The Republican turnaround on Roy Moore was totally predictable

[dalton99a]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/04/politics/republican-support-roy-moore/index.html
The Republican turnaround on Roy Moore was totally predictable
Analysis by Z. Byron Wolf, CNN
Updated 4:23 PM ET, Mon December 4, 2017

Washington (CNN) The path to the Republican Party's acceptance of Roy Moore was paved by one thing: Cold, hard political calculus. And math. So, two things.

The evolution, which is nearly complete, was helped along by President Donald Trump, who went from silence on Moore to cautious defense of Moore's denials to a full-throated support of Moore Monday morning. Trump's reason? Democrats cannot be allowed to get the Senate seat in Alabama.

Republicans really, really want to pass a tax cuts/tax reform bill. And they're most of the way there, but they'll need a Republican in office to make that tax cut effort happen. Moore, as the guy who earned his way onto the ballot, is the only Republican who can feasibly win that key Senate seat.

You can sense that pivot in statements not only by Trump, although his are the most direct, but also from Republicans like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Susan Collins, among others.

[samnsara]

1. he will win and we will be savage in our social media attacks...

[Freethinker65]

2. Russia, Deficits, Roy Moore. Whats not to love?

[Arkansas Granny]

3. It's all about party over country. That's the only loyalty they know.

[Dulcinea]

4. What a sick world.

An accused child molester who was thrown off the bench twice for breaking the law may be the next Senator from Alabama, all because the GOP's donors don't think they should have to pay taxes. SAD!