Ted’s endorsement doesn’t mean squat at this point. He’s done as a politician.
He still has supporters. Amongst Mormons in particular.
This is going to be a very close election, the wishful thinking you see here and other places notwithstanding. It’ll boil down to turnout, particularly on our side, and as a practical matter there is no way that a ground game helps with the folks that are in your own party. It only helps with the squishes that are in the middle.
So, much as I hate it (and I do), I think getting TT to endorse is a good thing and would help the bottom line. It isn’t a do or die issue, but it would help. And viewed from a cost/benefit perspective, it has a pretty good Potential payback.