Why Roy Moore’s Alabama election hopes matter to Trump

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Roy Moore
Roy Moore has denied allegations of sexually inappropriate behaviour
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Alabama may have once been a sleepy, southern backwater but the Republican-leaning state has been catapulted into the spotlight by a special Senate election taking place today.

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