Alabama Senate Race Exposes Deep Rift Within Republican Party
- GOP confronts allegations of sexual contact with teenagers
- Outcome of GOP fight may influence battle to control Congress
Roy Moore Stages Comeback in Close Alabama Senate Race
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The U.S. Senate contest in Alabama is shaping up as a flashpoint in a war among Republicans over the future of the party -- forcing them to consider whether they’re better off electing a candidate accused of sexually assaulting a teenager or a Democrat.
Alabama voters’ decision Tuesday between Republican Roy Moore, a former Alabama supreme court judge, and Democrat Doug Jones, who served as a U.S. attorney in the state, is bound to reverberate through contests in next November’s midterm elections, which will determine whether the GOP maintains control of the House and Senate to help carry out President Donald Trump’s agenda.