Liberal Hollywood and the mainstream media loudly celebrated Judge Roy Moore’s loss in the race for Alabama’s open Senate seat. No surprise there.
But the upset victory for the Democratic candidate was also hailed by leading Republican establishment figures.
Following the announcement of Moore’s loss, Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), released a statement reading:
“Tonight’s results are clear – the people of Alabama deemed Roy Moore unfit to serve in the U.S. Senate.”
Other Republican senators, like Arizona’s Jeff Flake, were more open in their celebration:
Decency wins
— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) December 13, 2017
Flake actually donated money to the campaign of Moore’s Democratic opponent, Doug Jones.
The Senate Leadership Fund, which is aligned with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, released the following blistering statement:
“This is a brutal reminder that candidate quality matters regardless of where you are running. Not only did Steve Bannon cost us a critical Senate seat in one of the most Republican states in the country, but he also dragged the President of the United States into his fiasco.”
Yes, Trump might’ve been dragged into the Alabama race on the side of a candidate he didn’t necessarily like, but he’s now being FURTHER dragged into a different fiasco.
Remember, Trump himself was most definitely NOT the choice of the Republican establishment, and they’ve been trying to stand in his way ever since Trump’s upset victory over Hillary Clinton.
The reaction of the Republican establishment to Roy Moore’s loss is further evidence that they intend to continue hamstringing Trump and trying to deny grassroots conservatives the opportunity to “drain the swamp.”
Source: Breitbart
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