[Dr. Sivana]

It’s demoralizing to know that Trump and Pence support the McConnell lemming Strange Luther.

Two possibilities:

1. McConnell is using support of Strange as a prerequisite to Trump getting his numerous unapporved nominees through more efficiently. Strange being new and in AL is not going to be the next Susan Collins or John McCain, at least not yet.

2. Trump doesn't want any celebrities who might occasional provide pressure from the right. His hands are full with lefties and Establishment types, and occasionally he will try to cut a deal that he sees the Rand Pauls and possibly Roy Moore types as getting in the way.

[alstewartfan]

There is no honor amongst Republicans nowadays. Any deal will be reneged upon. BTW, Moore is no Rand Paul. We need 51 like Justice Moore. Without men such as Moore, there is no hope. Period.

[mrsmith]

He’s simply showing the carrot and the stick.
Stick: Trump willing to sic his voters on those who oppose him.
Carrot: Trump willing to hold back his voters from those who support him.

Moore is an exceptional candidate, but the campaign specialists will still be able to adjudge Trump’s ability to protect “RINOs” from this election even if Moore wins.

[plain talk]

occasionally he will try to cut a deal that he sees the Rand Pauls and possibly Roy Moore types as getting in the way.

Yes that is exactly the case. Luther is a slick politician and can be greased. Moore is like a Rand Paul in that he will be an odd bird in the Senate that will not easily cut deals. We are talking about a guy that was removed as Chief Justice because he refused to remove a monument of the ten commandments.