Tell that to Maness in Louisiana (who won’t get more than 15% but will keep conservative Congressman Bill Cassidy from reaching 50% on Election Day, thus giving liberal Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu a second chance in a December runoff. Any attempt to tell lower-polling conservatives to drop out so that the conservative vote doesn’t get split among several conservatives usually is met with “no, *you* drop out.”
Mike Lee and McDaniel are supporting Maness. I don’t know why he won’t drop out other than spite.