My take is that Ted is on a mission to preserve and protect the US Constitution and get the country back on track with American Exceptionalism and much needed reforms.
If that means becoming leader of the US Senate, then that is what he will do. If it means running for President in 2016, then that is what he will do.
Ted is a once in a generation perhaps lifetime phenomenon and I am grateful for his appearance in politics today because he is so needed today.