GOP needs to take heed of Roy Moore’s win, according to the Right

A roundup of editorials Wednesday looks at former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s victory in the GOP runoff Tuesday and what it means for incumbent Republicans in 2018.

1. Roy Moore victory was not a referendum on Trump

From al.com: John Archibald explains why Moore’s win was not a referendum on Trump, but “Alabama being Alabama.”

Spoke to Roy Moore of Alabama last night for the first time. Sounds like a really great guy who ran a fantastic race. He will help to #MAGA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 27, 2017

2. Roy Moore’s victory in Alabama shows conservatives are all about the culture war now

From Rare: Moore’s win signals the opening salvos of a culture war. Its first causality was Trump.

.@PoliticoScott tells you the three things we learned from Roy Moore's victory in #ALSen last night. pic.twitter.com/TVAkSjkWiu
— POLITICO (@politico) September 27, 2017

3. The biggest loser

From al.com: “Big Luther” Strange could have been the guy to clean up Alabama politics, Kyle Whitmire writes. But, instead, Strange chose the wrong path.

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