There's a report today about two new polls in the Alabama senate race by a local polling firm with a good grasp on Alabama voters. One was taken right before the news broke of a woman claiming to have been abused as an underage teen by Roy Moore 38 years ago. The other was taken two days after the news broke. Moore is ahead by 12% in both polls. Meanwhile, there is another poll that came out a few days ago which shows the race tied. So what does this mean?
Is the race in Alabama really in turmoil with the Democrat having a chance to win in an upset? Is Moore really maintaining his lead with the voters of Alabama rejecting what seems to many more like a political dirty trick than an actual news story? Or was this story really not much about Alabama and its election? In other words, when the WaPo conveniently broke this story just after it was too late to replace Moore on the ballot, was the paper trying to hit Moore or was the real target the other Republicans in Washington who have to react to these accusations against Moore? Surely, you know the drill. A Republican is charged in the media with some sort of wrongdoing and the press asks every other Republican if they will condemn him. It's just like when Democrat senator Menendez was accused of repeatedly hiring young girls for sex while in the Dominican Republic and every other Democrat in the Senate was asked to condemn him. Oh wait, none of the media asked the other Democrats about Menendez. In fact, most of the media isn't even reporting about the ongoing trial Menendez is facing now in which he is charged with major corruption. That's because Democrats don't have to answer for other Democrats; that only happens to Republicans.
Is the race in Alabama really in turmoil with the Democrat having a chance to win in an upset? Is Moore really maintaining his lead with the voters of Alabama rejecting what seems to many more like a political dirty trick than an actual news story? Or was this story really not much about Alabama and its election? In other words, when the WaPo conveniently broke this story just after it was too late to replace Moore on the ballot, was the paper trying to hit Moore or was the real target the other Republicans in Washington who have to react to these accusations against Moore? Surely, you know the drill. A Republican is charged in the media with some sort of wrongdoing and the press asks every other Republican if they will condemn him. It's just like when Democrat senator Menendez was accused of repeatedly hiring young girls for sex while in the Dominican Republic and every other Democrat in the Senate was asked to condemn him. Oh wait, none of the media asked the other Democrats about Menendez. In fact, most of the media isn't even reporting about the ongoing trial Menendez is facing now in which he is charged with major corruption. That's because Democrats don't have to answer for other Democrats; that only happens to Republicans.
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