Some young Republicans in Alabama are pushing back against support for Roy Moore
Despite some continued support for embattled U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, young Republicans in Alabama aren’t so quick to dismiss the sexual harassment allegations against him.
According to USA Today, The Young Republican Federation of Alabama suspended its support for Moore over the weekend and called for the candidate to step aside until he can “clearly and convincingly” refute the claims made against him.
"I think that Young Republicans want to do what’s right for the party long term," YRFA chairperson Jackie Curtiss said Monday. "I think the allegations against Roy Moore and his explanations bothered the Young Republicans. But the responses from other people in the party was bothersome too. ... We have clear and consistent values in the Republican party, and some other members aren’t reflecting that. We want to show that character matters for us."
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The organization's vote to not endorse the GOP Senate candidate followed another group of young of Republicans in Alabama who also pulled their endorsement from Moore.
“The Greater Birmingham Young Republicans recognize that not believing consistent credible stories from multiple victims is how many immoral individuals have risen to power, and, that moral and intellectual consistency is necessary to maintain the validity of the Republican Party,” the group's resolution reportedly read.
“The Greater Birmingham Young Republicans believe in innocence until proven guilty," the strong rebuke of Moore continued, "but not electability until proven guilty.”
The problem -- according to advocate for domestic violence victims, Collier Tynes -- is a generational issue created by “unclear, inconsistent values.”
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“I am a lifelong conservative who simply wants the Republican Party to live out our values,” Tynes said earlier this week. “Even if Roy Moore receives more votes than Doug Jones, it will not be a win for our party. It will be another signal to the world that we put politics over human decency. If defending victims of childhood molestation has become controversial, we have hit rock bottom. To what end are we not willing to hold our people accountable for their actions?”
23-year-old Young Alabama podcast host Michael Bullington said, “Younger ideas, good ideas aren’t being communicated. And that’s a consistent problem to me in the Republican Party.”
And whether Moore gets their vote or not, young conservatives in Alabama seem to be less focused on social issues and the core of Moore’s evangelical base, with Bullington saying: “It’s time to end cultural Christianity and let real Christian values show themselves.”
“A lot of young conservatives in Alabama are willing to look at things from different angles because they’ve seen a lot of stuff that has not worked,” he continued. “There are great people here, and it can be a lot better.”
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