Republicans might ask Jeff Sessions to run against Roy Moore
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Top Republicans have been publicly floating the idea of having Attorney General Jeff Sessions mount a write-in campaign for the Alabama Senate seat currently being sought by  Roy Moore   who faces multiple sexual misconduct allegations.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has reportedly discussed the idea of having Sessions appointed to the Senate seat should  Moore  be elected and removed from office.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly suggested on Tuesday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions replace  Roy Moore   the beleaguered Alabama Republican running for Senate amid multiple accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls.
 Moore  has come under increased pressure by top Republicans to abandon  his  election bid. Although it is too late to replace  Moore  on the ballot  Republicans would mount a write-in campaign for an alternative candidate to pit against Doug Jones  the Democratic opponent.
"[ Moore 's] campaign is collapsing " McConnell said Tuesday at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council. "Obviously we're in a discussion here about how to salvage this seat if possible.
McConnell also discussed the write-in idea with Vice President Mike Pence in a call on Monday  according to The Washington Post. Another potential solution they reportedly discussed was appointing Sessions to the Senate seat should  Moore  win the election and be immediately removed from office — an outcome Senate rules allow for.
Should  Moore  win the election  two-thirds of the Senate could vote against seating  him   leaving the Alabama governor with the opportunity to name a replacement.
Sessions has said there's no reason to doubt  Moore 's accusers
Sessions  however  appears unlikely to agree to McConnell's plan  according to those close to  him .
Sessions has not publicly addressed the idea  but was questioned about the allegations against  Moore  during  his  testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
Five women have come forward publicly  alleging that  Moore  pursued relationships with them when they were teenagers and  he  was in  his  30s.
One of the women  Leigh Corfman  told The Washington Post in a bombshell report published last week that  Moore  initiated a sexual encounter with  her  when  she  was 14 and  he  was 32.  She  said  he  brought  her  to  his  home twice and on the second visit took off  her  clothes and touched  her  over  her  bra and underpants and then forced  her  to touch  him  over  his  underwear.
A fifth accuser  Beverly Young Nelson  came forward in a press conference on Monday to accuse  Moore  of sexually assaulting  her  in  his  car when  she  was a 16-year-old waitress and  he  was the district attorney of Alabama's Etowah County. As proof of their relationship  Nelson displayed a page of  her  high-school yearbook  she  said  Moore  had asked to sign during an earlier visit to the restaurant  she  worked at.
"To a sweeter more beautiful girl I could not say  'Merry Christmas.' Love  Roy Moore DA  12-22-77  Olde Hickory House " the message read.
 Moore  has denied the allegations against  him   and said as recently as Tuesday afternoon that  he  plans to remain in the race  according to ABC News.
Top Republicans have been publicly floating the idea of having Attorney General Jeff Sessions mount a write-in campaign for the Alabama Senate seat currently being sought by  Roy Moore   who faces multiple sexual misconduct allegations.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has reportedly discussed the idea of having Sessions appointed to the Senate seat should  Moore  be elected and removed from office.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly suggested on Tuesday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions replace  Roy Moore   the beleaguered Alabama Republican running for Senate amid multiple accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls.
 Moore  has come under increased pressure by top Republicans to abandon  his  election bid. Although it is too late to replace  Moore  on the ballot  Republicans would mount a write-in campaign for an alternative candidate to pit against Doug Jones  the Democratic opponent.
"[ Moore 's] campaign is collapsing " McConnell said Tuesday at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council. "Obviously we're in a discussion here about how to salvage this seat if possible.
McConnell also discussed the write-in idea with Vice President Mike Pence in a call on Monday  according to The Washington Post. Another potential solution they reportedly discussed was appointing Sessions to the Senate seat should  Moore  win the election and be immediately removed from office — an outcome Senate rules allow for.
Should  Moore  win the election  two-thirds of the Senate could vote against seating  him   leaving the Alabama governor with the opportunity to name a replacement.
Sessions has said there's no reason to doubt  Moore 's accusers
Sessions  however  appears unlikely to agree to McConnell's plan  according to those close to  him .
Sessions has not publicly addressed the idea  but was questioned about the allegations against  Moore  during  his  testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
Five women have come forward publicly  alleging that  Moore  pursued relationships with them when they were teenagers and  he  was in  his  30s.
One of the women  Leigh Corfman  told The Washington Post in a bombshell report published last week that  Moore  initiated a sexual encounter with  her  when  she  was 14 and  he  was 32.  She  said  he  brought  her  to  his  home twice and on the second visit took off  her  clothes and touched  her  over  her  bra and underpants and then forced  her  to touch  him  over  his  underwear.
A fifth accuser  Beverly Young Nelson  came forward in a press conference on Monday to accuse  Moore  of sexually assaulting  her  in  his  car when  she  was a 16-year-old waitress and  he  was the district attorney of Alabama's Etowah County. As proof of their relationship  Nelson displayed a page of  her  high-school yearbook  she  said  Moore  had asked to sign during an earlier visit to the restaurant  she  worked at.
"To a sweeter more beautiful girl I could not say  'Merry Christmas.' Love  [TGT]  12-22-77  Olde Hickory House " the message read.
 Moore  has denied the allegations against  him   and said as recently as Tuesday afternoon that  he  plans to remain in the race  according to ABC News.