Why Roy Moore supporters are standing by him  in their own words
Roy Moore
(CNN) A number of  Roy Moore 's supporters in  his  US Senate race in Alabama have variously dismissed or downplayed the reporting in The Washington Post that  Moore  pursued sexual relationships with teenage girls when  he  was in  his  early 30s.
In a series of tweets   Moore  denied the allegations and said  he  would "NEVER GIVE UP the fight" for Senate.
"The Obama-Clinton Machine's liberal media lapdogs just launched the most vicious and nasty round of attacks against me I've EVER faced!"  he  wrote. "We are in the midst of a spiritual battle with those who want to silence our message."
"The forces of evil will lie  cheat  steal -- even inflict physical harm -- if they believe it will silence and shut up Christian conservatives like you and me "  he  added.
CNN spoke to about a dozen Alabamians about the allegations against  Moore . Here's how they said they are dealing with the bombshell accusations.
Mike Allison  pastor of Madison Baptist Church  said he knows  Moore  as "a man of integrity " he told CNN.
Former Alabama Chief Justice and US Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a rally in Fairhope  Alabama.
If the allegations are true  "I think that would just be between him and his good Lord " she added. "Even if they prove to be true  I still would support Roy Moore because I feel as if that happened in the past."
"Judge Roy Moore is winning with a double-digit lead. So it is no surprise  with just over four weeks remaining  in a race for the US Senate with national implications  that the Democratic Party and the country's most liberal newspaper would come up with a fabrication of this kind.
CNN correspondent Martin Savidge spoke to  Moore 's brother  Jerry Moore  over the phone. Savidge said that the brother felt  Moore  was "being persecuted  in his own words  like Jesus Christ was."
"I don't think he's done nothing like that " said Alphonso Bradford  who said he plans to vote for  Moore . "Why didn't it come up seven to eight months ago when he was running? All of a sudden two weeks from now  all this stuff comes up. I believe it's a lot of BS. I really do."
Pastor Bruce Jenkins  of Young's Chapel  said he's known  Moore  to be a fair man.
Jerry Pow  the Bibb County Republican chairman  also told The Toronto Star that he would still vote for  Moore  over his Democratic opponent  Doug Jones
"I would vote for  Judge Moore  because I wouldn't want to vote for Doug. I'm not saying I support what he did " Pow said.
Christopher Word  an attorney in Gadsden  said his opinion on  Moore 's candidacy hasn't changed -- but that was "more so to do with Doug Jones than  Judge Moore himself ."
(CNN) A number of  Roy Moore 's supporters in  his  US Senate race in Alabama have variously dismissed or downplayed the reporting in The Washington Post that  Moore  pursued sexual relationships with teenage girls when  he  was in  his  early 30s.
In a series of tweets   Moore  denied the allegations and said  he  would "NEVER GIVE UP the fight" for Senate.
"The Obama-Clinton Machine's liberal media lapdogs just launched the most vicious and nasty round of attacks against me I've EVER faced!"  he  wrote. "We are in the midst of a spiritual battle with those who want to silence our message."
"The forces of evil will lie  cheat  steal -- even inflict physical harm -- if they believe it will silence and shut up Christian conservatives like you and me "  he  added.
CNN spoke to about a dozen Alabamians about the allegations against  Moore . Here's how they said they are dealing with the bombshell accusations.
Mike Allison  pastor of Madison Baptist Church  said he knows  Moore  as "a man of integrity " he told CNN.
[TGT] speaks at a rally in Fairhope  Alabama.
If the allegations are true  "I think that would just be between [TGT] and [TGT] good Lord " [TGT] added. "Even if they prove to be true  I still would support [TGT] because I feel as if that happened in the past."
[TGT] is winning with a double-digit lead. So it is no surprise  with just over four weeks remaining  in a race for the US Senate with national implications  that the Democratic Party and the country's most liberal newspaper would come up with a fabrication of this kind.
CNN correspondent Martin Savidge spoke to  Moore 's brother  Jerry Moore  over the phone. Savidge said that the brother felt  [TGT]was "being persecuted  in [TGT] own words  like Jesus Christ was."
"I don't think [TGT]'s done nothing like that " said Alphonso Bradford  who said [TGT] plans to vote for [TGT] . "Why didn't it come up seven to eight months ago when [TGT] was running? All of a sudden two weeks from now  all this stuff comes up. I believe it's a lot of BS. I really do."
Pastor Bruce Jenkins  of Young's Chapel  said he's known  Moore  to be a fair man.
Jerry Pow  the Bibb County Republican chairman  also told The Toronto Star that he would still vote for  Moore  over his Democratic opponent  Doug Jones
"I would vote for  [TGT]because I wouldn't want to vote for Doug. I'm not saying I support what he did " Pow said.
Christopher Word  an attorney in Gadsden  said his opinion on  [TGT] 's candidacy hasn't changed -- but that was "more so to do with Doug Jones than  Judge Moore himself ."