Jeff Flake is ramping up for a presidential run:

[Saviolo]

Link to tweet

NH Republicans who are open to this kind of thing tell me they had no idea Flake was coming. But, as they/everyone always says, one doesn't just end up in Manchester by accident.

He's been trying to position himself publicly as an anti-Trump republican with his speeches in the Senate (while still voting for everything Trump brings up to vote), and now that Trump support is at a super low ebb, he'll take that positioning, you can bet on it. But it will be the same legislative agenda, you can count on it.

[bearsfootball516]

1. He has no chance.

No Democrat would vote for him, and pro-Trump Republicans absolutely hate him. It would be like when McCain or Romney ran.

[NCTraveler]

2. Romney has that segment covered. nt.

[Sherman A1]

3. Seems like a reasonably decent sort

which of course disqualifies him for the GOP Nomination. However, if he does give the current likely candidate a rough way to go, more power to him.

[solara]

4. Just what we need to recover from trump

President Flake --- Boy oh boy --- Flake for President..

[redstatebluegirl]

5. He will pull some from moderate Democrats who aren't fond of the far left of the party.

That scares me a little.

[Saviolo]

6. He's positioned himself as anti-Trump

Which these days reads as "moderate," even though he's anything but. He's full on far-right policy votes, even though he may have fooled some people into thinking he's moderate because of his speeches tone-policing Trump.