I’m pretty surprised, but Coats is honest and conservative, and we can’t afford to turn up our nose at anyone who is either of those two, never mind both!
Another thing is the problem of age. He is 67. Even ignoring his cowardice from ‘98, that’s getting ridiculous to restart your career in the Senate. Pence or Rokita should’ve run, and it’s inexcusable that they aren’t. I can’t rate Coats as a first-tier candidate, either. It will have been 18 years since he last ran a race, it’s ridiculous.