political pressure. (Critics of Bannon, of course, argue he should never have backed Moore in the first place.)
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon-and-allies-have-second-thoughts-about-roy-moore-sources-say
In which case, what would the Trump base do?
PJMcK
(22,048 posts)It only took him a few days to realize he had chosen another loser!
BumRushDaShow
(129,458 posts)GrimReaper or the Orange Menace?
louis-t
(23,297 posts)And, sorry, Bannon IS caving to political pressure.
The_jackalope
(1,660 posts)brush
(53,868 posts)Hahahahahahahaha!
Genius Bannon picking Roy Moore to back for the Senate should be all we need to know that it was Putin/Assange/vote suppression and Comey's letter why trump is in office instead of anything that trump himself, Bannon, Conway, stupid Jr. and all the rest of his campaign staff did.
Mr.Bill
(24,319 posts)when a steaming pile of pig shit like Bannon doesn't like you.
Judi Lynn
(160,623 posts)olddad56
(5,732 posts)AZ8theist
(5,493 posts)Of that political GENIUS....
And solver of EVERY NATIONAL PROBLEM facing America.....
With his VAST EXPERIENCE in National and International affairs..........
None other, than JARED KUSHNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANK GOD our country is being run by THE BEST PEOPLE!!!!!
DFW
(54,437 posts)i.e. about expelling Moore from the Senate if he should end up "winning" the election, legitimately or otherwise.
This is looking worse and worse for them, but remember, ALL politics is local, and if the people of Alabama are willing to embarrass themselves by electing this son of a stunted turnip, then the rest of the Republican Senators, many of whom are up for re-election next year, will not want their brand tainted in this manner, at this time.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)BainsBane
(53,066 posts)He doesn't want his name attached to a loser. He'll wait to see what the polls say, and then dump him at the last minute if it looks like Moore will lose.
LeftInTX
(25,555 posts)33taw
(2,448 posts)I don't believe he gives a damn about children or their welfare.
Corvo Bianco
(1,148 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,040 posts)Because defending bathrooms is more important than defending children against child molesters:
At this point I don't care if he did what they accused him of. They waited 40 years, so obviously they didn't feel all that strongly about it. (and that's if we believe them, which I don't.)
17 posted on 11/14/2017, 8:07:33 PM by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty."
5 posted on 11/14/2017, 7:58:05 PM by Governor Dinwiddie (Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?)
Even if you are an Army Chaplain who supposed believes in moral law:
9 posted on 11/14/2017, 8:00:06 PM by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory. L)
24 posted on 11/14/2017, 8:12:33 PM by dynachrome
pbmus
(12,422 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)that he backed and is getting a little scared. I get the same feeling when I hear his name or see his face...YIKES!
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)Nah