as much as i hate to give republicans credit, national republicans (the republican national committee, GOP establishment, sitting GOP senators) as well as donald trump were not moore supporters. they all supported luther strange in the alabama primary, but were then stuck with moore when he beat strange in the primary.
now they lose either way: if moore loses, they lose a senate seat and if moore wins, they go into the midterms and 2020 elections branded as the new GOP: the Grand Old Pedo party.