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Article snippet: Democrat Doug Jones is leading Republican Roy Moore in Alabama's Senate race in the wake of explosive accusations of sexual misconduct against Moore, according to a new poll released Sunday. Forty-six percent of likely voters polled said they would vote for Jones, while 42 percent said they would vote for Moore, according to the Louisiana-based JMC Analytics and Polling. The survey was conducted on Nov. 9 and Nov. 11, after The Washington Post reported that a woman said Moore had initiated a sexual encounter with her in 1979, when she was 14 years old and he was 32. In RealClearPolitics's average of polls, Moore was leading by 6 points prior to the Post report. A Friday poll, the first following the scandal, found Moore and Jones tied. The accusations have shaken up what was thought to be a safe Republican seat, which was previously held by Attorney General call on Moore to bow out of the race if the claims are true. Moore's name will remain on the ballot regardless of whether he drops out of the race. Alabama law does not allow candidates to remove their name from the ballot this soon before an election. However, Moore has shown no sign of dropping his Senate bid, calling the accusations politically motivated. "I have not been guilty of sexual misconduct with anyone. These allegations came only four-and-a-half weeks before the general election on Dec. 12," Moore said on Saturday. "Why now?" "People have waited to four weeks prior to the general election to ... Link to the full article to read more