Let’s regain the Senate first.
Ted has lots of time.
No. If one has any feel for the political process in the US, they have to recognize that the time to put together a campaign organization is NOW.
If we want to have a conservative as the GOP nominee, then we can't afford the same old situation of the last few election cycles where conservative support is divided between a half-a-dozen "ok on the values, horrible in campaign execution" candidates.
That means that we need to consolidate support early. That means that the time to build a bulletproof freight train for one solid candidate is NOW.