Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says she is still going to vote for embattled GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore, even though she thinks he’s a perv. “I’m…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says she is still going to vote for embattled GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore, even though she thinks he’s a perv.
“I’m going to cast my ballot on December the 12th, and I do believe the nominee of the party is the one I’ll vote for,” Ivey said Friday while speaking to reporters at the state’s Thanksgiving turkey pardon event.
“I believe in the Republican Party, what we stand for, and most important, we need to have a Republican in the United States Senate to vote on things like the Supreme Court justices, other appointments the Senate has to confirm and make major decisions,” she explained. “So that’s what I plan to do, vote for Republican nominee Roy Moore.”
Ivey claimed that while she does believe the sexual assault and harassment allegations being hurled at the 70-year-old, she feels she must stay loyal to her party.
“I certainly have no reason to disbelieve any of them,” Ivey said of Moore’s accusers. “But at the same time, the United States Senate needs to have in my opinion, a majority of Republican votes to carry the day and when they have to consider other major decisions. So that’s a factor, as well.”
Describing how the accusations made her feel personally, Ivey added: “There’s never an excuse for or rationale for sexual misconduct or sexual abuse… It bothers me.”
She said she does have some concerns, though, about the nature surrounding the allegations.
“The timing is a little curious,” she said. “But at the same time, I have no reason to disbelieve them.”
So far, eight women have come forward and accused Moore of sexually assaulting and harassing them when they were teenagers. The septuagenarian is running against Democrat Doug Jones in the special election. He is being endorsed by the state Republican Party, in spite of the scandal.
“The ALGOP Steering Committee supports Judge Roy Moore as our nominee and trusts the voters as they make the ultimate decision in this crucial race,” ALGOP Chairwoman Terry Lathan said Thursday.
“Judge Moore has vehemently denied the allegations made against him. He deserves to be presumed innocent of the accusations unless proven otherwise.”
With Post wires
