The GOPe has blamed Steve Bannon for this loss which is retarded because the GOPe purposefully undermined Roy Moore's efforts by adding to the stigma surrounding him on these false forged allegations of sexual misconduct as well as refusing to fully support Roy Moore's campaign.
McConnell's Senate Leadership Fund first attacked Mo Brooks to get Luther Strange into the Primary Run-Off back in August. The Senate Leadership Fund led by Mitch McConnell was determined to ensure Luther Strange won the GOP primary and spent over $30 million to fight off Roy Moore.
Reconciliation to a certain degree with GOPe figures is very important as had the GOP been as divided during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election as they were in 2017 Alabama, Hillary Clinton would have(God Forbid!) been elected president. While I can understand Steve Bannon's reasoning behind finding primary challengers against GOP Senators Roger Wicker(Mississippi), John Barrasso(Wyoming), and Deb Fisher(Nebraska); I believe it would be better to focus resources on defeating obstructionist Democrats, preventing RINOs from winning U.S. Senate GOP primaries, and seeking successors and/or primary challengers for 2020 against the likes of GOP Senators Thad Cochran(Mississippi), Ben Sasse(Nebraska), Mitch McConnell(Kentucky), Cory Gardner(Colorado), Thom Tillis(North Carolina), Susan Collins(Maine), Lindsey Graham(South Carolina), & Lamar Alexander(Tennessee) for some examples as well as flipping Democrat held Senate seats up for re-election in 2020 in states such as New Hampshire, Michigan, Virginia, Minnesota*, Alabama, Virginia, & New Mexico. Depending on how Trump's presidency goes by 2020, states such as Oregon, Illinois, and New Jersey could be seen as bonuses.
*=Minnesota will have a special election in 2018, so Al Franken's seat could be held by either a Democrat or Republican depending on the results of the 2018 U.S. Senate Special Election for Minnesota.
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