Republican Senate candidate accused of sexual misconduct trails rival

Roy Moore, the Republican candidate from Alabama accused of preying on teenage girls when he was in his 30s, trails his Democratic rival in the race for the crucial Senate seat, according to the latest polls. A Gravis survey published on Friday had Moore, a 70-year-old former state supreme court judge and hard-line conservative, trailing Democrat Doug Jones, a 63-year-old US Attorney, by 47 percent to 42 percent. A Fox News poll on Thursday put Jones at 50 percent and Moore at 42 percent, while a local Fox 10 poll had Jones up 49-43.

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