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    AL Senate President Del Marsh : Roy Moore Allegations Could Be Part of a 'Washington

    AL Senate President Del Marsh: Roy Moore Allegations Could Be Part of a ‘Washington Conspiracy’

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    Alabama Senate President Pro-Tem Del Marsh has a lot of concerns about the thumbprint Washington, DC has left on the race to fill Alabama’s U.S. Senate formerly held by Jeff Sessions.

    In an interview with Breitbart News, Marsh, one of the Yellowhammer State’s highest-ranking Republicans, explained how he and other candidates were discouraged from running for the seat. He said that “Washington” was set on Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL), who was appointed to the open seat earlier this year by then-Gov. Robert Bentley (R-AL), being the GOP candidate and ultimately retaining that U.S. Senate seat.
    “Washington had determined that Luther was their incumbent,” Marsh said. “I argued that the fact he was appointed by the governor — I did not think the people had voted. And I thought they would be wise to stay out of the race, let people run for the seat and see where it went.”


    Marsh went to Washington, DC back in May to explore his options as a candidate. After that visit, he told the Montgomery Advertiser’s Brian Lyman that his conversation with the National Republican Senate Committee did not go well and they said they would “protect” their incumbents.


    Marsh told Breitbart that he warned them against forcing Strange’s candidacy on Alabama voters and said things have gone as he had expected with their involvement in this contest.


    “They were very honest,” Marsh explained. “They stated they would put whatever money they thought was necessary to make sure Luther won the race. I was very honest and told them I did not think the people of Alabama, regardless of the money they spent, would elect Luther Strange. They chose to go with what they believed instead of what I was trying to tell them.”


    “And it played out pretty much exactly as I thought it would,” he continued. “Some people who may have gotten in the race such as myself were threatened with millions of dollars spent to attack them, and it wasn’t worth getting in the race. I think had they stayed out – I questioned quite honestly that Moore would be the nominee today.”


    On the attacks Moore is facing now, Marsh said he thought in the end, this controversy would solidify Moore’s base and people would not vote for Moore’s opponent Doug Jones, who he described as a “liberal Democrat.”
    “They attack Judge Moore from Washington, the establishment – all that is doing, in my opinion, is solidifying his base,” Marsh said. “And quite honestly, as things settle down, I think you’ll see people who perhaps were on the fence also gravitate to Judge Moore versus what they perceive as a liberal Democrat.”


    Marsh said he did not foresee Roy Moore’s controversy. According to multiple reports, it has been alleged that Moore engaged in inappropriate behavior and sexual misconduct in the late 1970s and early 1980s while serving as a prosecutor and a judge in Etowah County, AL.


    The Alabama Senate president said there were questions about the timing of the allegations coming to light and that the question of a “Washington conspiracy” couldn’t be ignored.


    “I’m not at all surprised about what we’re seeing,” he said. “Now what we didn’t expect was these allegations from several women about the inappropriate advances of Judge Moore. But what I’m hearing on the street on that – and I mean not from guys, but from women – the general statement that I hear from women that talk about is where were these women 40 years ago, or over the last 40 years? So, I think there are question marks as to is this part of a, I hate to say, Washington conspiracy, or is it the truth? And as long as there’s doubt, I believe people on Election Day who have doubt are going to probably go to support Judge Moore.”
    On the Alabama Republican Party’s decision to stick with Moore, Marsh said he believed it made the right decision and that a write-in campaign would wind up electing Jones. He added that there should be a lesson learned about Washington’s involvement in local races, and that extended all the way up to President Donald Trump.


    “I would hope a lesson would be learned,” he said. “You know, the people of Alabama – they don’t like others telling them what to do. People are smart enough to listen to all the facts and make an educated decision about the facts. I think the more Washington pushed – including President Trump – I mean, President Trump is really popular here in Alabama, but people do not like even the president telling them who to vote for. And that showed. It showed in the election in which Moore won the Republican primary. And I think if Washington keeps up with what it’s doing and if the press keeps up what it’s doing – that will do nothing but solidify Moore’s base and ultimately I think keeps Republicans voting Republican.”




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    Article from May 2017
    Del Marsh confirms DC trip; blasts Luther Strange


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    Brian Lyman, Montgomery Advertiser
    Published 7:09 p.m. CT May 2, 2017

    Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh discusses his pending decision to run for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday April 18, 2017 in the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala. (Mickey Welsh / Montgomery Advertiser) Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

    He hasn’t announced his plans, but Del Marsh sounds like someone planning a run for U.S. Senate.

    The Senate President Pro Tem Tuesday evening said he flew to Washington Friday to meet with members of the National Republican Senate Committee, following reports in Politico last week that the NRSC discouraged two consulting firms from working with opponents to current Sen. Luther Strange, appointed by then-Gov. Robert Bentley in February.

    The Republican from Anniston framed the trip – and the conversations – in distinctly anti-Washington and anti-Strange terms.

    “All I would ask is that they let Alabama choose its senator,” Marsh said after the Alabama Senate adjourned Tuesday. “They said ‘Well, we protect our incumbents.’ I said ‘Well, I don’t consider Gov. Bentley’s hand-chosen senator to be the incumbent. I think the people will choose that in an election cycle.”

    Marsh avoided any announcement about his plans, describing the contact with the firms as a way to be ready if he gets in.

    “You want to be prepared if you’re running for U.S. Senate,” he said. “I promise you if I choose, I’ll be prepared.”

    The deadline to file for the race is May 17. Party primaries for the seat are Aug. 15.

    Messages seeking comment were left Tuesday evening with Strange’s campaign and the National Republican Senate Committee.

    Politico reported last week that the NRSC warned two D.C. firms -- Jamestown Associates and Strategic Perceptions Inc. -- from taking on any clients who might challenge Strange, appointed by Bentley in February. NRSC spokeswoman Katie Martin told Politico last week that the NRSC planned to treat Strange as an incumbent and that the NRSC had a policy “that we will not use vendors who work against our incumbents."

    Strange, then Alabama attorney general, and Marsh were two of about 20 people Bentley interviewed for the Senate seat, which opened after former U.S. Jeff Sessions became U.S. attorney general in February. Strange’s appointment drew criticism from several Republicans. The Alabama attorney general's office at the time was investigating Bentley, who resigned from office April 10 after pleading guilty to two campaign finance violations.

    Strange’s declared opponents – former Chief Justice Roy Moore; Rep. Ed Henry, R-Hartselle and former Christian Coalition of Alabama chairman Randy Brinson – have criticized the appointment in implicit or explicit terms. Marsh Tuesday joined in.

    “I’ve been told pretty straightforward a lot of money will be spent by Washington to ensure Luther Strange will stay as Gov. Bentley’s picked senator,” he said.
    If Marsh chooses to get in, the five-term state senator could bring resources and a large part of the state’s GOP establishment with him. But primary opponents may also raise questions about his level of support for gambling.

    Marsh has led the Senate since the Republican landslide in 2010, serving as one of the two most-powerful officials in state government. As President Pro Tem, Marsh steered mostly-conservative legislation through the chamber while pushing – and drawing fire for – education bills he says expand school choice but which critics say use public money to subsidize private schools.

    Marsh has been less hostile to gambling than some members of his party. Amid a budget crisis in 2015, the senator filed a constitutional amendment that would establish a state lottery, allow gambling at the state’s four dog tracks and encourage a compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, who run casinos in Atmore, Montgomery, and Wetumpka.

    Marsh framed the proposal as an attempt to address the General Fund shortfall without raising taxes. But despite his backing, the proposal fell into the Slough of Despond that has consumed every state gambling proposal over the last two decades.

    The senator said earlier this year he did not plan to seek re-election to the State Senate and was looking at the U.S. Senate or a gubernatorial run.

    If he goes down the Senate road, Marsh said he would hire an Alabama firm to run his campaign if D.C. consultants were not available.
    “The bottom line is, I think the people of Alabama should pick their senator,” he said.

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    An eye opener and it explains why so many moderate Republicans are coming out in droves against Moore.

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