Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore is seeing his star rise in the state’s Republican Senate race despite both President Trump and Vice President Pence publicly backing his incumbent rival. Because no candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote, Moore and Strange, endorsed by Trump and Pence, head to a Sept. 26 runoff. MOORE, STRANGE HEAD TO ALABAMA SENATE RUNOFFLast week, Moore, who has portrayed himself as an anti-establishment crusader, was endorsed by former Alaska Gov. "Judge Moore has shown he has what it takes to stand up to the out-of-touch political establishment,” Palin said. The other top candidate who didn't make the runoff, Rep. Mo Brooks, hasn’t endorsed either of his former rivals.

Source: Fox News August 27, 2017 19:30 UTC