BRENT, Ala. — Embattled Senate candidate Roy Moore is pinning his hopes for victory on Alabama’s long-held tradition of sharp defiance to perceived threats from forces outside the state. That rebellious spirit, which dates to long before the state’s segregationist Gov. George Wallace became a national figure in the 1960s by railing against the “central government” in Washington, has been apparent in recent days as top state Republican officials have closed ranks around Moore amid a stream of allegations of sexual misconduct against him and calls by national party leaders for him to step aside. Moore’s campaign has taken to repeating Alabama’s motto, written in Latin on the state coat of arms in 1923 and translated to “We dare defend our rights.” Moore backers have repeatedly argued that their state has the right to decide its own fate in the Dec.
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Sat, 11/18/2017 - 5:28pm
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