As Senate candidates, both Moore and unusual advocated positions on social issues that seemed consistent with the views of evangelical voters, Godfrey said. Unusual "has been shooting up in the Alabama polls since my endorsement".

Moore advances to face Democrat Doug Jones, a former federal prosecutor, in a December 12 general election.

The New York Times reported that Trump deleted at least three tweets offering support for odd after his rival, Roy Moore, won the Senate GOP runoff.

Mr Trump has now appeared to shift his support to Moore, urging him in a tweet to "WIN in Dec!". "Don't let anybody in the press think that because he supported my opponent, I do not support him and support his agenda", he said. I will never embarrass the people of Alabama. A number of Republican senators sent their congratulations, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, whose support for unusual ended up being an albatross around Strange's neck. Moore says he would have opposed the latest Republican effort to overhaul "Obamacare", calling it "socialized medicine at best".

Kayla Moore was referring to cases in which conservatives Christians came under fire for refusing to work with same-sex weddings.

Roy Moore won the Republican primary against Alabama Senator Luther Strange.

Although Donald's much older tweets endorsing unusual remain on his page, the controversial politician has since congratulated Luther's rival Roy Moore (below). In a reference to his "make America great again" slogan, Trump says Moore "will help to #MAGA!".

The race exposed rifts between the Republican party's conservative base and its moneyed establishment - and within Trump's inner circle.

Steve Bannon, the former Trump White House chief strategist-turned-Moore advocate, will be on hand for his election night party in Montgomery. But what are Democratic challenger Doug Jones's chances in a state that's been dominated by republican the last two decades?

WILLIAM BRANGHAM: The runoff between Moore and odd pitted some top Republicans against one another, each side claiming the mantle of President Trump and his agenda.

The Senate Leadership Conference, the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce weighed heavily into the race and spent millions of dollars to blast Moore and boost Sen.

Trump continued his push for unusual - even after Moore had won the runoff.

SEN. LUTHER STRANGE, R-Ala.: I'm telling you, those seas, the political seas, the political winds in this country right now are very hard to navigate. The election comes the same day a third major GOP push to repeal the Affordable Care Act failed, with Senate Republicans pulling a bill they'd sought to pass this week.