The blame rests on the voters of Alabama, IMO. They voted overwhelmingly to nominate Moore over Strange, and then failed to elect what they’d nominated. If Moore gave them an “icky” feeling, they shouldn’t have nominated his sorry ass to start with.
White men: 72% Moore
White women: 63% moore
Black men: 93% Jones
Black women: 98% jones
Whites: 67% Moore
Blacks 96% Jones