Roy Moore was the victim of the Deep State smear machine. Many conservatives still believe nonsense about him because the machine is so effective. Trump has been able to oppose it and has exposed many of its techniques. Some conservatives still believe the nonsense about Sen. McCarthy. The believe he headed the Houser UnAmerican Activities Committee. It was reported in the news that John Tower danced naked on a grand piano with a Russian ballerina.
The "nonsense" of being a Republican that lost a statewide race in Alabama in 2017?
Do you really want Doug Jones until 2026? CNBC ranked Doug Jones as the most likely Senate incumbent to lose his or her seat in 2020, that changes if the Stupid Party blesses him by nominating Roy Moore again.
Moore had nobody to blame but himself for his 2017 loss. He was an awful candidate to begin with, and his disgraceful antics in previous GOP primaries pretty much ensured that the party leadership would work hard to undermine him.
Sean Hannity is not part of the Deep State smear machine and it was on Hannity's show where Moore sank his own campaign.