i supported mo brooks. thank you for joining us. joining us now from tuscaloosa, alabama, where this election goes from here is the current secretary of state from alabama. mr. merrill, we've heard a lot in the last 24 hours about state process. the state process when something like this happens. it is true, is it not, that even if he steps aside, which he says he will not do, his name, roy moore's name, remains on this ballot. >> that's right, laura. even if judge moore decides that he wants to disqualify himself, at that point it will not matter. his name will still be on the ballot. even if the republican party decided they would not continue with their support of judge moore as their nominee and it was confirmed to our office october 11th. judge moore's name will remain on the ballot for the december 12, 2017 special general election. >> laura: i understand the governor today has entertained the idea of moving the election, but it was said that that would only take place if the white house gave in to that move. is that report co

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what was the matter with mo brooks? >> laura: that's who i liked. >> me, too. i endorsed mo. >> he was in the house all this time. fantastic on immigration, the one issue that matters. why did it have to be between establishment luther strange who will open borders or roy moore? so i'm frustrated from the beginning on that. as for if you haven't read "the washington post" article, they will talk about how there's all these women coming forward. there's one allegation of a woman. yes, he dated girls that were 17, 19 when he was 30. we might find that creepy today. but this was nearly 50 years ago. the one serious allegation is a woman or at the time she was 14 years old that claimed actual molestation. and who knows. i'd like to see what his response is. you can't help thinking about the timing here, laura. he's been -- >> laura: he's been in the public eye a long time. >> and running for senate. >> laura: right. >> he's denied the allegations so far. if any of them prove to be true, he has to step aside like louis c.k. >> laura: yeah, he has to step aside but he

take, for example, alabama congressman, mo brooks, who said because the conservative agenda is vastlyredible accounts of the women who accused moore of sexual assault and brooks literally ran away from him during the interview. [ indistinct chatter ] [ shoes tapping ] >> seth: bad day to wear my tap shoes. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i'd tell mo brooks to go to hell, but it looks like that's where he's trying to get. [ laughter ] that whole scene reminds me of the m.c. escher drawing titled "the chicken [ bleep ]." [ laughter ] of course part of the reason republicans are so desperate to ignore questions about moore is that even the ones who say they believe his accusers can't explain why they don't also accused president trump of sexual assault. a reporter for the huffington post valiantly tried to get wyoming senator mike enzi to answer that question, but enzi wouldn't budge. "i'm working on taxes right now and concentrating on that and heading to a meeting where i have to speak and that's what i'm concentrating on." enzi said, walking quickly down a senate hallway. asked i

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. >> our old friend mo brooks stuck in washington.ait until he hears the insanely anti semitic robo call. the saga, next. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory. the secret is an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. the name to remember. >>> lee kauffman, wendy miller, beverly young nelson. these young women have accused this individual, judge moore, who is running for a federal office, the united states senate, of child sexual activity. do you believe these young women? >> i am -- have no reason to doubt these young women. >> jeff sessions is part of what seems to be a growing consensus among political republicans that child molestation, sexual assault allegations against roy moore, their party's nominee for the alabama senate race, are credible. the question now is, what do republicans do? today speaker of the house, paul ryan, called for moore to step aside, which he knows he won't do. whi

it's part of that conversation, you heard from kay ivy the governor here, but from mo brooks who said, who gave a similar response to the governor when he was asked about his support, saying it's more about the republican agenda at this point. this is what he said over in huntsville on saturday morning. >> all these personal accusations that are out there, a little bit on the humorous side. just remember, he was a democrat back then. there are much bigger issues facing our country. supreme court justices, deficit and debt issues. border security. we need to make sure that we keep the big picture. in our minds as we vote on december 12th. >> reporter: kasie, as we head into tomorrow into this week, these are the questions that are going to continue to be posed. tomorrow morning on the "today" show, the original 14 year old named in that article will be interviewed. it is jeff flake who is over the past year put forward, in order to advance the republican agenda, do we sign onto individuals like donald trump or roy moore. and he said the other day, jeff flake said that he'd rather vote

like alabama congressman and man who could not be identified in a lineup of one, mo brooks was askeder yesterday if he believed roy moore's accusers, and brooks looked that reporter in the eye and then ran away. >> do you believe roy moore over the women? >> i believe democrats will do great damage to our country. >> so you still believe roy moore? >> i believe democrats will do great harm to our country on a myriad of issues. >> stephen: running away from your problems in a downward spiral? i think we've got a new republican metaphor. ( cheers and applause ) but mo brooks isn't the only one who believes in roy moore, and his supporters are pulling a few dirty tricks, including a curious new robocall seeking damaging information on moore. now, the robocall isn't actually looking for dirt on moore. it is a fake message designed to discredit "the washington post," who broke the story, and make the listener think the accusations are just part of a conspiracy, because the recording is-- well, let's say it's not pro-semitic. take a listen. >> stephen: come on! a jewish journalist part of

mo brooks, the house member that is well-known here among conservative circles, if he's an option.o with more and more attacks against judge moore in the final days of the campaign, it's clear that republicans and conservatives are trying to come up with an alternative on what is traditionally a ruby red seat in the senate. they're worried about losing it. >> and then there's cory gardner that just made a statement prior to the break. "i believe the individuals speaking out against roy moore spoke with courage and truth proving he's unfit to serve in the united states senate and not fit to run for office." first of all, mike, the nrsc, had it already withdrawn financial support as we had read in so many places? >> that was my understanding. they were expressing concern, worried about the impact on this race and also worried about the impact on next year's race. so now you have the majority leader of the senate, now the chairman of the nrsc basically saying this guy needs to go. so it's getting bigger and bigger by the moment. >> shepard: i believe this would be the highest ranking

we both supported luther strange even though you supported mo brooks. alabama decided to go in a different direction. december the 12th they will get to decide who they want to send to the senate and we will deal with that when that happens. >> laura: when that happens, there are still senator who say we could vote to expel him to the u.s. senate. what does that say to the state of alabama? they have heard all the argument, you say you believe the women that came forward. i tend to think some of them are credible. people in alabama are hearing it all. should you in the senate invalidate that by expelling him out? >> we will deal with the aftermath the decision of the people of alabama make on the 12th. >> laura: i think there is a possibility he could be expelled from the senate. >> i think there is a possibility he will have ethics issue. >> laura: ethics investigation once he gets here. >> i think testimony almost certain. >> laura: how far back will they go? >> it will be up to the committee. >> laura: there a lot of ethics investigations going on. >

alabama has what's called a sore loser law, so he lost the primary, as did mo brooks. of them could be on a ballot but they could launch a write-in campaign. let's bring in the panel. steve hayes, editor in chief of "the weekly standard." mara liasson national clinical correspondent for national public radio and mollie hemingway, senior editor at "the federalist" ." mollie, every day this is another iteration of what we are learning, accusations and more republicans coming out saying this should be coming to an end. >> after friday it was interesting to see what happens and today we have another sickening allegation about improper behavior, assault against a minor. it's very difficult to report on these stories and respond to these stories when you are dealing with not just the sensitivity of the issues but how to know what really happene happened. but it's not surprising that a lot of people are finding that this is still a problem. more stories are coming out and this is not good for roy moore. he has denied it but he kind of equivocated some of his denial which is n

and yesterday we talked to congressman mo brooks. quote as long as roy moore is our nominee a republican cannot wage a write in campaign under alabama republican party rules and be on the ballot as a republican in the future. >> he is referring to the so loser law. that would impact two people, mo brooks and luther strange. but i do get the sense that the governor is not shoes enthusiastic about supporting him. you have a whole lot of the alabama central state committee that seem like it's not out of the question pulling the plug on them. >> as of this afternoon, according to the rnc, they still have not told us otherwise. they have a joint fund-raising agreement, the same agreement that this the nrnc pulled out of on friday. they have 11 field operatives still across the state. >> roy moore still hasn't gone up on the air in this general election or at least in anything substantial. do you hear, is that going to change? is he going to try to address voters? address the issue directly at least in paid advertising? >> well, we have ha

. >> or mo brooks. >> right. the reason i turn it back here. of roy moore. take the bible. zechariah and elizabeth, for instance. zechariah was extremely old to marry elizabeth and they became the parents of john the baptist. mary and joseph became the parents of jesus. >> it's absurd. that was 2,000 years ago. >> but this is roy moore base? >> that's one individual. >> an office holder in the state of alabama. >> that's a ridiculous analogy. so look. you can debate -- you can debate whether a 30-year-old and 19. that's not why we're talking about this. we're talking about it because there's a 14-year-old. i think given the strength of roy moore's base, he's the cultural icon that some in alabama want to send to washington to send a message. i think he could survive this if this is the only set of allegations. and there's no way to prove it. and it was the statute of limitations have run out and all the other factors. he shmt but he can. if there's one more woman who steps forward -- >> i don't know that another woman would make a difference. >

and so, i think the mo brooks supporter and the luther strange supporters are probably looking at this going, hmm, i'm not sure if i can vote for this man. or, maybe i can. maybe these allegations aren't true and they are -- it is political. there's a lot of different thoughts out there. i think a lot of -- >> and given the two choices, then who do you plan to vote for? >> i don't know that i can vote for roy moore at this point. but i will say, i'm not in the majority on that. i think a lot of republican activists in the state feel like they can vote for roy moore, because they'd rather vote for -- they'd rather vote against the democratic agenda and the abortion issue is a big deal among the republican party. and that's a big reason that cited that they will have to stick with moore if they do vote. so i think -- >> laura, stay with me. that's a point you raise. i want to broaden our discussion and bring in liz planken, executive producer of divide state of women for vox and a reporter who has basically looked at these issues for a long time when you talk about efeminism and politics

representative mo brooks of alabama. ed henry of alabama. and state auditor jim ziegler. >> isn't that what happens, ali? you have all these republican leaders who are not from the state of alabama. they don't influence people from that state. >> correct. >> when you have mo brooks, ed henry and the state auditor, isn't that more important to locals? >> the question is, where the governor stands on this. because there have been those who proposed delaying the senate election until early next year. >> yeah, the governor said she is not going to delay the election. it is happening one month from now, december 12th. you also have to take into account there is no republican that announced a writing candidacy. there is chatter about luther strange doing as much, but there has been no announcement. i patalked to paul reynolds, an he said the gop could, a 21-member committee, could remove roy moore, but he said unless there is irreputab repur evidence, that's not happening. if anyone in the republican party were to mount a write-in candidacy, he sa

. >>> the member of congress you see right here is congressman mo brooks, a republican from alabama,in office since 2011. i have to show you his picture now because in this next clip, congressman brooks is moving awfully fast and you may not recognize him. >> do you believe the women? >> i believe that democrats will do great damage to our country. >> you still believe roy moore? >> i believe that the democrats will do great damage to our country. >> click, click, click, click, click, click. hey, you're from alabama. can we talk about roy moore! sir, i have a question about roy moore. that's tom llamas of abc news tonight running after congressman mo brooks and doing so in dress shoes. and doing so very well, holding the handrail for safety. well done. judge moore has become an albatross around the neck of the republican party. he has put them in a tough spot. republicans do not want to look too friendly to him, given the allegations against him. they don't want to look too supportive, but they really would like to keep that alabama senate seat in republican control. and all the belt

congressman mo brooks telling one local paper, "america faces huge challenges that are vastly more important than contested sexual allegations from four decades ago." representative brooks? tom llamas with abc, how are you? today, i tracked down congressman brooks on capitol hill. do you support him? representative brocks brooks, the people of alabama probably want to know, do you still believe roy moore? you still believe roy moore then? >> i believe that the democrat will do great damage to our country on a myriad of issues. >> sticking with the republican candidate. tom llamas joins us from capitol hill tonight. and tom, this evening, abc news has learned the republican national committee is no longer putting any money behind roy moore's campaign. but you're also learning more tonight about a suspicious robo-call in alabama. what do you know? >> reporter: that's right, david. the dark arts of politics apparently under way in alabama right now. we just spoke with a pastor who says he received a robo-call, in the robo-call, someone claiming to be a reporter from "the washington post" asked

( cheers and applause ) but mo brooks isn't the only one who believes in roy moore,his supporters are pulling a few dirty tricks, including a curious new robocall seeking damaging information on moore. now, the robocall isn't actually looking for dirt on moore. it is a fake message designed to discredit "the washington post," who broke the story, and make the listener t conspiracy, because the recording is-- well, let's say it's not pro-semitic. take a listen. >> stephen: come on! a jewish journalist part of a media conspiracy. the only worse stereotype would be a family values southern evangelical who turns out to be a secret perv. ( cheers and applause ) now, "the washon released a statement today-- released a statement today, responding to this call,ization: >> you're shocked? you know it's 2017, right? anti-semitic robocalls are pretty much par for the course. and this is the course. by the way, "anti-semitic robocall" was the worst "robocop" sequel. and i'm being told we've obtained

i know you like myself, were hoping that mo brook who in that special election that runoff might havenee. are you grateful that alabama voters might have a write-in candidate? >> i think very large number of alabamians who wish we had another choice now. i would say certainly plurality of alabamaians are unhappy that we face this uncertain election when we haven't had time to get to the bottom of things. we don't know what the truth is. this is not a good situation. on other hand, as you say, the republican voters in alabama did choose roy moore. when they chose roy moore, they knew that the left would be coming at him with everything they had. we sort of asked whether moore deserves this, we knew it was coming >> this is from come -- three different voices where the republican party stands today. let's watch. >> you win this seat, the senate seat for roy moore, it's a puric victory. you will be saddled you have said as the party of a pedophile for the rest of roy moore's term. >> in case you get the worst of all worlds. you lose the seat and you lost it in the process losing it, you

. >>> one republican alabama congressman mo brooks standing by him while most are running away. ooks was hustling away from an abc news reporter trying to ask about the allegations against moore. [ inaudible ]. >> i think hustling is exactly the right word. mitch mcconnell says he spoke with president trump during his asia trip about the roy moore situation and they plan to talk more now that the president is back home. mcconnell says he believes the women accusing moore. he thinks moore is not fit to serve in the united states senate. >> doug jones releasing an ad with a simple message, even alabama republicans have had enough. they cannot vote for moore. and in a new quinnipiac poll released tuesday, 51% say they believe the accusations against moore and 63% believe he should drop out of the race, including 42% of republicans. >> all right. >>> mandatory sexual harassment and anti-discrimination training will be implemented for all house members and staff. we're talking about the united states congress here. house speaker paul ryan says the goal is not only to raise awareness b

. >> reporter: the congressman mo brooks of alabama is sticking by moore saying the former judge would be a reliable issues on like the debt and. >> that's why i'm voting for roy moore. >> reporter: roy has threatened to sue "the washington post" about the allegations. his wife kayla still by his side. >> he has never one time lifted a finger to me. he is the most gentle, most kind man that i have ever known in my life. he's godly. >> i don't even know the woman. i don't know anything about her. >> reporter: but nelson late "e" accuser said moore signed her year before assault calling her a beautiful girl. she said the other women inspired her to come forward. >> and i don't want to live in fear of him. >> gabe gutierrez reporting there. congress is working to perform how it handles sexual assault regulation. this is a look in the committee hearing. they are considering a bill introduced by california congresswoman. she said she was harassed. and the same harassment goes on today. >> these harasser propositions such as are you going to be a good girl, to perpetrators exposed their geni

. >> so, that was hard to hear sounded like tap dancing, but basically he was saying, that was mo brooks, saying he believes that a democrat would do more damage to the country than roy moore do you agree that moore is better than a democrat? >> you bet. look politics is about choices. same thing we had with trump and hillary. we have supreme court judges come up and other vacancies. you know i've been thinking about this since i was on your show couple days ago whether when they rolled out hillary e-mails or the george w. bush october surprise then was drunk driving. but this is a clarence thomas hearing, smearing someone with an allegation. we don't know the truth of the women true or false but neither do we know his denials but it is a smear to make this man toxic not just in this job but as a senator. it's the worse stuff in politics. i can't believe we're not having a conversation how unethical this whole thing has been. it's not going to matter alabama i think will pick a conservative who will vote in judges and other things, i think will be roy moore. will be another challenge for

>> reporter: let's start with popular congressman mo brooks over the weekend who essentially made the case to hold your nose alabamans and vote for roy moore, for the good of the republicans. we heard from kay ivey, who said vote for roy moore. whether that ultimately seeps into the electorate, only time will tell, there's 18 days until the election, roy moore had no public events today, he hasn't had any public events over the weekend. he hasn't said anything to the media outside of sean hannity a few weeks ago. he did speak with breitbart reporter over the weekend, and we'll play a sound bite from that, and i caution calling it an interview because it was more an opportunity for roy moore to more broadly discuss the allegations against them. here's one of the bites. >> they brought up matters supposedly of a sexual impropriety, which never happened, never would have happened and never would have been brought up because -- but to detract this campaign from arguing the issues with mightily affect our country. >> reporter: meanwhile the executive committee of the young republicans of a

here running away from cameras in a capital stairwell, with less than two weeks to election do, mo brooks is coming home. >> there are only two that have asserted that roy moore engaged in unlawful conduct. one of those is clearly a liar because that one forged the love roy moore part in a yearbook in order to try to, for whatever reason, get at roy moore and win this seat for the democrats. so now you're down to one witness who says that roy moore engaged in nonconsensual sexual contact, okay? well, that one witness's testimony is in direct and stark contrast with that of the other seven ladies who said that he acted like an officer and a gentlemen. >> no, the other ladies didn't say that. one said he called her in her trig class while she was a high school student. the yearbook that he claimed is forged belongs to a woman who says moore assaulted her when she was 16. >> i was terrified. he was also trying to pull my shirt off. i thought that he was going to rape me. i was twisting and i was struggling and i was begging him to stop. i had tears running down my face. at some point he gave

so the point here is that mo brooks doesn't want anything to do this. running away from the question right now, matt. if roy moore has brooks and alabamans, what does he care about mitch mcconnell? >> yeah, i think that's where the pressure is right now, and that's where roy moore will feel it more is if it comes from alabama republicans. because, as molly eluded to, he has run against the establishment republicans and run against mitch mcconnell. the fact that mitch mcconnell is calling on him to leave doesn't do much. if anything it will help the supporters in alabama. if alabama republicans listen to sean hannity and put more pressure on roy moore to get out, but one thing to point out with roy moore, he made his whole political career on sort of bucking pressure and bucking the establishment, and he lost his job as chief justice of the state supreme court by not fulfilling obligations to take down the ten commandments and not abiding by gay marriage decisions. i think the fact that roy moore is not sort of quickly going away is not a surprise. he ha

. >> reporter: but congressman mo brooks of alabama is sticking by moore, saying the judge would be a reliable vote on issues of the debt and the border security. >> roy moore will vote right on both of those issues. that's why i'm voteing for roy moore. >> reporter: moore threatened to sue the "washington post" after they posted allegations that he fondlied a 14-year-old and pursued three other teens when he was in his 30s. his wife kayla still by his side. >> he has one time never lifted a finger to me. he is the most gentle, most kind man that i have ever known in my life. he's godly. >> i don't even know the woman. i don't know anything about her. >> reporter: but nelson, his latest accuser, says moore signed her year book shortly before the alleged assault, calling her a "beautiful girl." she said the other women inspired her to come forward. >> i no longer live in fear of him. >> gabe gutierrez reporting. now, moore's opponent in this race, democrat doug jones, he's keeping a low profile. saying roy moore will be held accountable by the people of alabama for his actions. >>> let

was hard to ooh sounds like they were tap dancing, but basically, he was saying -- and that was mo brooks -- saying that he believes that a democrat would do moore damage that roy moore to the country. do you agree, ed, with this argument that moore is better than a democrat? >> you bet. politics is about choices, the same thing we had with trump and hillary. you make choices about this. we have supreme court judges coming up and other judge vacancies. i've been thinking about this since i was on your show a couple days ago, whether it was an october surprise. like when they rolled out hillary's e-mails, or the billy bush tape or even george w. bush, the october surprise, the drunk driving. but this is not any of that. this is the clarence thomas, this is smearing someone with an allegation, and we don't know -- as everyone has said, we don't know the truth of the women, true or false, but neither do we know his denials. but it's a smear that's meant to make this man toxic, not just in this job, but as a senator. and it's the worst kind of stuff in politics. i can't believe we're not havi

. >> or mo brooks, i suppose. it would be an interesting battle for right and if that happens.t want to put up mitt romney's tweets today. this is obviously not a criminal case. but mitt romney, who may be running for senate in utah, by the way, who said innocent until proven guilty is for criminal convictions, not elections. i believe leigh corfman, moore is unfit for office and should step aside. >> i'm not sure i agree with that statement. if this didn't happen, it would be grossly unfair. that's the interesting thing about this. someone is lying. i always look to see who sues for defamation first. that's a pretty good indicator. he said these women are intentionally lying. he's called them evil. these women have basically described him as a virtual predator. someone is lying. someone's in defamation. it'll be interesting who will sue, if at all. i think he didn't help himself. i agree with this interview. this idea, you are asked if you are basically a predator and you say, well, it's out of my customary behaviors, sort of a 1988 dukakis moment. that's not what most of us w

here is alabama republican congressman mo brooks today. >> do you believe -- >> i believe . >> he isiterally running away. that's after five women accused moore of committing sexual misconduct against them about 40 years ago when he was in his 30s and they were teenagers, as young as 14. and after more than a dozen people told the new yorker they heard that moore was banned from an alabama mall because he repeatedly badgered teenaged girls. roy moore has called the abuse allegations absolutely false. and here is fox news's sean hannity just moments ago. >> for me, the judge has 24 hours. you must immediately and fully come up with a satisfactory explanation for your inconsistencies that i just showed. you must remove any doubt. if you can't do this, then judge moore needs to get out of this race. >> ah, change of heart. joining us now is elise jordan. she is a republican strategist and a contributor to time.com. she is also an msnbc political analyst. and also joining us is cornell belcher, president of research and strategies and also an msnbc political analyst. elise, i'm going to

if nothing else, alabama congressman mo brooks got a good workout. >> i believe that the democrats willo our country. >> so you still support roy moore? >> running away from your problems in a downward spiral? i think we've got a new republican metaphor. >> reporter: the subject was sure conversation killer for republican leaders when the story first broke. >> do you believe these women who have made on the record accusations against roy moore, sir? >> can they see me if i don't move? >> reporter: of course all politicians dodge. >> a couple of questions on two critical issues that you were discussing today. >> thank you. >> reporter: at least president trump hasn't resorted to ronald reagan's tactic of blaming his ears. >> i don't know. >> reporter: hear no evil, speak no evil. when it comes to judge moore, aparentally less is moore. >> should he resign? >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn. >> should roy moore drop out, sir? >> reporter: new york. >> that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm george howell at the cnn center in atlanta. the news continues here on cnn right after the break. o

will be most loyal to the current leadership, mcconnell super pac spent millions of dollars taking mo brooksey thought that strange head of better chance of beating moore. >> chris: shouldn't roy moore stepped on? >> if these allegations are true, he should step down. >> chris: "the washingts pretty compelling. sean hannity did a very hard-hitting interview on friday that he generally did not date teenagers. i think that roy moore is going to need to provide people more confidence that this isn't true, because the evidence is pretty overwhelming, and he will have trouble being seated in the senate even if he does when make the election. >> chris: he also said that he never asked girls out without asking permission for their mother, which is a first, i have to say. >> infuriating, that's why i was shaking my head. that idea is infuriating, but if he could go out with a 14-year-old, and they had said yes it would have been perfectly acceptable. i found that ideal republican . >> chris: if it's proven, then moore should step down. behind the scenes, what is the political team at the white house

some suggested mo brooks. some said the governor could reschedule the election to later time, giving the republican party enough time to perhaps get to the bottom of all of this and convince judge moore to step aside, should he need to. >> given what we have already heard in "the post." and from your listeners. do you think roy moore will win? >> that's a good question. there's a chance. certainly. he says he's not stepping down. if they don't postpone this election. we have people voting absentee. the military voting rite now. certainly, there's a chance. he stays on the ballot. the write-in jones, a democrat. there's a chance. >> thank you so much for joining us this morning. >>> coming up, the democratic response from party chair tom perez. can his party turn deep red alabama blue? and can they carry the success of tuesday's elections to the midterms? >>> and the powerhouse "roundtable" weighs in on the allegations from alabama. we'll be right back. what is the power of pacific? it's life insurance and reti

. >> matt you talked about it's difficult to look at this through a political lens, but mo brooks airblican congressman from alabama, who lost in the primary, was one of the three republican candidates, was chased through one of the house office buildings yesterday by an abc news reporter. and when the reporter finally got to him, asked him whether he still supported roy moore, he said, "i believe that the democrats will do great damage to our country on a myriad of issues." he seemed to be saying that he'd rather have roy moore there than a democrat. what's the-- i mean, how do you look at that through-- how should republicans be looking at that? >> if these charges are true, if i were a voter in alabama, i couldn't vote for him. it wouldn't matter who runs the senate. it just-- this is a-- this is so many bridges too far. the question that each voter what to wrestle with-- and i don't want to do it for them, the voters in alabama have to wrestle for this-- and it's not for democratic voters -- the republicans have to say do-- you know, "how i do handle the fact that these charges se