Moore Says He Needs $75,000 by Midnight December 27
Despite having lost a special election to his Democratic opponent Doug Jones nine days earlier, Roy Moore Thursday afternoon sent supporters a fundraising email asking for donations between $25 and $1000 to support his “Election Integrity Fund.” Moore has never conceded the race for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat, but instead is making unsupported claims of voter fraud.
Moore’s email asks voters to “dig deep†to support him.Â
“Please chip in a donation of $1,000, $500, $250, $150, $100, $75, $50, $35 or $25 immediately to my campaign’s ‘Election Integrity Fund’ to help make sure all votes are accurately counted,†the emails read, according to The Anniston Star. The Alabama newspaper adds the fundraising emails say “that Moore’s team needs money for gas to ‘chase down reports of fraud and irregularities’ and legal fees.” It notes Moore’s “flimsy faux-theories of election-rigging and election fraud … have no proof or standing.”
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill has even debunked one of the Moore camp’s claims of fraud — televised comments made by a Jones supporter who said, in part, “We came here all the way from different parts of the country as part of our fellowship. And, all of us pitched in to vote and canvass together, and we got our boy elected!â€
Merrill’s office identified the man and found no fraud. The man has lived in Alabama for more than a year, Merrill said, and is a legally registered voter. Wild statements made to a television reporter don’t equate to voter fraud.
The donation form lists allows donors to choose amounts up to $2700, or “other amount.”
Moore claims he needs to raise $75,000 by “midnight” on December 27, and also claims he’s raised over $69,000 for his “Election Integrity Fund.”
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