.………..I don’t think that Flake’s actual vote on the nomination, if he ever got one, is what this is about.
I think this is about the little clubby, fraternity rule in the Senate that any Senator can hold up a judicial nomination as a matter of “privilege”.
McConnell has threatened to ignore that rule several times but he’s spineless and I don’t see it happening. So, as things stand at this moment, Flake can and likely will hold up the nomination.
McConnell is going to drop the MOAB and RINOs like Flake will fall in line.
Pay no attention to Flake. He's bloviating to save face to his donors and to get his gig on K Street. But in the end, he's going to vote for Trump's SCOTUS nominee.