How to make Roy Moore disappear

All it would take is a bit of compromise from Democrats

Roy Moore.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

One of the many consolations of being a principled non-voter is never having to make decisions like the one before the people of Alabama in their Dec. 12 special election to fill the Senate seat created by the departure of Jeff Sessions for the Trump administration.

What decision is there to make, you ask? Judge Roy Moore, the Republican candidate, has been credibly accused of harassing or assaulting several teenagers, one as young as 14, when he was in his 30s. There is more than enough credible evidence to believe that he is a wicked man, unworthy of holding federal (or any) office. All decent persons should abandon him and back Doug Jones, his Democratic opponent ... right?

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Matthew Walther

Matthew Walther is a national correspondent at The Week. His work has also appeared in First Things, The Spectator of London, The Catholic Herald, National Review, and other publications. He is currently writing a biography of the Rev. Montague Summers. He is also a Robert Novak Journalism Fellow.