My take on this is, all dirt aside, Strange did not lose this race. Moore won it because of his uncompromising stance on issues.
I think Luther also lost it. I respect Judge Roy Moore personally, but prior to all this would have viewed Luther as the better candidate for that specific position.
Luther has a good reputation in Alabama as a guy who got things done the right way.
He went toe to toe against powerful (but dirty) state legislators and won and he also stood up against the gambling interests in this state.
Judge Moore, as a jurist, great guy, great jurist. But was he a perfect candidate for senator? I don’t think so even though I would have gone to the mat for him over the issues he’s stared down.