Sen. Bob Corker says Roy Moore's nomination was 'a bridge too far'

Even if Roy Moore’s Senate run is successful, he wouldn’t be serving with Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee long; Corker announced in September that he would be retiring from the Senate when his term expires at the end of 2018.

Reaction from the GOP to reports that Moore had inappropriate sexual contact with a 14-year-old when he was in his 30s has been mixed, but perhaps the harshest tweet came from Sen. John McCain, who didn’t bother with the question of whether the allegations against Moore were true:

The allegations against Roy Moore are deeply disturbing and disqualifying. He should immediately step aside and allow the people of Alabama to elect a candidate they can be proud of.

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) November 9, 2017

It took him a bit longer than other senators, but Corker on Saturday tweeted that Moore’s very nomination by the GOP was “a bridge too far,” even before the allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced.

Look, I'm sorry, but even before these reports surfaced, Roy Moore's nomination was a bridge too far.

— Senator Bob Corker (@SenBobCorker) November 11, 2017

Lit https://t.co/S8nw4bw6ow

— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) November 11, 2017

Lit, maybe, but a little late?

https://twitter.com/JayCostTWS/status/929429619454959622

…he finds the guts to say, after the reports surfaced https://t.co/1ubDLhwzU1

— amb ??? (@ambrown) November 11, 2017

https://twitter.com/eScarry/status/929387569430908929

Now that Moore has chosen defiance, there are a number of GOP senators I'm watching closely to gauge the party's path on next month's election.

Look, I'm sorry, but even before this tweet, Bob Corker wasn't one of them. https://t.co/KzRbKdJ1zV

— Steven Shepard (@POLITICO_Steve) November 11, 2017

Sen. Bob Corker says Roy Moore's nomination was 'a bridge too far' — even before recent reports

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