So people think until the Democrats brought out the "corruption hammer" to beat him with.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/us/alabama-senate-pick-corruption-questions.html
https://newrepublic.com/article/140577/shady-ascension-luther-strange
Luther Strange would have been toast. They would have just used different accusations.
Yeah, but that wouldn’t have been enough to deter Republican voters in Alabama, IMO. In a swing state? Maybe. I doubt the Democrats would have poured in the money they did if it was Strange. Also, Strange would have had endorsements from everyone and the full financial backing of the party.