[Dilbert San Diego]

Yes, they will do that.

There’s been controversy here about Roy Moore. However, I think most would agree, that he was the target of a smear campaign, and that he wasn’t able to respond to the charges effectively, and that led to his defeat.

Yes, they will “Bork/Clarence Thomas/Brett Kavanaugh/Roy Moore” any Republican. Unfortunately this horse blank works often enough that they keep doing it.

[Alberta's Child]

Moore was also one of the worst political candidates I've ever seen on the national stage -- for any number of reasons.

Here's a perfect example ...

I challenge anyone here to find a single photo from a Roy Moore campaign appearance where the dude is actually SMILING.

[Alas Babylon!]

The biggest difference 2020 brings is that Trump is on the ballot.

Way too many Republican Alabamians stayed home in 2017. Moore only lost by 21,000 votes, but half as many Republicans voted that year.

2016:
Trump: 1,318,255
Clinton: 729,547

2017:
Jones: 673,896
Moore: 651,972

Jones did a good job getting the same old democrats to the polls, but Hillary’s numbers from 2016 were a high water mark that won’t even be repeated.

[Republican Wildcat]

His long history of vanity politics and doing things like not campaigning also helped lead to his defeat - including the weekend before the election going out of state to attend a ball game.