ARE PIGS FLYING? MSNBC's Chuck Todd SHUTS DOWN Liberals Smearing Alabama's Republican Candidate for Governor

CHUCK TODD:



All right. Roy Moore, Elise, I’ve got to ask you here, what’s the party– I mean Pat Toomey wouldn’t answer the question. What’s worse, if Roy Moore wins or loses, for the GOP?



ELISE JORDAN:



I think absolutely it is worse if Roy Moore wins, for the GOP. And you look at that interview, that’s case in point. It was so uncomfortable for Senator Toomey to try to defend these charges of pedophilia against Roy Moore. And he was forced to say the allegations were 40 years old.



CHUCK TODD:



In fairness, the molestation doesn’t– it isn’t pedophilia. We looked up this legal definition to be careful there. But it’s molestation.



ELISE JORDAN:



Molestation.



CHUCK TODD:



When it’s teen.



ELISE JORDAN:



When you’re debate–



CHUCK TODD:



When it’s pre-teen it is pedophilia.



ELISE JORDAN:



But when you are having to say–



CHUCK TODD:



When we’re having to debate this.



ELISE JORDAN:



–molestation–



CHUCK TODD:



Versus pedophilia.



ELISE JORDAN:



–when you are having to defend someone who is accused of it and who there are corroborated eyewitnesses backing up the case, it’s a tough position to be in.



CHUCK TODD:



Charlie Cook, is Mitch McConnell, the way he’s been– this clearly felt almost orchestrated. The minute, within an hour, this came out, many of the McConnell allies came out and said, “He’s got to go.” Sounds like Mitch McConnell has decided it’s worse if Roy Moore wins.