MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is offering a blunt assessment of why scandal-plagued Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore lost. Johnson told reporters Wednesday that “Alabamians didn’t want somebody who dated 14-year-old girls.” Moore has faced allegations of sexual misconduct with teenagers when he was in his 30s. Moore denied the allegations, but they helped fuel his defeat to Democrat Doug Jones in deeply Republican Alabama. Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, of Wisconsin, says “Alabama had a better choice and they made it.” She said she looked forward to working together with Jones on issues important to both Wisconsin and Alabama, including protecting shipbuilding jobs. Baldwin faces re-election next year.
