Story highlights Roy Moore defeated an incumbent Republican in an Alabama primary TuesdayHis rise has worried Senate members of his own party of primary challengers(CNN) Roy Moore's victory in the Alabama Senate primary is provoking fears in the halls of the Capitol, with Republicans openly worried that Moore's slash-and-burn politics could have broader implications in 2018 and beyond. "Obviously I'm not enamored with his politics," said Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican who could face a tough primary and general election next year. "I don't think that's the future of the Republican Party. Asked if Moore's views could spell problems for his party, Sen. Richard Shelby, the senior GOP senator from Alabama, said bluntly: "We'll have to see. His defiance of a federal order to get rid of a monument to the Ten Commandments at the Alabama Supreme Court prompted his removal of the bench in 2003, the first of two such instances.

Source: CNN September 27, 2017 23:48 UTC