So why did the same Republicans vote for him in the primary? Because McConnell sabotaged Mo Brooks.
That's exactly right.
This whole thing was completely misplayed by everyone in the GOP from the leadership down to the voters in Alabama.
It's astonishing, actually. It was the equivalent of a football team taking the field against an inept opponent and having every single offensive possession end in a turnover when all they needed was to kick one field goal to win the game 3-0.
He got 250,000 votes in the runoff and 650,000 in the general. So he probably didn’t lose the folks that voted for him the first time, he just didn’t get enough more to win the big one.