Trump kept promoting Strange tweet after tweet after tweet, but Republicans in Alabama simply did not listen to Trump and elected Moore instead for the GOP candidacy.
According to The New York Times, Strange was backed not just by Trump, but also by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and by millions of dollars from McConnells's allies.
Moore, by the way, is just as bad as any other Republican. Here's what the NYT said about it:
And more immediately, the party will be forced to wrestle with how to prop up an often-inflammatory candidate given to provocative remarks on same-sex marriage and race — all to protect a seat in a deep-red state. Mr. Moore’s incendiary rhetoric will also oblige others in the party to answer for his comments, perhaps for years to come, at a time when many Republicans would just as soon move on from the debate over gay rights.
On Dec. 12, Mr. Moore will face Doug Jones, a former federal prosecutor and the Democratic nominee, in a race that will test the party loyalties of center-right voters who may be uneasy about their nominee. It may also reveal just how reliably Republican the state has become in the quarter-century since a Democrat last won a Senate election here.
In other words, Moore could very well be seen as the Alabama Trump and possibly lose because of his bigotry.
Regardless, the failure to get Strange elected shows just how little influence Trump actually has over Republicans. Which makes you wonder why are Republicans in Congress still listening to him.
UPDATE: On September 30, anf after days of media reports pointing out to the fact that Trump's endorsement didn't make Luther Strange win, Trump tweeted this:
In analyzing the Alabama Primary race,FAKE NEWS always fails to mention that the candidate I endorsed went up MANY points after endorsement!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2017
Which is irrelevant. He lost. Period. Trump is a loser.
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