Drudge Report comes out strongly against Senate candidate Roy Moore

Jessica Estepa | USA TODAY

Show Caption Hide Caption As Washington Republicans flee, Alabama GOP stands by Roy Moore At least one poll found 29 percent of voters said they were more likely to cast ballots for Moore after the allegations. Video provided by Newsy

And so the fallout continues.

The influential conservative news aggregation website Drudge Report on Wednesday blasted out a very critical headline about Senate candidate Roy Moore.

Matt Drudge, the Drudge Report's founder, tweeted out a screenshot of the headline with the caption: "A lesson on leaving politics to the professionals."

A lesson on leaving politics to the professionals… pic.twitter.com/VSyCtAdYsf — MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) November 15, 2017

The headline in question links to a Daily Beast report that former White House adviser Steve Bannon is having second thoughts about Moore, in light of allegations that Moore pursued teenagers while he was in his 30s. One of his accusers was 14 when Moore, then an assistant district attorney, initiated a sexual encounter with her. Another said Moore assaulted her when she was 16.

According to the Daily Beast, Bannon — who has publicly stood behind Moore — is having private discussions about how to proceed over the Alabama Republican's candidacy.

Also now questioning Moore's candidacy: Fox News host Sean Hannity. Hannity brought Moore on his show the day after the sexual misconduct allegations were first published by the Washington Post and has since drawn criticism for appearing to defend Moore. He is now asking that Moore explain himself.

"You must immediately and fully come up with a satisfactory explanation for your inconsistencies," Hannity said, giving him a 24-hour timeline on Tuesday night. "You must remove any doubt. If he can’t do this, then Judge Moore needs to get out of this race."