The Alabama Election Is a Referendum on the GOP's Future
The candidacy of Roy Moore pits the Republican Party’s populist insurgents against its establishment—with national implications.
by McKay Coppins
Dec 12, 2017
3 minutes
For all the national attention that’s been paid to the grisly particulars of Alabama’s special election over the past few weeks—the lurid details of the sexual-abuse accusations against Roy Moore; the performative shrieks of “Fake News!” from the candidate and his defenders—the true political consequences of the race will likely reach well beyond a single Senate race in 2017.
In fact, many Republicans in Washington believe the voters who are heading to the polls
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