This election primary is a different story though. The players in the election cycle are different people and the issues involve are different, the big question is will the Christian culture deliver more votes to Moore then Strange. The south especially the deep south is harder to predict in these matters then if this was happening in a northern state where Trump comes from. In the North if some one tells you to goto Hell they are blunt about it, in the deep south if some one tells you to goto Hell they might tell you in just a way as to make you look forward to it. The complexes of the south are harder to understand.
Trump has calculated that Strange will better help him advance his agenda. Honestly, I am no fan of either of these guys. But Strange is a team player and POTUS will not have to baby sit another TV hound maverick Senator on every big issue if he wins.