Pure sophistry.
Nope you've been had and so have conservatives yet again. If Fred had wanted the job he would have came into the race earlier. Politically he's smarter than that. He would have also been more agressive. But then again the last time I can remember hearing about him actually getting agressive was in a Tennessee court room concerning our corrupt governor at the time. This was before he ran for senator.
Fred's a decent guy and would have been a great state attorney general. He got in way over his head in the senate especially toward the last.