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Moore gets boost from Bannon in final days of campaign | TheHill

posted onDecember 6, 2017
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Article snippet: Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon on Tuesday hit the campaign trail for Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, blasting the GOP establishment and vouching for the embattled candidate one week before election day. “This election’s going to boil down to something very simple. Do you support the program of Donald J. Trump that Judge Moore supports? Or do the good folks in Alabama support the program of MORE, already rejected on Nov. 8, 2016, that Doug Jones represents?” Bannon asked the audience in Fairhope, Alabama. The race to fill the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General full endorsement, and Bannon made an appearance to reiterate his support. Bannon, who left the White House in August, framed next week’s vote as a referendum on President Trump, saying "the whole nation" will be watching. Early in his speech, Bannon noted the number of media outlets in attendance, referring to them and establishment lawmakers as the "opposition party." A few protesters interjected throughout the night, as they have at previous Moore events. As a one individual shouted “No Moore,” Bannon asked “the CNN producer in the back” to quiet down. After another interrupted, Moore suggested members of “Soros’ Army” were infiltrating the state, referring to billionaire Democratic donor George Soros. Moore has in recent weeks been under pressure from numerous Republican lawmakers to withdraw from the race. He is facing allegations about his conduct from decades ag... Link to the full article to read more

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