On Monday night, embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore held his first rally since sexual misconduct allegations rocked his campaign. The rally “had the atmosphere of an old-fashioned religious tent revival,” with the county’s GOP leader characterizing Moore’s race as “a spiritual battle,” Eric Velasco reports in Politico.
From Politico’s report on Moore’s campaign gathering in the small town of Henagar in northeast Alabama:
A Baptist preacher thanked God for Moore during an invocation, and prayed, “May we win this battle against a lost and dying world.” The head of the county Republican Party called the election “a spiritual battle we’re fighting.” The candidate called for a return to morality and said America can become great again only by acknowledging God. The standing-room audience frequently punctuated Moore’s comments with “amen.”
“Continue to pray,” Rich Hobson, a longtime Moore associate and his campaign chief of staff said at the Henagar Community Center, a small square room that was packed with nearly 200 supporters. “Obviously prayer works. That’s why we’re here.”
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“The common person in this county shows up for him,” said Ken Murphree, a county poll worker and supporter of Moore who attended the rally. “This election is critical for the Trump agenda, plus abortion is a big issue with me. We’ve got to have a Christian like Judge Moore. If not this country will go down the tube.”
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“Even if the allegations [against Moore] are true, as Christians we believe in second chances,” said Pat Hartline, who lives in neighboring Cherokee County and was also in attendance. She said she will vote for Moore because he is a Christian conservative who supports gun rights. “He’s for all the right policies,” she said.
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