Score one for the right side of history. And the law. And any sense of decency left in the country.
Republican Jeff Flake went against his own party on Tuesday, not just denying his support for accused child molester Roy Moore but actually donating money to his opponent, Democrat Doug Jones.
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The junior senator from Arizona shared this slap in the face to Donald Trump, the RNC, and pedophile legislative hopefuls everywhere on Twitter, writing:
Country over Party pic.twitter.com/JZMTaEYdxQ
— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) December 5, 2017
This isn’t a sudden change for Flake either, as Mitch McConnell‘s decision to say he’ll “let the people of Alabama decide” was markedly different from previously saying he believed the women.
Over a week ago Flake wrote:
After what we know, for Republicans to support Roy Moore over Doug Jones is political tribalism at its worst. We shouldn’t succumb to it
— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) November 26, 2017
Well done!
(Sad that the bar has dropped to applaud denouncing men accused of preying on 14-year-olds, but here we are.)
[Image via Twitter/YouTube.]
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