Moore, speaking to the Mid-Alabama Republican Club in suburban Birmingham, again denied allegations of sexual misconduct as "completely false and untrue," saying they were an intentional attempt to derail his candidacy. In the hours following the Post report Thursday, some Republicans speculated that Alabama Gov. Moore is running against Democrat Doug Jones to fill the U.S. Senate seat previously held by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Since the Washington Post report appeared Thursday, a wave of national Republican leaders called for Moore to drop out of the race if the allegations are true. Moore used the occasion to accuse The Washington Post of engaging in a "desperate attempt to stop my political campaign for United States Senate."

Source: Economic Times November 11, 2017 19:18 UTC