'Everybody in the state knows Judge Moore and everybody has an opinion on Judge Moore,' Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill told Newsweek.
Former Alabama Judge Roy Moore, who lost a 2017 Senate race after being accused of sexual misconduct against teenage girls decades ago, is running for Congress—again. But this time around, Moore's Republican colleagues say he shouldn't even bother.
Other candidates in the race include Representative Bradley Byrne and state Representative Arnold Mooney. Alabama's Secretary of State John Merrill filed paperwork with the Federal Election Committee earlier this week but has not officially announced that he is running.that Moore's entry into the race adds a"new dimension" to the campaign because unlike other candidates the former judge has"has 100 percent name recognition.
Numerous women came forward during the 2017 race and accused Moore of sexually harassing them during their teenage years. Some of them were as young as 14 when the alleged incidents took place, while Moore was an assistant district attorney in his 30s. Moore sued several of his accusers in 2018, alleging that they defamed and conspired against him.
Moore has also lost the support of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the campaign arm of Senate Republicans. The group severed ties with the former judge during the 2017 election amid allegations of sexual misconduct made against him. Kevin McLaughlin, executive director of the committee, recently described the group's official stance as"ABRM: anyone but Roy Moore.
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