Slate Voice

The battle within the Republican Party has come down to this: Is it OK for a 32-year-old man to seduce a 14-year-old girl? On one side are the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Speaker Paul Ryan. They have disowned Roy Moore, the party’s nominee for the U.S. Senate in Alabama, over allegations that he targeted, and in some cases molested, minors and other teen girls.