It would be a hell of alot easier for him to build support if he at least made an attempt at the Republican Senatorial committee which is headed by john Cornyn.
Its been allowed to be run by Rinos who seek to get more Rinos. That job, is the key to getting conservatives elected, not sidestepped, if he could have at least made an attempt to fight for that job, it could have sent a message, that there will be a battle for each RINO that the GOP attempts to import.
Your political savvy is better than mine. I wish Conservatives would overtake all of the GOP leadership, but the leadership is going to fight back hard. I don’t any solution except to elect more tea party candidates and give them longevity - then Conservatives would have the support they need to have key leadership positions. As long as the RINOs dominate the party, I just don’t see that changing. The voters are idiots with the GOP voters electing RINOs and the Dem voters electing outright communists. We are being back-stabbed by our fellow voters.