were important to their vote. there were also more than 22,700 write-ins, greater than the 20,700 plus by which moore trails. >> i felt a lot of people might possibly go down an alternative road. that is, vote for a write in or choose a write-in. >> the president to eventually endorsed moore says he predicted this would happen, tweeting today: "the reason i originally endorsed luther strange and his numbers went up mightily, is that i said roy moore will not be able to win the general election. i was right! roy worked hard but the deck was stacked against him!" the deck was misplayed, the way some republicans he is, by moore bakker steve bannon. >> this guy does not belong on the national stage. he looks like a disheveled drunk who wandered onto the political stage. he is not representing what i stand for. >> fannin has been laying the groundwork to challenge every sitting republican senator in