Roy Moore Has Put Republican Leaders in a Bind
- Senate nominee denies 1979 sexual encounter with 14-year-old
- Moore win may taint party, loss means Democrats gain seat
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Roy Moore has Republicans pinned in a corner with no easy exit.
The scandal-tainted U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama could join the chamber, potentially poisoning his party’s standing before the 2018 congressional elections. Or Republicans could lose a previously safe seat to a Democrat, leaving them with a one-vote majority in the Senate and imperiling their ability to deliver on their promises to voters.